It was 67 years ago this month that the immortal Sugar Ray Robinson, then the middleweight champion and fresh off a one-punch kayo of challenger Rocky Graziano in April, attempted to wrest the light-heavyweight crown from Cleveland’s Joey Maxim, who outweighed him by 15 ½ pounds. » Read More
The Perfect Punch – and the boxing immortal who threw it
- Leave a Comment62 years ago today, the great, the incomparable, the immortal Sugar Ray Robinson knocked out the rock-chinned Gene Fullmer with one blisteringly superb punch at the Chicago Stadium. » Read More
Sugar Ray Robinson: The Greatest Of The Greats
- Leave a CommentIt was thirty years ago today when the one and only Sugar Ray Robinson passed away. » Read More
Sugar Ray Robinson Vs. Jake LaMotta: The Most Intense, Savage And Evenly Matched Rivalry In Boxing History
-Forget even Ali/Frazier, or Zale/Graziano, or even Leonard/Duran. » Read More
Sugar Ray Robinson: The Sweetest To Ever Do It
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If British hero Tony Bellew sees his boxing career come to an end today, he will be in good company. » Read More
75 Years Ago Today: The TWO Greatest Pound-For-Pound Boxers In History Fight In New York
-Sometimes in this great sport a fight comes too late in the career of one, or even both, of the protagonists. » Read More
The immortal Sugar Ray Robinson: Who hit him the hardest? The answer might surprise you
-During his legendary, and very long career, the simply incomparable Sugar Ray Robinson fought many hard-hitters – fellow greats like the recently departed Jake La Motta, Rocky Graziano, Gene Fullmer and many, many more. » Read More
Sugar Ray Robinson-Jake LaMotta VI, The Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre
-Sugar Ray Robinson, the ex-welterweight king, entered the ring with an amazing 120-1-2 record, his adversary, one he had grown accustomed to going to war with, climbed through the ropes with a 78-14-3 ledger. » Read More
Ring Legends v Modern Greats – Ranked by Number of Victories Over Top 3 Opponents
-How do you compare the records of modern day boxers with those of past pugilists? » Read More
‘Sugar’ Ray Robinson vs. Ralph ‘Tiger’ Jones on Fight Network this Sunday night
-NEW YORK (Jan. 14, 2015) – Fight Network USA will celebrate the 60th anniversary of Ralph “Tiger” Jones’ major upset of legendary “Sugar” Ray Robinson, arguably the greatest boxer of all-time, by airing their fight this Sunday night (Jan. » Read More