Sugar Ray Robinson was the sharpest looking fighter of all time

[HitmanTommy]

A long time ago. Completely different era, but man that dude was sharp as hell.

[TheCell8]

Definitely.

Another aspect that surprises me about him is that he didn't appear to slur his speech after retiring. I recently saw an interview of Youtube when he was 49 and despite the fights he had no slurring.

One of a kind athlete.

[NearHypnos]

Chris Eubank would beg to differ

[The D3vil]

If that guy was young today, he'd be starring in movies, TV shows, and making records with Kanye & Pharrell.

The world would be his.

The total package.

It's a crime that we didn't get to watch his career in the mass media era.

[HitmanTommy]

If that guy was young today, he'd be starring in movies, TV shows, and making records with Kanye & Pharrell.

I could see that

[boliodogs]

I doubt it. There have been many thousands of boxers over hundreds of years. Do you know what they all looked like? Maybe a few of them were better looking than SSR. Just say he was a sharp looking boxer and leave it at than instead of this all time BS.

[boliodogs]

Sorry. i meant SRR.

[The D3vil]

I doubt it. There have been many thousands of boxers over hundreds of years. Do you know what they all looked like? Maybe a few of them were better looking than SSR. Just say he was a sharp looking boxer and leave it at than instead of this all time BS.

OK, who was sharper than SRR?

Dude's threads were always on point.

Hair was on point.

Cars on point.

Broads on point.

That cat's swag level was over 9000

[Roadblock]

If that guy was young today, he'd be starring in movies, TV shows, and making records with Kanye & Pharrell.

The world would be his.

The total package.

It's a crime that we didn't get to watch his career in the mass media era.

He be in jail along side Floyd for hitting a woman, SRR was a bad woman beater.


https://lasvegassun.com/news/1998/de...ses-the-real-/


This sugar wasn't really that sweet.

Away from the public eye, Sugar Ray Robinson was closer to rotten.

Viewers can catch an intimate glimpse of the legendary boxer when HBO Sports debuts "Sugar Ray Robinson: The Bright Lights and Dark Shadows of a Champion" Tuesday at 10 p.m.

The one-hour documentary is anchored by the access granted by those closest to Robinson, including his ex-wife, children and business associates. It is further enhanced by the input of sportswriters and opponents like Jake LaMotta, Carmen Basilio and Gene Fullmer.

On the surface, Robinson was a triumphant figure, beloved by millions around the world. He went 175-19-6 with 109 knockouts and is considered by many to be the greatest pound-for-pound boxer in history.

But not many saw what Robinson was truly like as a man. Through this film we learn he was an egomaniac, a philandering wife beater and a poor father.

"My dad was a dad to lots of children except his own," says one son, Ron Smith. Ray Robinson Jr. tells of fierce combinations his father would land on his mother.

Included in the home-movie footage is a scene of Robinson in a hotel room, carousing with an anonymous woman.

"It was outrageous," ex-wife Edna Mae Robinson says, "the way he would haul off and slap me if he thought I disapproved (of his other women) or was going to leave in any way."

[coghaugen]

Chris Eubank was another level.