Who among passionate boxing fans can resist a ‘Greatest-Ever’ list? Be it the greatest fights ever, the greatest rounds ever, the greatest KO’s ever, or … read more “Who Are The Five Greatest-Ever Fighters From All 17 Weight Divisions?”
It was, and is, THE biggest boxing upset ever scored by a British fighter. On July 10, 1951, in London, England, Randolph Turpin won a … read more “On This Day In 1951: Sugar Ray Robinson Avenges His Upset Loss To Randolph Turpin With Bloody KO Victory”
Two of the greatest fighters in boxing history, Willie Pep, and Sugar Ray Robinson are now and always will be giants of the sport; almost … read more “Willie Pep Vs. Sugar Ray Robinson”
Forget Lloyd Honeyghan’s huge upset win over Don Curry. Forget Ricky Hatton’s enormous win over Kostya Tszyu. Forget Tyson Fury’s upset win over Wladimir Klitschko. … read more “70 Years Ago Today: Randolph Turpin W15 Sugar Ray Robinson – The Biggest Upset Ever Scored By A British Fighter”
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”