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 ...
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 school ...
LOS ANGELES – In Jim Lampley’s mind, Terence Crawford is a throwback to the first fighter Lampley ever watched on television, the legendary Sugar Ray Robinson. Earlier this week, when Lampley prepped ...
Max Kellerman was the voice of boxing analysis for over two decades and made his return to the commentary desk for the fight between Terence Crawford and Canelo Alvarez. His perspective carries ...
Hailed by Muhammad Ali as "the king, the master, my idol," Sugar Ray Robinson was the greatest boxer America had seen since Joe Louis and is considered by many today to be, pound for pound, the best ...
The “Sugar Ray” moniker is very sacrilegious in boxing. Once, in a welterweight non-title tiff in the late 1940’s, Sugar Ray Robinson’s opponent had the audacity to call himself Sugar and was ...
Sugar Ray Leonard believes there is just one fighter in boxing history that ranks above the late, great Muhammad Ali.