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Fernand Marcotte vs Sugar Ray Leonard — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Fernand Marcotte

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Sugar Ray Leonard

Fernand Marcotte (51-14-4) 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.

Marcotte

51

Wins32 KO · 63%

14

Losses

4

Draws4 tracked bouts

Leonard

36

Wins25 KO · 69%

3

Losses

1

Draw40 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Leonard leads 1–0

Fernand Marcotte and Sugar Ray Leonard have met 1 time; Leonard leads 1–0.

Fernand Marcotte and Sugar Ray Leonard have met 1 time; Leonard leads 1–0.
Met1979Feb 11Series
Fernand MarcotteFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Sugar Ray LeonardFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR81Meeting

The Numbers

Marcotte 1 · Leonard 6 of 7 measurable rows
MarcotteLeonard
Record
51-14-436-3-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
76.8%
91.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 32
32 (edge)
25
KO rate0–100%
62.75%
69.44% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†not comparable
—69%
Times stopped†max 3
3
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 11
0
11 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 2
1
2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 40
4
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

Height+2″
Fernand Marcotte: 5′8″
Sugar Ray Leonard: 5′10″ (edge)
Reach+6″
Fernand Marcotte: 68″
Sugar Ray Leonard: 74″ (edge)
Agenot held
Fernand Marcotte: No date of birth
Sugar Ray Leonard: 70
Stance
Fernand Marcotte: Orthodox
Sugar Ray Leonard: Orthodox

Fernand Marcotte 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
Fernand Marcotte0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Fernand Marcotte: no tracked wins in the 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Marcotte yet.

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 — Fernand Marcotte 4, 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

Fernand Marcotte last boxed on Feb 11, 1979 — 17,418 days ago. Marcotte had lost four straight.LLLL

Obed Jan 1975Mattioli Aug 1975Obed Jan 1977Leonard Feb 19791 tracked bouts per year

Sugar Ray Leonard last boxed on Mar 1, 1997 — 10,825 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 Fernand Marcotte and Sugar Ray Leonard ever fought each other?
Yes. Fernand Marcotte and Sugar Ray Leonard met once on February 11, 1979, and Sugar Ray Leonard won by TKO in round 8.
The meeting

LFeb 11, 1979 · Leonard · TKO R8

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Marcotte or Leonard?
Fernand Marcotte is 51-14-4 and Sugar Ray Leonard is 36-3-1. Sugar Ray Leonard has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Marcotte51–14–476.8%

Leonard36–3–191.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Marcotte or Leonard?
Fernand Marcotte has 32 knockout wins and Sugar Ray Leonard has 25. Fernand Marcotte has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Marcotte3262.8%

Leonard2569.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Marcotte and Leonard have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Fernand Marcotte and Sugar Ray Leonard have faced.
Who is bigger, Marcotte or Leonard?
Sugar Ray Leonard is the taller fighter at 178 cm, 5 cm above the other. Sugar Ray Leonard also has the longer reach, by 15 cm.
Height · reach

Marcotte173 cm173 cm reach

Leonard178 cm188 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Marcotte and Leonard?
This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for Fernand Marcotte and 40 bouts tracked for Sugar Ray Leonard. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Marcotte4bouts

Leonard40bouts

How They Win ↓

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