Sugar Ray Robinson has been called many things: The greatest to ever do it. The boxer the very term pound-for-pound best was invented for. A … read more “He Was Born A Century Ago Today: Walker Smith Jr, AKA Sugar Ray Robinson”
The one and only Sugar Man, Ray Robinson, had just ended his savage rivalry with Jake LaMotta, in doing so capturing the world middleweight crown, … read more “Holley Mims, The Middleweight Who Might Have Beaten Sugar Ray Robinson”
Without a doubt, the hero of this piece is the one and only, the incomparable, the super-special Sugar Ray Robinson. Yet Robinson’s dance partner, his … read more “On This Day In 1958 – The Magnificent Sugar Ray Robinson Becomes A Five-Time Middleweight King!”
There is one hugely important anniversary on the boxing calendar this month, as on March 8, “The Fight Of The Century,” between rival unbeaten heavyweight … read more “60 Years Ago: The Great Sugar Ray Robinson Sees Out His Rivalry With Gene Fullmer In His Very Last World Title Fight”
Chicago Stadium, February 14, 1951: Sugar Ray Robinson-Jake LaMotta VI, for the middleweight championship of the world.
It was 70 years ago today when fierce … read more “70 Years On And The Savagery Of Sugar Ray Robinson-Jake LaMotta VI Still Stuns”
Imagine it: two of the absolute best fighters in the world fighting each other, in a rematch, with not so much as a sniff of … read more “February 5, 1943 – When The Unstoppable Jake LaMotta Scored His Greatest Victory”
In the summer of 1952, Sugar Ray Robinson, the best fighter on the planet, who had ruled as welterweight and middleweight champ, went for more. … read more “On This Day: Sugar Ray Robinson Blasts Bobo Olsen To Become A Three-Time Middleweight King”
Already looked at by many as the finest boxer in the world pound-for-pound, Sugar Ray Robinson set sail for Europe back in November of 1950. … read more “On This Day In 1950: The Great Sugar Ray Robinson Warms Up For LaMotta With European Tour”
Six brutal fights, fought over nine years, between two of the greatest fighters ever. Today in 1942, two legendary fighters – real legends, not merely … read more “On This Day In 1942: The Start Of The Brutal Sugar Ray Robinson-Jake LaMotta Rivalry”
Sugar Ray Robinson’s lofty place in boxing lore was as cemented as the chin of his former six-time rival, Jake La Motta. Robinson, for whom … read more “Joey Maxim Vs. Sugar Ray Robinson – When Evil Heat And A Rock Chin Stopped The Greatest Ever”