In his autobiography The Big Fight: My Life in and out of the Ring, published in June 2011, Leonard reveals that as a young boxer he was the victim of sexual abuse from an Olympic trainer as well as another man, a benefactor.
Na súa autobiografía The Big Fight: My Life in and out of the Ring, publicada en xuño de 2011, Leonard revelou que cando era un boxeador mozo foi vítima de abuso sexual por parte dun adestrador olímpico, ademais doutro home, un patrocinador.