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 ...

They said, he just won, they counted to 10," said former middleweight champion Gene Fullmer about Sugar Ray Robinson on ESPN Classic's SportsCentury series. "Pound for pound, the best." ...

From the sweet science to the brutal brawls, boxing has always been a sport of personalities. Nicknames like 'Sugar' Ray and ...

BEFORE the world became familiar with the alias ‘Sugar Ray Robinson’, Walker Smith Jr embarked on a glorious run across ...

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.

Toney fought 92-times during his accomplished career, suffering defeat on ten occasions. He picked up impressive victories against the likes of Mike McCallum, Iran Barkley and Michael Nunn. His last ...

Undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk has been named the 2024 Sugar Ray Robinson Fighter of the Year by the Boxing ...

1960 — Paul Pender beats Sugar Ray Robinson in a 15-round split decision to capture the world middleweight boxing title. 1962 — Bob Feller and Jackie Robinson are elected into baseball’s Hall of Fame.

"Pound for pound, the best." The claim has been used to describe many boxers, but it was invented for Sugar Ray Robinson. Never mind the weight class. When it came to boxing, Robinson was as good ...