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They said, he just won, they counted to 10," said former middleweight champion Gene Fullmer about Sugar Ray Robinson on ESPN Classic's SportsCentury series. "Pound for pound, the best." ...
Sugar Ray Robinson (173-19-6, 109 KOs) won world titles in the welterweight and middleweight divisions, wowing audiences with his brilliant one-punch KO power. He picked his punches well and had ...
You might wonder, what does this have to do with ‘Sugar’ Ray Robinson refusing the Mafia’s offer to throw his 1945 fight against Jake LaMotta? But here’s the thing—it had everything to ...
IBF welterweight champion Jaron 'Boots' Ennis is hoping he can create a legacy similar to that of boxing legends Floyd Mayweather and Sugar Ray Leonard. The start of that journey ...
The debate over who is the greatest boxer of all time was put back on the table with recent interviews with Ryan Garcia and Saul Alvarez, who, despite being active boxers and, in s ...
who was five inches shorter than Robinson. Sugar Ray cut open Basilio's eye and nose to gain an early advantage before Basilio, the welterweight champion, came back to win a split decision in a ...