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(lĕn′ərd), Ray Charles Known as "Sugar Ray." Born 1956. American boxer who won the 1976 Olympic light welterweight title. He held five world titles as both a welterweight and middleweight between 1979 and 1987.
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Leonard
(ˈlɛnəd)n
1. (Biography) Sugar Ray, real name Ray Charles Leonard. born 1956, US boxer: the first man to have won world titles at five officially recognized weights
2. (Biography) Elmore. 1925–2013, US novelist and screenwriter, noted for westerns and thrillers. His works include 3:10 to Yuma (filmed 1957, 2007), Get Shorty (1990; filmed 1996), and Rum Punch (1992) filmed as Jackie Brown (1997) by Quentin Tarantino
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Leon•ard
(ˈlɛn ərd)n.
Walter Fenn (Buck), 1907–97, U.S. baseball player.
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