5 famous Olympic boxing medallists who went on to become World Champions (Video)

#2 \"Sugar\" Ray Leonard

Leonard was the first to win belts in 5 weight classes

Leonard won the gold in the 1976 Montreal Olympics, as a member of the American team that many consider to be the greatest assemblage of pugilists in Olympic boxing history. He won his first belt, the WBC Welterweight Championship, on November 30^th ,1979, by beating 2-division champion Wilfred Benitez.

Sugar Ray would go on to become the greatest of “The Fabulous Four”, an ‘80s quartet that consisted of him, Roberto Duran, Thomas Hearns and Marvin Hagler. Leonard was the first boxer to breach the $100 million mark in fight purses, and the first to conquer five weight classes.