However, there were many who went before me who paved the way, and my idol will always be Sugar Ray Robinson, who was, and remains, one of the best pound-for-pound fighters to have ever lived in ...

Pep famously sparred with Sugar Ray Robinson before turning pro and dominating ... Bird's signature win was Ernie Roderick, though he often lost when he stepped up in competition, such as his ...

who was five inches shorter than Robinson. Sugar Ray cut open Basilio's eye and nose to gain an early advantage before Basilio, the welterweight champion, came back to win a split decision in a ...

Boxing is on its way back to the great days of the sport and one name for some still sits on top of the mountain.