Editing Sugar Ray Leonard (section)

==Media appearances==
[[File:Ray Leonard 1.jpg|thumb|Leonard in 2007]]
Leonard has worked as a boxing analyst for [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], [[CBS]], [[NBC]], [[ESPN]], [[HBO]] and [[Epix (TV channel)|EPIX]]. His relationship with HBO lasted for more than a decade. It ended in 1990, after HBO was not offered an opportunity to bid on the telecast rights to Leonard's fight with Terry Norris. HBO believed it would be inappropriate for Leonard to continue with them if they couldn't bid on his fights. Leonard's attorney, Mike Trainer, said, "There never has been a linkage between his broadcasting and his fighting."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/dailypress/access/88522553.html?dids=88522553:88522553&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+16%2C+1990&author=From+staff%2C+wire+reports&pub=Daily+Press&desc=SIDELINES%3A+MIFFED+HBO+KO%27S+SUGAR+RAY+OVER+FIGHT+TELECAST+RIGHTS&pqatl=google |title=Daily Press, October 16, 1990 |publisher=Pqasb.pqarchiver.com |date=October 16, 1990 |access-date=November 4, 2011 |archive-date=July 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723172304/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/dailypress/access/88522553.html?dids=88522553:88522553&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+16%2C+1990&author=From+staff%2C+wire+reports&pub=Daily+Press&desc=SIDELINES%3A+MIFFED+HBO+KO%27S+SUGAR+RAY+OVER+FIGHT+TELECAST+RIGHTS&pqatl=google |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[File:Mike tyson knocks out tyrell biggs.jpg|thumb|Sugar Ray Leonard (background, second from right) at the Mike Tyson Tyrell Biggs fight in Atlantic City in 1987]]

Leonard has provided commercial endorsements for companies including [[Coca-Cola]], [[EA Sports]], [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]], [[Nabisco]], [[Revlon]] and [[7 Up]]. His most famous commercial was a [[7 Up]] ad he did with his son, Ray Jr., Roberto Durán and Durán's son Roberto Jr. in the early 1980s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Au0cAAAAIBAJ&pg=6410,6001894 |title=The Cavalier Daily, April 30, 1982 |via=news.google.com |date=April 30, 1982 |access-date=November 4, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{youTube|id=VkFgBBPzW_U|title=Sugar Ray Leonard 7 Up commercial}}</ref> Leonard is among the most sought-after motivational/inspirational speakers in the world today. His speech, entitled "Power" (Prepare, Overcome and Win Every Round), is consistently booked with major [[Fortune 500]] companies throughout the United States and abroad.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://realitytv.about.com/od/thecontender/a/sugarraybio_2.htm |title=Sugar Ray Leonard Biography about.com |publisher=Realitytv.about.com |date=May 26, 2011 |access-date=November 4, 2011 |archive-date=July 7, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707075511/http://realitytv.about.com/od/thecontender/a/sugarraybio_2.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Leonard has also worked as an actor. He has appeared in numerous television shows, including ''[[Half & Half]]'', ''[[L.A. Heat (TV series)|L.A. Heat]]'', ''[[Married... with Children]]'', ''[[Renegade (TV series)|Renegade]]'' (1995) and ''[[Tales From The Crypt (TV series)|Tales From The Crypt]]''. He has also appeared in several movies, including ''[[I Spy (2002 film)|I Spy]]'' and most recently ''[[The Fighter]]'' (2010), starring Christian Bale and Mark Wahlberg. This movie brought back memories of his fight with [[Dicky Eklund]]. He also worked as an adviser in the 2011 robot boxing film ''[[Real Steel]]''. Leonard served as host and mentor to the aspiring fighters on ''[[The Contender (TV series)|The Contender]]''. [[Sylvester Stallone]], who co-hosted during the first season, was one of the executive producers, along with [[Mark Burnett (executive producer)|Mark Burnett]]. When Leonard left the show, he was replaced as host by [[Tony Danza]] for the final season.<ref>{{IMDb title|0416359|The Contender}}</ref>

In 2001, Leonard launched Sugar Ray Leonard Boxing Inc., a boxing promotional company, and announced the company's strategic partnership with [[ESPN]]. Together, Leonard and ESPN would produce and promote "Sugar Ray Leonard and ESPN II Presents Friday Night Fights", which would air the first Friday of every month for twelve months.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2001_June_20/ai_75671005/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709171609/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2001_June_20/ai_75671005/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 9, 2012 |title=Sugar Ray Leonard Back in the Ring with ESPN Friday Night Fights |publisher=Findarticles.com |access-date=November 4, 2011}}</ref> Leonard's boxing promotional company was dissolved in 2004. He had a falling out with partner [[Bjorn Rebney]], whom he called "a cancer in my company."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2004-10-19-leonard-business_x.htm |title=Leonard's promotion business down for count |work=[[USA Today]] |last=Rafael |first=Dan |date=October 19, 2004}}</ref> Speaking of his promotional company, Leonard said, "We did some great shows with evenly matched fights. I took great pride in it. But the TV show came about and made my decision a lot easier. I already had it in the back of my mind to dissolve the company. The working environment was not healthy."<ref>{{cite news |last=Rafael |first=Dan |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2004-10-19-leonard-business_x.htm |title=USA Today, October 19, 2004 |work=USA Today |date=October 19, 2004 |access-date=November 4, 2011}}</ref>

Leonard competed on [[Dancing with the Stars (American season 12)|season 12 of Dancing with the Stars]], which premiered on Monday, March 21, 2011, on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]. His partner was [[Anna Trebunskaya]]. He was voted off in Week 4 of the show.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shira |first1=Dahvi |title=Dancing with the Stars Elimination - Sugar Ray Leonard |url=https://people.com/tv/dancing-with-the-stars-elimination-sugar-ray-leonard/ |website=PEOPLE.com |access-date=December 7, 2021 |language=en |date=April 13, 2011}}</ref> During his appearance on ''[[The Colbert Report]]'' in 2011, Leonard was defeated by host [[Stephen Colbert]] in a thumb wrestling contest.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cc.com/video/fvvawg/the-colbert-report-sugar-ray-leonard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207061241/https://www.cc.com/video/fvvawg/the-colbert-report-sugar-ray-leonard |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 7, 2021 |title=Sugar Ray Leonard - The Colbert Report |publisher=Comedy Central |date=October 31, 2011 |access-date=December 7, 2021}}</ref> He appeared as a guest at the chef's table, along with [[Tito Ortiz]], during the [[Hell's Kitchen (American season 10)|tenth season]] of ''[[Hell's Kitchen (American TV series)|Hell's Kitchen]]''. He is the celebrity spokesperson for the Atlanta law firm John Foy and Associates, PC.

Leonard was also the subject of a ''[[Seinfeld]]'' episode (season 6, episode 21) where George tries to flatter his boss by saying he looks like Sugar Ray Leonard. The real Leonard (a Seinfeld fan) mentioned that he was told about the episode by friends and family but had never seen it for himself until a friend gave him the DVD set for a gift.

In March 2019, Leonard made a guest appearance on the popular daily morning show on YouTube, ''[[Good Mythical Morning]]'', hosted by [[Rhett & Link|Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal]]. In this episode <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSouY_Y6wtw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/TSouY_Y6wtw |archive-date=October 30, 2021 |title=March Milkness Taste Test: Final Four |work=YouTube |date=March 29, 2019 |access-date=July 16, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> of the "March Milkness" series (where Rhett and Link created a [[NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|March Madness]] style bracket to determine the best breakfast cereal), Leonard was brought in to break a tie between the Fruity Region Champion, [[Froot Loops]], and the Chocolatey Region Champion, [[Oreo O's]]. His decision was to push Froot Loops onto the Finals, where they were taken out by [[Cinnamon Toast Crunch]].