Sugar Ray Leonard is remembered in the sporting world as one of, if not the most; flashy, exciting and elegant fighters the sport of boxing has seen.
Ray Charles Leonard is easily one of the most recognized faces and greatest boxing champions in the world. In the late 1970s and 1980s, Ray Leonard won world titles in multiple weight divisions and engaged in highly-publicized battles with such celebrated opponents as Wilfred Benitez, Thomas Hearns, Roberto Duran and Marvin Hagler.
Leonard won six WBC and WBA championships, three Golden Gloves, two AAU championships, and as an amateur won the 1976 Olympic Gold Medal for light-welterweight boxing in Montreal. This six-time world champion is still of only two boxers to have won a world champion title in five different weight classes. His personal life also has been a captivating, colorful rollercoaster, awash in both strife and success.
The champ was named after blues legend Ray Charles and given the nickname “Sugar” by one of his amateur coaches. Sugar Ray Leonard now shares the details of his unique life story both in and out of the ring for this memorable project.
The boxing legend’s exclusive story fused with Buzz Bissinger’s unique storytelling will create explosive synergy; Bissinger, considered by many to be the quintessential writer on sports of his generation is under contract with Red Bird Cinema to write the screenplay based on the life of Sugar Ray Leonard. “I have been approached many times in the past regarding my life story and I believe Red Bird Cinema and Buzz Bissinger have the perfect group of collaborators to give my story the right voice.” Leonard said.
Currently in Development, script is being written by H.G Buzz Bissinger.