May: A Month That Gave Us So Many Great Fighters!
It’s curious, you may or may not agree, how a certain month of the year can produce greatness. Plenty of greatness.
Sugar Ray Robinson
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On This Day: Beauty, Perfection, And Brutality – Three Huge Hits All In One Punch!
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.
Every Knee Must Bend, Nobody Can Pretend Otherwise – Sugar Ray Robinson Was And Is THE King
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.
Sugar Ray Robinson and Carmen Basilio – And Two Of The Most Savage Middleweight Title Fights In History
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.
On This Day In 1942: The Epic Sugar Ray Robinson Vs. Jake LaMotta Rivalry Begins
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.
Carmen Basilio and Sugar Ray Robinson: Thank God They Never Had A Third Fight
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.’
On This Day: Robinson-Basora II; Sugar Ray Proves Again How Lethal He Is In A Rematch
Among his many special qualities, Sugar Ray Robinson had an amazing ability to make the necessary adjustments when heading into a rematch.
On This Day: The Fight That Almost Killed Sugar Ray Robinson
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.
Ten Years In The Making: “Sweet Thunder” To Bring Sugar Ray Robinson’s Story To The Silver Screen
It’s about time the great – the greatest of them all – Sugar Ray Robinson was given the silver screen treatment.
Sugar Ray Robinson Vs. Sugar Ray Leonard: The Ultimate Dream Fight?
Sugar Vs. Sugar. Greatness Vs. Greatness. Supremacy Vs. Supremacy.
How would you title a Dream Fight – perhaps THE biggest, most fascinating, most debatable Dream Fight imaginable – between the two Sugars, Robinson and Leonard?