Oleksandr Usyk has considered how Terence Crawford, his fellow modern great, would fare against a prime Sugar Ray Robinson.
An early look at the future champ prompted Gainford to say he was "sweet as sugar." So Walker Smith Jr. was no longer. In 1939, Sugar Ray Robinson was born. Shortly after winning the New York Golden ...
"I'm quite honored that so many still consider me "The Greatest." However, there were many who went before me who paved the way, and my idol will always be Sugar Ray Robinson, who was, and remains, ...
Gene Fulmer wasn't just a brawler throwing wild punches and hoping for the best, he was a calculated disruptor whose bizarre techniques dismantled one of the greatest boxers who ever lived. This is a ...
Jose "OnFire" Aguirre and Tim "Dogg" Fears knock out the interviews at the ceremony to introduce the Sugar Ray Robinson stamp, only the second fighter in history to have his own stamp. Listen to ...
When people think of legendary boxers, names like Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, and Joe Frazier come to mind. These fighters set the standard for what boxing is today, inspiring numerous fighters to ...
“Beauty, power, greatness, perfection — Sugar Ray Robinson was the best,” said Sugar Ray Leonard . Take a moment to comprehend the caliber of the men giving Robinson such high praise. Some of the ...
Sugar Ray Robinson didn't just outbox his opponents, he engineered their destruction from every range, every angle, and every moment of a fight. This is a full technical breakdown of the combinations, ...
THE YEAR 1951 was not a good one within the broad sweep of British social history. The deep wounds cleaved by the second world war had yet to fully heal, a large part of the country’s infrastructure ...
Frankfurt, Germany, Dec. 24, 1950: Welterweight boxing champion Sugar Ray Robinson is interviewed after arriving by train in Frankfurt for his Christmas night fight against Hans Stretz. At right are ...