Norman ‘Norrie’ Sweeney died peacefully surrounded by his loving family at Crosshouse Hospital on February 18.

His funeral was front page news on Harlem’s leading newspaper ... One of the most famous athletes who was inspired by Rev. Johnson was the champion boxer Sugar Ray Robinson. Sugar Ray trained at the ...

Sugar Ray Robinson was an American professional boxer who became the first boxer in history to win a divisional world championship five times and is often considered the greatest boxer of all time.

Even after capturing Olympic gold, Leonard wasn’t supposed to become a famous professional boxer in the mold of his other inspired name, “Sugar Ray,” a tribute to Robinson. Ray’s plan was ...

Boxing legend ‘Sugar’ Ray Robinson is considered by many to be the best boxer who has ever graced the sport. With his name often being involved in conversations with Muhammad Ali as an all-time great, ...

Ennis is looking to put on an impressive show and achieve bigger and better things in the welterweight division by replicating what Floyd Mayweather and Sugar Ray Leonard previously did in the ...

1958 — Sugar Ray Robinson regains the middleweight title for a record fifth time with a 15-round decision over Carmen Basilio. 1961 — Cincinnati ends Ohio State’s 32-game winning streak with ...

The nickname also stuck due to its similarity with Sugar Ray Robinson, who was one of the greatest boxers of all time. Marvin Hagler was notably upset with Leonard’s nickname, or rather boxing ...

African-American personalities had rarely appeared on the cover of Time, and the few who did before 1966—Louis Armstrong, Joe Louis, Sugar Ray Robinson, Thurgood Marshall, among them—had ...