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...boxer stood in front of the dilapidated jungle scenery from an undergraduate Gilbert and Sullivan production and received a series of ovations from the crowd of about 150 students and local residents. In the middle of answering one question, Leonard was interrupted by Brother Blue, a popular Cambridge story teller and street performer...
...have class," Brother Blue bellowed from his front row seat, gesticulating frantically to emphasize his point. "They ask us what class we graduated from, but your graduated from the class of class--summa cum laude!" Leonard flashed yet another broad smile, and the theater echoed with loud applause and cheers...
...Leonard stressed throughout that he was here as someone who appreciates the need for scholastic training, not just smooth style. "Materialistic things are okay; you've got to have it," Leonard said, sweeping one hand across his well-tailored gray, corduroy suit. "But what I value most is what's up here," he added quickly, tapping his forehead...
Asked repeatedly about his decision to quit boxing, Leonard explained that he had only launched a professional fight career to raise money for his young family. "I said all along, I was waiting for a message [to retire]," he said. "The eye injury was a message...
...Leonard tore the retina of his right eye sometime after defeating Thomas Hearns in September 1981. He retired with only one loss and 32 professional victories, in addition to a gold medal from the 1976 Olympic Games...