Nobody ever described Jake LaMotta as well as he once described himself. Or, actually, maybe describe is the wrong word. It’s more like he was confessing. Or possibly he was explaining something that ...
Sugar” Ray Robinson did not need invention. His legend existed in plain sight, built piece by piece until people stopped ...
‘The Bronx Bull’ was always competitive with his fellow American despite losing, and while he had moments of success in their sixth and final bout, he was stopped in the 13th round.
Kell Brook wants to align himself with the all-time greats of boxing by dethroning feared middleweight king Gennady Golovkin in London next Saturday. IBF welterweight champion Brook will jump two ...
Event: Sugar Ray Robinson defeated Jake LaMotta by TKO in round 13 (at 2:04) of a scheduled 15-round fight. Title at stake: World middleweight championship (held by LaMotta; recognized by NYSAC, NBA, ...
Frankfurt, Germany, Dec. 24, 1950: Welterweight boxing champion Sugar Ray Robinson is interviewed after arriving by train in Frankfurt for his Christmas night fight against Hans Stretz. At right are ...
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 ...