| Ray Seales | |
| Nickname: | Sugar |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in |
| Weight: | Middleweight |
| Nationality: | American |
| Birth Date: | 4 September 1952 |
| Birth Place: | Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands[1] |
| Stance: | Southpaw |
| Total: | 68 |
| Wins: | 57 |
| Losses: | 8 |
| Draws: | 3 |
| Ko: | 34 |
"Sugar" Ray Seales, (born September 4, 1952) is an American former boxer. He 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.
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 1965. He is the half-brother of boxer Dale Grant and the brother of boxer Wilbur Seales.
Seales was a product of the Tacoma Boys Club amateur boxing program,[1] and was coached by Joe Clough.[2]
Amateur record: 338–12
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.
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.
Years later, doctors operated and restored Seales' vision in his right eye, though he wears glasses. Seales later worked as a schoolteacher of autistic students at Lincoln High School in Tacoma for 17 years, retiring in 2004. In 2006, he moved to Indianapolis with his wife, and currently teaches at Indy Boxing and Grappling.
Seales was a 2005 inductee into the Tacoma-Pierce County Sports Hall of Fame.
On May 5, 2018, Seales was inducted to the Indiana Boxing Hall of Fame in their inaugural class.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | Win | 57–8–3 | Max Hord | TKO | 1 (10), | Jan 22, 1983 | ||
| 67 | Loss | 56–8–3 | James Shuler | UD | 12 | Oct 23, 1982 | ||
| 66 | Win | 56–7–3 | Jesse Lara | KO | 3 (10), | Aug 7, 1982 | ||
| 65 | Win | 55–7–3 | John LoCicero | UD | 10 | Mar 31, 1982 | ||
| 64 | Win | 54–7–3 | Alejo Rodriguez | TKO | 6 (10), | Jan 23, 1982 | ||
| 63 | Win | 53–7–3 | Juan Rivas | KO | 1 (10), | Sep 23, 1981 | ||
| 62 | Win | 52–7–3 | Sammy NeSmith | KO | 5 (12), | Mar 31, 1981 | ||
| 61 | Win | 51–7–3 | James Williams | UD | 10 | Dec 23, 1980 | ||
| 60 | Win | 50–7–3 | Jamie Thomas | UD | 10 | Aug 2, 1980 | ||
| 59 | Loss | 49–7–3 | Dwight Davison | TKO | 10 (10), | May 23, 1980 | ||
| 58 | Win | 49–6–3 | Ted Sanders | RTD | 7 (10), | Apr 19, 1980 | ||
| 57 | Win | 48–6–3 | Art Harris | TKO | 6 (10), | Apr 5, 1980 | ||
| 56 | Draw | 47–6–3 | Mike Colbert | PTS | 12 | Jun 21, 1979 | ||
| 55 | Win | 47–6–2 | Raul Adams | TKO | 3 (10), | Mar 24, 1979 | ||
| 54 | Loss | 46–6–2 | Marvin Hagler | TKO | 1 (10), | Feb 3, 1979 | ||
| 53 | Loss | 46–5–2 | Ayub Kalule | MD | 10 | Nov 9, 1978 | ||
| 52 | Win | 46–4–2 | Sammy NeSmith | TKO | 5 (15), | Aug 29, 1978 | ||
| 51 | Win | 45–4–2 | Johnny Heard | UD | 10 | Jun 28, 1978 | ||
| 50 | Win | 44–4–2 | Tommy Howard | UD | 12 | Jun 20, 1978 | ||
| 49 | Win | 43–4–2 | Mayfield Pennington | TKO | 8 (10), | Apr 8, 1978 | ||
| 48 | Draw | 42–4–2 | Willie Warren | SD | 10 | Feb 28, 1978 | ||
| 47 | Win | 42–4–1 | Emmett Atlas | TKO | 2 (10), | Jan 26, 1978 | ||
| 46 | Win | 41–4–1 | Doug Demmings | UD | 15 | Dec 2, 1977 | ||
| 45 | Win | 40–4–1 | Joe Gonsalves | KO | 5 (10), | Oct 25, 1977 | ||
| 44 | Win | 39–4–1 | Mike Hallacy | UD | 10 | Sep 21, 1977 | ||
| 43 | Win | 38–4–1 | Eddie Davis | KO | 7 (10) | Sep 6, 1977 | ||
| 42 | Win | 37–4–1 | Nate Lenoir | KO | 2 (10) | Jul 19, 1977 | ||
| 41 | Win | 36–4–1 | Vicente Medina | UD | 10 | Jun 29, 1977 | ||
| 40 | Win | 35–4–1 | Clifford Wills | UD | 10 | Jun 22, 1977 | ||
| 39 | Win | 34–4–1 | Johnny Heard | KO | 2 (10), | Jun 9, 1977 | ||
| 38 | Win | 33–4–1 | Tony Gardner | KO | 4 (15), | May 25, 1977 | ||
| 37 | Win | 32–4–1 | George Davis | TKO | 2 (10), | Apr 26, 1977 | ||
| 36 | Loss | 31–4–1 | Ronnie Harris | UD | 10 | Mar 2, 1977 | ||
| 35 | Loss | 31–3–1 | Alan Minter | TKO | 5 (10), | Dec 7, 1976 | ||
| 34 | Win | 31–2–1 | Gianni Mingardi | TKO | 6 (8) | Oct 15, 1976 | ||
| 33 | Win | 30–2–1 | Bobby Hoye | KO | 4 (12), | May 25, 1976 | ||
| 32 | Win | 29–2–1 | George Cooper | UD | 12 | Mar 9, 1976 | ||
| 31 | Win | 28–2–1 | Renato Garcia | MD | 10 | Dec 2, 1975 | ||
| 30 | Win | 27–2–1 | Mike Lankester | KO | 2 (10), | Oct 21, 1975 | ||
| 29 | Loss | 26–2–1 | Eugene Hart | PTS | 10 | Sep 15, 1975 | ||
| 28 | Win | 26–1–1 | Rudy Cruz | UD | 10 | May 13, 1975 | ||
| 27 | Win | 25–1–1 | Manuel Elizondo | KO | 2 (10), | Apr 22, 1975 | ||
| 26 | Win | 24–1–1 | Johnny Rico | UD | 10 | Mar 28, 1975 | ||
| 25 | Win | 23–1–1 | Mike Nixon | UD | 10 | Feb 11, 1975 | ||
| 24 | Draw | 22–1–1 | Marvin Hagler | MD | 10 | Nov 26, 1974 | ||
| 23 | Win | 22–1 | Les Riggins | TKO | 2 (10) | Sep 17, 1974 | ||
| 22 | Loss | 21–1 | Marvin Hagler | UD | 10 | Aug 30, 1974 | ||
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | David Love | TKO | 12 (12), | Aug 6, 1974 | ||
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | John L. Sullivan | TKO | 2 (10) | Jun 8, 1974 | ||
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Jose Martin Flores | TKO | 4 (10) | Apr 16, 1974 | ||
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Joe Espinosa | KO | 10 (10), | Mar 19, 1974 | ||
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Beto Gonzalez | KO | 3 (10), | Mar 6, 1974 | ||
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Omar Chavez | KO | 8 (10), | Feb 27, 1974 | ||
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Angel Robinson Garcia | UD | 10 | Feb 13, 1974 | ||
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Jose Miranda | UD | 10 | Dec 11, 1973 | ||
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Dave Coventry | TKO | 4 (10), | Nov 11, 1973 | ||
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Roy Barrientos | UD | 10 | Oct 11, 1973 | ||
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Chucho Garcia | UD | 10 | Aug 22, 1973 | ||
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Chu Chu Padilla | TKO | 2 (10), | Jul 27, 1973 | ||
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Frank Davila | UD | 10 | Jul 7, 1973 | ||
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Leroy Romero | UD | 10 | Jun 25, 1973 | ||
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Roger Buckskin | TKO | 5 (10), | May 19, 1973 | ||
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Chico Andrade | TKO | 3 (8) | Apr 12, 1973 | ||
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Jose Miranda | UD | 8 | Mar 26, 1973 | ||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Felix Alvarado | UD | 8 | Mar 15, 1973 | ||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Sugar Montgomery | TKO | 6 (8) | Mar 1, 1973 | ||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Conrad Green | KO | 2 (8), | Feb 12, 1973 | ||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Gonzalo Rodriguez | UD | 8 | Jan 11, 1973 | ||
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