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." ...
We’re talking, of course, about the legendary Sugar Ray Robinson, who won the vacant World Welterweight title on 20 December 1946. Let's revisit the fight and the career of this fantastic fighting ...
Let’s start with former welterweight and middleweight champion ‘Sugar’ Ray Robinson, with a 174-19-6 with 109 knockouts. He turned professional in October of 1940, going on to win his first ...
The Hall of Fame boxer didn't let up until he captured the middleweight world championship for a fifth time. Sugar Ray Robinson knocked out Jake LaMotta in February 1951 to kick off one of the most ...
"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 ...