Boxing After Dinner

There are a lot of superlatives about modern fighters like Mayweather or Duran being the greatest EVER, but this man, Sugar Ray Robinson was 128 and 1 at one point,. and finished with 174 wins. Against many GREAT fighters. And he NEVER lost to anyone twice. He WAS the greatest PFP in the opinion of most Boxing historians. You know, the people that actually saw all the great fighters, not just in the last 40 years. He like Tommy Hearns, held titles from Welterweight (where he was widely considered the greatest EVER,) up to Middleweight where he beat a collection of fighters that are legendary, and is also considered maybe the greatest fighter ever at that weight, and he even fought for the Light Heavyweight title, but after developing a big lead on all the cards in the 100 degree temperatures outside, Ray collapsed from heat exhaustion thus falling short on this amazing, and never completed 4 belt run. Not until Tommy Hearns 40 years later di someone finally win the belts in the 4 old school "premier" weight classes, Welter, Jr Middle, Middleweight, and Light Heavy. (There are 7 weight classes now in that range) Tommy is not well recognized for this achievement and Hearns a previous Welter champ, KNOCKED OUT the Light Heavy Champ to win. But this is about Sugar ray Robinson, and anyone who really knows boxing knows, he was likely the most talented fighter ever.

Sugar Ray Robinson - 128-1 - P4P The Greatest (Original Documentary) Sugar Ray Robinson is regarded by most as pound for pound the greatest boxer ever. At one point he held a remarkable record of 128 and 1. A 6 time world cham...