Sky Sports List Of The Top Five Greatest Ever American Boxers Sure To Spark A Debate

07/05/2023 James Slater

Yesterday was, as you, of course, know, the Fourth of July. Independence Day. A huge date in American history. And in boxing history. So, in an effort to both pay tribute and to perhaps stir up a passionate debate amongst fight fans, Sky Sports’ Toe2Toe podcast had a boxing expert – Gary Logan – list his top 5 greatest ever American boxers.… read more “Sky Sports List Of The Top Five Greatest Ever American Boxers Sure To Spark A Debate”

Irresistible Dream Fight: Sugar Ray Robinson Vs. Sugar Ray Leonard

05/12/2023 James Slater

How would you title a Dream Fight – perhaps THE biggest, most fascinating, most debatable Dream Fight imaginable – between the two Sugars, Robinson, and Leonard?… read more “Irresistible Dream Fight: Sugar Ray Robinson Vs. Sugar Ray Leonard”

May: A Month That Gave Us So Many Great Fighters!

05/03/2023 James Slater

It’s curious, you may or may not agree, how a certain month of the year can produce greatness. Plenty of greatness. Take our sport of boxing, for example.… read more “May: A Month That Gave Us So Many Great Fighters!”

On This Day: Beauty, Perfection, And Brutality – Three Huge Hits All In One Punch!

05/01/2023 James Slater

They say the sport of boxing is a curious mixture of brutality, beauty, and, from those who can do it at the highest level, perfection. And it so happened that, on this day back in 1957, the boxing world bore witness to a single punch, an exquisite one-punch knockout, indeed a flawless display of hitting without getting hit, that showed how, on the right night, this sport we all so love can deliver all three things: B, P, and B, if you so wish.… read more “On This Day: Beauty, Perfection, And Brutality – Three Huge Hits All In One Punch!”

Every Knee Must Bend, Nobody Can Pretend Otherwise – Sugar Ray Robinson Was And Is THE King

04/12/2023 James Slater

34 years ago today, the sport of boxing, indeed the world, lost the finest of them all. Sugar Ray Robinson, the greatest boxer to ever lace up the gloves – the man who was born Walker Smith Junior going on to become one of the finest athletes, showmen, artists, entertainers, and American icons – passed away at age 67, this from Alzheimers and high blood pressure.… read more “Every Knee Must Bend, Nobody Can Pretend Otherwise – Sugar Ray Robinson Was And Is THE King”

Sugar Ray Robinson and Carmen Basilio – And Two Of The Most Savage Middleweight Title Fights In History

03/25/2023 James Slater

Sugar Ray Robinson and Carmen Basilio, kings of the ring both, ended up all-even at 1-1; their two savage, give too much wars seeing both legends go to a place precious few fighters have ever had to go to and ever will have to go to.… read more “Sugar Ray Robinson and Carmen Basilio – And Two Of The Most Savage Middleweight Title Fights In History”

On This Day In 1942: The Epic Sugar Ray Robinson Vs. Jake LaMotta Rivalry Begins

10/02/2022 James Slater

80 years ago today in New York, one of the most celebrated and unforgettable boxing rivalries began. Sugar Ray Robinson and Jake LaMotta met up in a non-title ten round fight, and though neither great knew it at the time, each man had found his most testing rival; the fighter and fights both legends would be largely defined by.… read more “On This Day In 1942: The Epic Sugar Ray Robinson Vs. Jake LaMotta Rivalry Begins”

Carmen Basilio and Sugar Ray Robinson: Thank God They Never Had A Third Fight

09/24/202209/23/2022 James Slater

You know the thought process some people have when they watch a great fight, a slugfest, a war, a battle of attrition – they say and feel that the two men in the ring are ‘giving too much.’… read more “Carmen Basilio and Sugar Ray Robinson: Thank God They Never Had A Third Fight”

On This Day: Robinson-Basora II; Sugar Ray Proves Again How Lethal He Is In A Rematch

08/24/2022 James Slater

Among his many special qualities, Sugar Ray Robinson had an amazing ability to make the necessary adjustments when heading into a rematch. If a fighter was good enough, great enough, to defeat Robinson, chances are he was made to pay for it, and dearly, in the rematch.… read more “On This Day: Robinson-Basora II; Sugar Ray Proves Again How Lethal He Is In A Rematch”

On This Day: The Fight That Almost Killed Sugar Ray Robinson

06/25/2022 James Slater

Sugar Ray Robinson wanted to do something no welterweight champion had ever done: win the light-heavyweight crown. It was on this day 70 years ago when Robinson, who had already ruled at both welterweight and middleweight, moved up to the 175 pound division to take on world champ Joey Maxim.… read more “On This Day: The Fight That Almost Killed Sugar Ray Robinson”