Sugar Ray Seales
- January 10, 2024
- Boxer
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Sugar Ray Seales |
| Occupation | Boxer |
| Date Of Birth | Sep 4, 1952(1952-09-04) |
| Age | 72 |
| Birthplace | St. Croix |
| Country | United States |
| Horoscope | Virgo |
Sugar Ray Seales Biography
| Name | Sugar Ray Seales |
| Birthday | Sep 4 |
| Birth Year | 1952 |
| Place Of Birth | St. Croix |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Virgo |
Sugar Ray Seales is one of the most popular and richest Boxer who was born on September 4, 1952 in St. Croix, United States.
Seales was born in the U.S. Virgin Islands, where his father, who boxed in the U.S. Army, was stationed. The Seales family moved to Tacoma, Washington in
- He is the half-brother of boxer Dale Grant and the brother of boxer Wilbur Seales.
Seales was a contender for the middleweight title during the late ’70s and early ’80s, winning the regional level USBA and NABF titles in the process. In his two most memorable fights, he lost a narrow decision to future middleweight champion Marvin Hagler in July 1974, then drew with Hagler in a rematch three months later. After losing to European champion Alan Minter in 1976, Seales remained on the outskirts of contention, until a first-round technical knockout at the hands of Hagler effectively ended his title hopes.
Sugar Ray Seales Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Boxer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Sugar Ray Seales is one of the richest Boxer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sugar Ray Seales 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
“Sugar” Ray Seales, (born September 4, 1952) was the only American boxer to win a gold medal in the 1972 Summer Olympics. As a professional, he fought middleweight champion Marvin Hagler three times. He is also the former NABF and USBA middleweight champion.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 6 ft 1 in |
Sugar Ray Seales height 6 ft 1 in Walter weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Sugar Ray Seales Dating?
According to our records, Sugar Ray Seales is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Sugar Ray Seales’s is not dating anyone.
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Facts & Trivia
Walter Ranked on the list of most popular Boxer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Sugar Ray Seales celebrates birthday on September 4 of every year.
What happened to Sugar Ray Seales?
In 1980, Seales injured his left eye in a fight with Jaime Thomas, and retired due to a serious retinal tear. He was subsequently declared legally blind, and was used as a cause célèbre along with Sugar Ray Leonard during the 1980s for those pushing for a ban on boxing.
Did Sugar Ray go blind?
Sugar Ray Leonard, the world welterweight champion, underwent two hours of surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore yesterday to repair a partially detached retina in his left eye. Doctors said they believed he would be able to resume his boxing career before the end of the year.
Why do they call him Sugar Ray?
Born Walker Smith, he became Ray Robinson when he used a card issued to the real Robinson so that he could box on an amateur show. He became Sugar Ray when early in his career a reporter told manager George Gainford that Robinson was a sweet fighter, and Gainford replied, “Sweet as sugar.”
Who messed up Sugar Ray's eye?
He injured it in sparring for his world welterweight bout against Hearns last September in Las Vegas. During the fight, Hearns’ jab had the eye badly swollen and discolored before Leonard rallied to win on a 14th-round technical knockout.
Do boxers get retinal detachment?
Every direct trauma or impact to the eye may cause boxers to suffer retinal dialysis — an eye tear, which if not repaired immediately, may cause retinal detachment.