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 to ...
Wil Haygood talks to Steve Inskeep about the life and career of Sugar Ray Robinson, including his many fights against rival boxer Jake LaMotta.... Sugar Ray Robinson: Fighting Toward Transcendence ...
If youâ ve heard somebody use the phrase â pound for pound,â if youâ ve marveled at an athleteâ s entourage, if you know who the singer Mark McGrath is, then you know a little something about Sugar ...
“Beauty, power, greatness, perfection — Sugar Ray Robinson was the best,” said Sugar Ray Leonard . Take a moment to comprehend the caliber of the men giving Robinson such high praise. Some of the ...
JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT (1960-1988) Sugar Ray Robinson acrylic and oilstick on canvas 59.7/8 x 48.1/4 in. (152.1 x 122.6 cm.) Painted in 1982. His vigilant gaze directed at the viewer, his gloved fists ...
Florida A&M University professor Luther D. Wells and alumnus Reginald L. Wilson are taking “Sugar Ray,” a one-man show about legendary boxer Sugar Ray Robinson to an off-Broadway theater. The two ...
In Valatie, where he lived for two decades, Joey Archer wasn’t recognized as the boxer who sent Sugar Ray Robinson into retirement or the man who fought twice for the world middleweight title at ...
Jean-Michel Basquiat’s 1982 painting depicting one of the world’s greatest boxers, Sugar Ray Robinson, is expected to fetch in the region of US$35 million at an upcoming auction in New York. Created ...
Muhammad Ali called him the best boxer ever. He never lost an amateur fight. He won his first 40 bouts as a professional. He held both the welterweight and middleweight championship belts. There's ...