Have Roberto Durán and Sugar Ray Leonard ever fought each other?

Yes. Roberto Durán and Sugar Ray Leonard have met 3 times and Sugar Ray Leonard leads the series 2-1.

Who has the better record, Durán or Leonard?

Roberto Durán is 103-16 and Sugar Ray Leonard is 36-3-1. Sugar Ray Leonard has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Durán or Leonard?

Roberto Durán has 70 knockout wins and Sugar Ray Leonard has 25. Roberto Durán has more.

Do Durán and Leonard have any common opponents?

Roberto Durán and Sugar Ray Leonard share 6 common opponents: Héctor Camacho, Thomas Hearns and Marvin Hagler (and 3 others). Sugar Ray Leonard fared better against 4 of them.

Who is bigger, Durán or Leonard?

Sugar Ray Leonard is the taller fighter at 178 cm, 8 cm above the other. Sugar Ray Leonard also has the longer reach, by 20 cm.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Durán and Leonard?

This comparison is drawn from 119 bouts tracked for Roberto Durán and 40 bouts tracked for Sugar Ray Leonard. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Roberto Durán vs Sugar Ray Leonard — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Roberto Durán (103-16) 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 3 times. They share 6 common opponents.

Durán

103

Wins70 KO · 68%

Losses

Draws119 tracked bouts

Leonard

Wins25 KO · 69%

Losses

Draw40 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Leonard leads 2–1

Roberto Durán and Sugar Ray Leonard have met 3 times; Leonard leads 2–1.
Met	1980Jun 20	1980Nov 25	1989Dec 7	Series
Roberto DuránFighter A	WWon	LLost	LLost	1–2W–L
Sugar Ray LeonardFighter B	LLost	WWon	WWon	2–1W–L
Result	UDDurán vs Leonard	TKOR8Durán vs Leonard	UDDurán vs Leonard	3Meetings

The Numbers

Durán 2 · Leonard 6 of 8 measurable rows

DuránEdge = longer wingLeonard

Record: 103-1636-3-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 86.6%
91.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 70: 70 (edge)
25
KO rate0–100%: 67.96%
69.44% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 68%
69% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 4: 4
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 11: 0
11 (edge)
Bouts per year^‡max 3.6: 3.6 (edge)
2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 119: 119
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+3″: Roberto Durán: 5′7″; Sugar Ray Leonard: 5′10″ (edge)
Reach+8″: Roberto Durán: 66″; Sugar Ray Leonard: 74″ (edge)
Age5 yrs apart: Roberto Durán: 75; Sugar Ray Leonard: 70
Stance: Roberto Durán: Orthodox; Sugar Ray Leonard: Orthodox

Roberto Durán 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

Roberto Durán103 wins · from 119 tracked bouts

70 by KO/TKO 68%33 on the cards 32%

Sugar Ray Leonard36 wins · from 40 tracked bouts

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 — Roberto Durán 119, Sugar Ray Leonard 40 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

6 shared

6 shared · Leonard better on 4 · even on 26 shared · Sugar Ray Leonard better on 4 · even on 2

DuránRoberto Durán

Opponent

LeonardSugar Ray Leonard

Roberto Durán
0–2 against
Loss, UD
2001Jul 2001
Loss, UD
1996Jun 1996
CamachoHéctor CamachoUnited States 79–6–3Leonard betterSugar Ray Leonard better — 0–1 to 0–2
Sugar Ray Leonard
Loss, TKO 5
1997Mar 1997
Roberto Durán
Loss, KO 2
1984Jun 1984
HearnsThomas HearnsUnited States 61–5–1Leonard betterSugar Ray Leonard better — 1–0–1 to 0–1
Sugar Ray Leonard
1–0–1 against
Draw, SD
1989Jun 1989
Win, TKO 14
1981Sep 1981
Roberto Durán
Loss, UD
1983Nov 1983
HaglerMarvin HaglerUnited States 62–3–2 · MiddleweightLeonard betterSugar Ray Leonard better — 1–0 to 0–1
Sugar Ray Leonard
Win, SD
1987Apr 1987
Roberto Durán
Loss, UD
1982Jan 1982
BenítezWilfred BenítezUnited States 53–8–1Leonard betterSugar Ray Leonard better — 1–0 to 0–1
Sugar Ray Leonard
Win, TKO
1979Nov 1979
Roberto Durán
Win, UD
1978Apr 1978
ViruetAdolfo ViruetUnited StatesEvenEven — 1–0 both
Sugar Ray Leonard
Win, UD
1979Apr 1979
Roberto Durán
Win, UD
1977May 1977
MunizJavier MunizEvenEven — 1–0 both
Sugar Ray Leonard
Win, KO 1
1978Mar 1978

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Roberto Durán last boxed on Jul 14, 2001 — 9,229 days ago. Durán had won two in a row before losing a decision to Héctor Camacho.LLWWL

Joppy Aug 1998Gonzalez Mar 1999Lawlor Jun 2000Goossen Aug 2000Camacho Jul 20013.6 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 Roberto Durán and Sugar Ray Leonard ever fought each other?: Yes. Roberto Durán and Sugar Ray Leonard have met 3 times and Sugar Ray Leonard leads the series 2-1.
Who has the better record, Durán or Leonard?: Roberto Durán is 103-16 and Sugar Ray Leonard is 36-3-1. Sugar Ray Leonard has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Durán or Leonard?: Roberto Durán has 70 knockout wins and Sugar Ray Leonard has 25. Roberto Durán has more.
Do Durán and Leonard have any common opponents?: Roberto Durán and Sugar Ray Leonard share 6 common opponents: Héctor Camacho, Thomas Hearns and Marvin Hagler (and 3 others). Sugar Ray Leonard fared better against 4 of them.
Who is bigger, Durán or Leonard?: Sugar Ray Leonard is the taller fighter at 178 cm, 8 cm above the other. Sugar Ray Leonard also has the longer reach, by 20 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Durán and Leonard?: This comparison is drawn from 119 bouts tracked for Roberto Durán and 40 bouts tracked for Sugar Ray Leonard. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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