On this day in 1951, one of boxing’s great rivalries finally came to an end. The term pound-for-pound goes hand-in-hand with Sugar Ray Robinson’s remarkable 201-fight career that lasted from 1940 to ...

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 ...

FRANKFURT, Dec. 28 (Stars and Stripes) — Sugar Ray Robinson last. might settled the question of how long Hans Stretz, ex-middleweight champion of Germany, could stand up against the world welterweight ...

“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 ...

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 ...

These days, there is precious little boxing that takes place over the holidays, save for the customary late-year shows in Russia and Japan. For promoters, it’s a financially perilous decision to stage ...

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 ...

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 ...

In the mood for 'Jake LaMotta vs. Sugar Ray Robinson VI' without the hassle? Trying to locate where to stream, rent, buy, or watch where to watch this film can be a bit of a headache so we at ...

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 ...

Sugar Ray Robinson, hailed as a "king" and "idol" by Muhammad Ali, viewed boxing not as mere violence but as an intellectual ...