Sugar Ray Robinson, generally acknowledged as the greatest boxer in history, the man for whom the expression “pound for pound the best” was created, died yesterday morning of natural causes at ...

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 ...

Boxing in a Harlem gym, he borrowed the Amateur Athletic Union boxing card of a friend named Ray Robinson. An early look at the future champ prompted Gainford to say he was "sweet as sugar." So ...

The Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame announces its third class, which includes Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Robinson, Marvin Hagler, Felix Trinidad and Jack Johnson along with Roger Mayweather, Eddie Mustafa ...

Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Jake La Motta 6 Sugar Ray Robinson was involved in many huge bouts as a professional, but his most iconic contest was against Jake La Motta in 1951.

For the professional boxer, fight day is a solemn day, and World Middleweight Champion Sugar Ray Robinson takes it as solemnly as lesser men. There are no high jinks, none of the footloose fun of ...

Did you see any of the Oscar-nominated movies this year? The movie that intrigues me the most is the one about the woman who yearns to be a boxer. I wonder what it’s like, facing an opponent who might ...

Richard 'Sugar Ray' Nowicki, amateur boxer, coach, ... began boxing as an underage 16-year-old. ... a nickname he chose in honor of middleweight champion Sugar Ray Robinson.

Boxing great George Foreman has gone on the record regarding Robinson, touting him as the top fighter he's ever witnessed. Foreman stated: "There's no doubt about it: Sugar Ray Robinson was the ...

The legendary Sugar Ray Robinson (174-19-6-2 NC, 109 KOs) was born as Walker Smith Jr. in Ailey, Georgia, moving to New York City after his parents separated, which led to him dropping out of ...