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Ilia Topuria bears similarities to boxing's greatest fighters, Muhammad Ali and 'Sugar Ray' Robinson, according to Mike Tyson ...
Stevenson, who meets William Zapeda in New York in defence of his WBC lightweight title, dismissed Robinson as ‘buns’ during the build-up. Buns is not a compliment. According to Stevenson, Robinson ...
When Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran talk about boxing’s greatest fighter, they come to the same conclusion.
The outcome of a fantasy showdown between Sugar Ray Leonard and Sugar Ray Robinson has been debated for many years.
It was when Sugar Ray Robinson defeated Jimmy Doyle (42-7-3) to retain his World Welterweight Title. However, there was a darker matter at hand and it involved Doyle.
Most in the boxing world are fond of a hypothetical clash, whether it’s Sugar Ray Robinson vs Sugar Ray Leonard or Oleksandr ...
He won 175 times – 109 times by knockout. Muhammad Ali styled himself after Sugar Ray Robinson. Before leaving for the 1960 Olympics, Ali asked Robinson to be his professional manager.
When it came to boxing, Robinson was as good as it got. Sugar Ray Robinson fought 202 times during a career that spanned three decades. Muhammad Ali called Sugar Ray "the king, the master, my idol." ...
Consider, for example, that Sugar Ray Leonard got his first title match after just 25 fights. It was for Robinson that the term ”uncrowned champion” was invented by sportswriters.
Let me come right to the point and say that all these words lead to Sugar Ray Robinson, a genius inside ring ropes. I have written about Robinson for years and lately my columns on him have been ...
Florida A&M University professor Luther D. Wells and alumnus Reginald L. Wilson are taking “Sugar Ray,” a one-man show about legendary boxer Sugar Ray Robinson to an off-Broadway theater.
Sugar Ray Robinson is still considered arguably the greatest pound-for-pound boxer ever. That included the six brawls with Jake LaMotta was a big part of the Martin Scorese-Robert De Niro classic ...