BEFORE the world became familiar with the alias ‘Sugar Ray Robinson’, Walker Smith Jr embarked on a glorious run across amateur boxing. Smith was so good. He finished the amateur ranks ...
In terms of who the best pound for pound boxer ever was. Many still believe it to be ‘Sugar’ Ray Robinson. Speaking on the Ring Magazine podcast Atlas enthused: “Well, you have Floyd ...
While certain figures in boxing, such as Muhammad Ali or Sugar Ray Robinson, are well-known household names, Montclair local and boxing coach Harry Wiley deserves recognition for his professional ...
It is a well-known fact that most boxing specialists and historians regard Sugar Ray Robinson as the greatest pound-for-pound boxer of all time. His technical skills were all rounded, his punches ...
As careers stand; his was truly exceptional. Encompassing an incredible 200 professional bouts – over a twenty-five-year period (1940-1965); Sugar Ray Robinson represented boxing majesty. His ring ...
Many major professional stadiums from the Superdome's era are no longer standing. Neither are many of the statdiums built ...
On Sunday, the hulking, 70,000-seat, triple-decker stadium — an unmistakable figure in the New Orleans skyline with its champagne-colored metallic sheen and hourglass shape — will host a Super ...
Mayor Annette Strauss, real estate developer and art collector Ray Nasher, beauty mogul Mary Kay Ash, scholar and artist David Driskell and Stanley Marcus all attended. As Robinson likes to say ...
David Fisher, a professional rope jumper and performer, was honored by Westfield, Ind., on Monday after using a jump rope to rescue a teenager who had fallen through an icy pond. By Tim Balk It ...