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Page 14 Portland Observer May 13, 1982 K & G LANDSCAPING Registér and Vote. Sugar Ray Leonard Will he fight again? M ow ing, weeding, edging, tilling, fencing and minor construction. Call Gordon Spink, Jr. 298 5462 or Ken Mills 285 7300 by A! McGilberry “ Sugar Ray” Leonard is an A m erican hero; his style and grace have been shown on all the media in this country. He is a champion. The Olym pic Games gave him a forum to launch his fistic career and his smile ha* smile has shown clear into T .V . sets around the w o rld . Sugar Ray Leonard: Olympic Box ing Champion. I ’ve watched him grow fro m a manchild into a man. I was happy when he signed to go into the pro fessional boxing ranks. Because he had said he didn’t want to fight any more, I felt 1 would never see that cat-like grace in the ring again. Ray is a crowd pleaser and fo r each fight the gate and crowd grew larger and larger. It was said that the people he was fig h tin g were “ set-ups” and “ chumps,” but I be lieved in him. The m arriage to his childhood Will Sugar stay in the business suit? sweetheart and the admission o f his responsibilities to his child brought joy to my heart. 1 was very proud o f his growth and his approach to life. W hat a beautiful fam ily— one that exemplifies the Am erican dream: sweethearts together, fam ily man forever. Boxing is a b ru tal sport. The fights grew tougher until he had to meet a top contender. He signed to fight W ilfred Benitez who also was undefeated. Benitez had fine boxing skills and had fought tougher op ponents than Ray. This was a su preme test. Could he pass it? Indeed he did— a T .K .O . and the drums started beating for greater matches and gates. They fin a lly signed to fig h t “ S tone” R oberto Duran, the recorded best fighter o f the times. G o lly days. The Sugar M an against R o b e rto . C o uld he win? Is he that good? Is he ready for such a war? I still thought he could win. Many -d < iî thought he would lose. Yes, he did lose, but he showed the w o rld he Sugar Ray: Victorious over Heerns had guts, heart and style. He lost a decision but he gained in his profession and in the hearts o f knocking to gain the prize you pos show us you’ve got the heart to walk fight fans around the world. I knew sess. away from the fight game forever— he soon would be the champion. N ow To m m y Hearns wanted to never to fight again. You can win in The loss to Duran made Sugar go wear the crown. H e also possessed other games o f life. back to camp to fine-tune his oper great skill and agility in the sport. G et o f f the canvas. Y o u are a ating tactics, the bag, the ja b , the Could Ray do it again? winner, and a winner always wins. strategy. He came out o f camp razor The Leonard-Hearns fight was a sharp, ready once m ore to clim b th rille r. Both fighters taking turns boxing’s highest height, the cham hurting each other, neither showing pionship. s u p e rio rity fo r 13 rounds. In the The gross receipts fo r the fight 14th round R ay, w ith one eye were fabulous. The world stood at closed, showed what champions are attention for this rematch. Could he made o f. H e gave it his a ll. Soon do it this time? Could he reach back Hearns was stunned— out on his for that something extra to win? Be feet. Ray had him. It was over----- fore the fig h t could get in to the T o d ay Sugar is fig h tin g again; proper groove it was over. D uran fighting to save his sight; fighting to was saying, “ N o mas, no mas! No remain whole, young and beautiful. m as!” Great day in the m orning! Sugar m an, you have m oney, Sugar Ray was Ring Cham pion o f your beautiful fam ily, and you will the W orld. be a star in the boxing heavens fo r Sport is like love: you must go to ever. 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