Apr 16, 2014 · Ray Robinson stands over Tony Ancona after finishing him in 40 seconds of last round of the Daily News Inter-City Golden Gloves Tournament in 1940.

Mar 30, 2024 · The flamboyant Sugar Ray Robinson was a professional boxer who fought successfully in several divisions, and incredibly competed over a quarter century. He has long been regarded by many as pound-for-pound the greatest boxer of all time.

Apr 11, 2016 · 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...

He circumvented the AAU's age requirement by using an ID card from a youth named Ray Robinson, who had quit boxing. So, Walker began his amateur fighting career under that name—and it stuck. [23][24] Later, when a lady in the audience at a fight in Watertown, New York, said he was "sweet as sugar," the name "Sugar Ray Robinson" was born. [25][26]

The GOAT "Sugar" Ray Robinson, heavyweight all-time great Joe Louis and three members of the 1951 New York Yankees: catcher Yogi Berra, pitcher Allie Reynolds and center fielder Joe DiMaggio.

On this day in 1949, the legendary Sugar Ray Robinson fought Steve Belloise in a boxing match at Yankee Stadium 🥊

Mar 16, 1999 · Sugar Ray Robinson, born Walker Smith in Detroit in 1920, was 12 when he came to New York and 30 when he owned it. He ruled in the ring and he ruled from the front seat of his Cadillac.

Oct 10, 2006 · ESPN boxing historian Bert Sugar explains why Sugar Ray Robinson was the best pound-for-pound fighter in the history of the sport.

Nov 26, 2009 · When Sugar Ray Robinson ruled the ring as a champion welterweight and middleweight in the 1940s and ’50s, the most important member of his team of corner men …

SPORTS: World Series: Brooklyn over New York Yankees, 4-3 "Sugar" Ray Robinson wins world boxing championship