Joey Maxim Vs. Sugar Ray Robinson – When Evil Heat And A Rock Chin Stopped The Greatest Ever
Sugar Ray Robinson’s lofty place in boxing lore was as cemented as the chin of his former six-time rival, Jake … continue
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Barry McGuigan Calls Hagler The Greatest Middleweight Ever; Would’ve Beaten Robinson, Monzon
Barry McGuigan, writing in his regular boxing column for The Mirror, makes his case for Marvelous Marvin Hagler being not … continue
Sugar Ray Robinson In The ’60s – The All-Time Great Endures A Punishing Schedule
It’s been said many times how Sugar Ray Robinson could do it all; he could fight going backward, he fight … continue
On This Day In 1958 – Sugar Ray Robinson Wins The Middleweight Crown For An Amazing Fifth Time
Referred to by many boxing historians as the finest boxer ever, pound-for-pound, Sugar Ray Robinson achieved oh, so much during … continue
Today In 1965: The Greatest To Ever Lace ‘Em Up Bows Out – with a loss
The greatest of the greats can often go on for far too long, attempting to do what came so effortlessly … continue
On This Day In 1940: The Greatest Fighter In Boxing History Has His Pro Debut
Testimony to the vast number of pro fights the legendary, incomparable “Sugar” Ray Robinson had, is the fact that, when … continue
Sugar Ray Robinson And His Disturbing Death Dream: The Sad Case Of Jimmy Doyle
It’s no myth, instead a true story, that Paul McCartney, arguably the finest songwriter of the 20th century, dreamed one … continue
When the heat melted Sugar Ray Robinson
It was 67 years ago this month that the immortal Sugar Ray Robinson, then the middleweight champion and fresh off … continue
The Perfect Punch – and the boxing immortal who threw it
62 years ago today, the great, the incomparable, the immortal Sugar Ray Robinson knocked out the rock-chinned Gene Fullmer with … continue
Sugar Ray Robinson: The Greatest Of The Greats
It was thirty years ago today when the one and only Sugar Ray Robinson passed away. The man born Walker … continue