Sugar Ray Robinson was so good, he turned his beaten opponents into stars, including Jake La Motta, the “Raging Bull,” who retired to Bisbee before his 2017 death.

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 ...

When speaking about Walker Smith Jr, otherwise known to boxing fans as Sugar Ray Robinson, Muhammad Ali referred to him as “the king, the master, my idol.” Joe Louis said Robinson was “the ...

Though Leonard is gracious in his assessment, the two have been compared for their incredible rhythm and speed. He actually adopted his nickname ‘Sugar’ early, years before he would ever don the ...

Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, and Mike Tyson, legends in the realm of boxing, all concur that "Sugar" Ray Robinson stands atop the sport as the all-time greatest. Boxing enthusiasts continue to ...

Most boxing fans reserve the phrase "pound for pound" — used to describe a boxer of tremendous skill, regardless of the weight category — for the man considered the best fighter in history ...

Boxing is often called a dirty game, and no decade has embodied that better than the 1940s. The post When Boxing Legend Sugar Ray Robinson Risked His Life to Deny Mafia Hitman’s Offer to Throw a ...

Most boxing fans reserve the phrase "pound for pound" — used to describe a boxer of tremendous skill, regardless of the weight category — for the man… ...

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.. The ...

French reporters were goggle-eyed when World Welterweight Champion “Sugar Ray” Robinson ambled into Paris’ Claridge Hotel on the Champs-Elysées last November. Following the coffee-colored ...

Jean-Michel Basquiat’s 1982 painting depicting one of the world’s greatest boxers, Sugar Ray Robinson, is expected to fetch in the region of US$35 million at an upcoming auction in New York.