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 ...
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 ...
Hailed by Muhammad Ali as "the king, the master, my idol," Sugar Ray Robinson was the greatest boxer America had seen since Joe Louis and is considered by many today to be, pound for pound, the best ...
He briefly mentored Don King and promoted fighters both well-known (like Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Robinson) and obscure. The fight promoter Don Elbaum in an undated photo. “Don knew more than anyone ...
Prologue : Round midnight -- 1921-1942 : Say goodbye to Walker Smith Jr. -- 1943-1944 : Sugar Ray's uniform -- 1945-1946 : Esquire men -- A lovely setup for the old man -- 1947 : Killer -- 1942-1951 : ...
Max Kellerman was the voice of boxing analysis for over two decades and made his return to the commentary desk for the fight between Terence Crawford and Canelo Alvarez. His perspective carries ...