You might wonder, what does this have to do with ‘Sugar’ Ray Robinson refusing the Mafia’s offer to throw his 1945 fight against Jake LaMotta? But here’s the thing—it had everything to ...
When it came to boxing, Robinson was as good as it got. Sugar Ray Robinson ... 10-count in his 200 fights, though he once suffered a TKO. His one early loss was to Jake LaMotta, his career-long ...
Boxing is on its way back to the great days of the sport and one name for some still sits on top of the mountain.
BEFORE the world became familiar with the alias ‘Sugar Ray Robinson’, Walker Smith Jr embarked on a glorious run across ...
The fight was slammed by several professionals ... to go home and put in Tommy Hearns and Sugar Ray Robinson and Sugar Ray Leonard and Jake Lamotta, Rocky Marciano I had to watch some real ...
In 1997, Ring Magazine selected Sugar Ray Robinson as the ... took a 10-count in his 200 fights, though he once suffered a TKO. His one early loss was to Jake LaMotta, his career-long rival.