BOXER

Sugar Ray Leonard

1956 - Today

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Ray Charles Leonard (born May 17, 1956), best known as Sugar Ray Leonard, is an American former professional boxer, motivational speaker, and occasional actor. Often regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time, he competed professionally between 1977 and 1997, winning world titles in five weight classes; the lineal championship in three weight classes; as well as the undisputed welterweight championship. Leonard was part of the "Four Kings", a group of boxers who all fought each other throughout the 1980s, consisting of Leonard, Roberto Durán, Thomas Hearns, and Marvin Hagler. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sugar Ray Leonard has received more than 8,730,845 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Sugar Ray Leonard is the 30th most popular boxer (down from 28th in 2019), the 2,367th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,630th in 2019) and the 19th most popular American Boxer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 8.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.00

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Sugar Ray Leonard ranks 30 out of 496. Before him are Ken Norton, Mate Parlov, Nino Benvenuti, James J. Braddock, Lennox Lewis, and Jack Johnson. After him are John L. Sullivan, Archie Moore, Trevor Berbick, Manny Pacquiao, Ezzard Charles, and Oscar Bonavena.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Sugar Ray Leonard ranks 82. Before him are La Toya Jackson, Krystian Zimerman, Miguel Bosé, Alejandro Giammattei, Ewa Kopacz, and Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz. After him are Andrus Ansip, Alain Ducasse, Boris Trajkovski, Frances Arnold, Mimi Rogers, and Maggie Reilly.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sugar Ray Leonard ranks 2,367 out of 20,380. Before him are Randy Newman (1943), Michael H. Hart (1932), John de Lancie (1948), Stacey Abrams (1973), James Ellroy (1948), and Christine Chubbuck (1944). After him are Rob Reiner (1947), Pauley Perrette (1969), Roger Myerson (1951), Michael Rosbash (1944), Johnston McCulley (1883), and Royal Rife (1888).

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Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, Sugar Ray Leonard ranks 19. Before him are Larry Holmes (1949), Rubin Carter (1937), Floyd Patterson (1935), Ken Norton (1943), James J. Braddock (1905), and Jack Johnson (1878). After him are John L. Sullivan (1858), Archie Moore (1916), Ezzard Charles (1921), Max Baer (1909), Henry Armstrong (1912), and Earnie Shavers (1944).

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