Sugar Ray Robinson

Jun
2010

Follow a recent Ray Robinson post on my Facebook page, I received several requests for more information on this legendary fighter.

Sugar Ray Robinson is considered by many to be the greatest boxer of all time. He thrived in an era where it was common to fight one world class opponent one week and another the next. For example, on February 5th, 1943, Ray Robinson lost a hard fought 10-round battle to middleweight Jake LaMotta. Robinson stepped back into the ring on February 19th, earning a 10-round decision over California Jackie Wilson (a 50+ fight veteran). A week later (February 26th), Robinson fought LaMotta again, this time winning a 10-round decision.

In less than a month, Robinson fought three 10-round fights, two with a middleweight who had 15 pounds on him. In today’s world, it is common for world class fighters to have 3 bouts in a single year. Robinson did it in one month.

Sugar Ray Robinson was a legend. We may never see another fighter like him. And as good as he appears on tape, his best days were not even captured on film. That’s how great he was.

To learn more about this legendary fighter, take a look at the documentary below. The embedded player includes all six parts. The arrows on each side of the player can be used to navigate from one part to the next. The full playlist can also be found here:

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=8D7250DED266802F