Sugar Ray Leonard Legendary World Boxing Champion

The Rancho Mirage Speakers Series of sports legends held its last event on March 21st. Closing out the series was the iconic boxer Sugar Ray Leonard. Sugar Ray is a boxing legend with six world champion titles. He is considered one of the greatest boxers of all time. The event was held at the SHOW at the Agua Caliente Resort, Casino, and Spa.

He came on the stage and was interviewed by Sibley Scholes, who knew about his life and asked those questions. One of his first comments was that he thanked God daily for all that had happened. He said it was not just him but many people that helped him get where he is today. He said he learned so much from all his boxing foes. Speed is the ultimate weapon in boxing.

He said there were people he trusted in his career and life; one was his trainer. He said he always gave

100%. You have to believe in yourself. People will tell you you can’t do something, so you must prove them wrong. If you lose, you have to do it another way to win. He said his most outstanding achievement was winning the Gold Medal at the Olympics. He cried when he got the Medal on the podium.

Sibley asked him about his days as an addict. He spoke candidly about that time. He said he prays daily to a Higher Power. He talked about what he did to quit drugs and alcohol. He loves to play golf and plays tennis a few times a week. He tries to stay in shape. He said Boxing found him as he did not seek it. He has a foundation to research and cure diabetes. The main focus is children and learning to eat healthily.

Sibley gave him a glove to try on. Sugar asked a member of the audience, Dirk Thye, to come up to spar with him. He interacted with the audience several times. The Q&A brought a lot of laughter from Sugar, Sibley, and the audience.

He said, in the end, to work hard, enjoy life and never give up. Don’t keep things inside; talk about them and let them go. It was a very enlightening series by sports legends.