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Donny Lalonde vs Sugar Ray Leonard — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Donny Lalonde

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Sugar Ray Leonard

Donny Lalonde (41-5-1) and Sugar Ray Leonard (36-3-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Lalonde

41

Wins33 KO · 80%

5

Losses

1

Draw47 tracked bouts

Leonard

36

Wins25 KO · 69%

3

Losses

1

Draw40 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Leonard leads 1–0

Donny Lalonde and Sugar Ray Leonard have met 1 time; Leonard leads 1–0.

Donny Lalonde and Sugar Ray Leonard have met 1 time; Leonard leads 1–0.
Met1988Nov 7Series
Donny LalondeFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Sugar Ray LeonardFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR91Meeting

The Numbers

Lalonde 3 · Leonard 4 of 7 measurable rows
LalondeLeonard
Record
41-5-136-3-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
88.3%
91.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 33
33 (edge)
25
KO rate0–100%
80.49% (edge)
69.44%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
80% (edge)
69%
Times stopped†max 2
2
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 11
1
11 (edge)
Bouts per year‡levelmax 2
2
2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 47
47
40

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held
Donny Lalonde: No height on file
Sugar Ray Leonard: 5′10″
Reachnot held
Donny Lalonde: No reach on file
Sugar Ray Leonard: 74″
Age4 yrs apart
Donny Lalonde: 66
Sugar Ray Leonard: 70
Stance
Donny Lalonde: Orthodox
Sugar Ray Leonard: Orthodox

Donny Lalonde left, Sugar Ray Leonard right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Donny Lalonde41 wins · from 47 tracked bouts

Donny Lalonde: 41 tracked wins — 33 by KO/TKO (80%) and 8 on the cards (20%). Counted from 47 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

33 by KO/TKO 80%8 on the cards 20%

Sugar Ray Leonard36 wins · from 40 tracked bouts

Sugar Ray Leonard: 36 tracked wins — 25 by KO/TKO (69%) and 11 on the cards (31%). Counted from 40 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

25 by KO/TKO 69%11 on the cards 31%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Donny Lalonde 47, Sugar Ray Leonard 40 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Donny Lalonde last boxed on Jul 5, 2003 — 8,512 days ago. Lalonde had won three in a row before losing a decision to Virgil Hill.DWWWL

Pompey May 1998Menefee Oct 2002Goodson Dec 2002Lewis Mar 2003Hill Jul 20032 tracked bouts per year

Sugar Ray Leonard last boxed on Mar 1, 1997 — 10,829 days ago. Leonard had lost two straight, after one straight win.WDWLL

Lalonde Nov 1988Hearns Jun 1989Durán Dec 1989Norris Feb 1991Camacho Mar 19972 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Donny Lalonde and Sugar Ray Leonard ever fought each other?
Yes. Donny Lalonde and Sugar Ray Leonard met once on November 7, 1988, and Sugar Ray Leonard won by TKO in round 9.
The meeting

LNov 7, 1988 · Leonard · TKO R9

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Lalonde or Leonard?
Donny Lalonde is 41-5-1 and Sugar Ray Leonard is 36-3-1. Sugar Ray Leonard has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Lalonde41–5–188.3%

Leonard36–3–191.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Lalonde or Leonard?
Donny Lalonde has 33 knockout wins and Sugar Ray Leonard has 25. Donny Lalonde has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Lalonde3380.5%

Leonard2569.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Lalonde and Leonard have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Donny Lalonde and Sugar Ray Leonard have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Lalonde and Leonard?
This comparison is drawn from 47 bouts tracked for Donny Lalonde and 40 bouts tracked for Sugar Ray Leonard. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Lalonde47bouts

Leonard40bouts

How They Win ↓

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