Diamond in the Rough
THE BOY WHO WOULD COME TO BE KNOWN AS SUGAR RAY ROBINSON WAS INTRODUCED TO BOXING IN DETROIT, BUT HIS...
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Painting by Jun Aquino BRUSH WITH A LEGEND I had accompanied Rubin Carter to Madison Square Garden for his fight with Holly...
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RECUERDOS DE TIGER-DEPAULA He sido fanático del boxeo durante 60 años. El 25 de octubre de 1968, yo estuve en el...
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MEMORIES OF TIGER-DEPAULA I have been an avid boxing fan for 60 years. On October 25, 1968, I was ringside at...
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SUGAR RAY DEFEATS LIGHTWEIGHT KING SAMMY ANGOTT IN NON-TITLE AFFAIR. HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE FACT THAT HE’D RECENTLY OUTGROWN THE DIVISION,...
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Above: Sugar Ray Robinson (here tagging Kid Gavilan in their 1949 rematch) may have been the perfect welterweight. (Photo: The...
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FIGHT TWO – SUGAR SETBACK Robinson's first loss as a professional, following 40 straight wins, came against the fierce and significantly...
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“SUGAR” RAY’S RING MASTERY STANDS OUT WEIGHT ORDEAL AND KID GAVILAN'S RUSHING TACTICS FAIL TO CHECK ROBINSON – GIVES GREAT EXHIBITION...
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RAY ROBINSON STIRS UP ACTION IN THREE CLASSES NEW MIDDLEWEIGHT KING’S TRIUMPH OVER LAMOTTA UNFREEZES THAT CLASS, LEAVES WELTER TITLE VACANT...
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