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Puerto rican wilfredo benitez, himself a world champion since the age of 17, surrendered the wbc welterweight title in 1979, and sugar ray was on his way. During my hundreds of hours of interviews with him, the boxing champ never mentioned his bombshell revelations of abuse at the hands. My life in and out of the ring by sugar ray leonard. When the bengals called, though, he was more than ready and in the best shape. The great american former boxer, sugar ray leonard. I challenge myself every day to be better than i was yesterday, forgiving myself for my mistakes and using a new day as a new opportunity to gain success. Sugar ray leonard the big fight my life in and out of the ring is and autobiography about the boxer sugar ray leonard his life in and out of the ring. Sugar ray leonard worked as a boxing analyst for abc and hbo after retiring from the ring. My life in and out of the ring is an autobiography written by sugar ray leonard with michael arkush.
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