“Beauty, power, greatness, perfection — Sugar Ray Robinson was the best,” said Sugar Ray Leonard . Take a moment to comprehend the caliber of the men giving Robinson such high praise. Some of the ...

Harlem’s Sugar Ray Robinson, welterweight (147 Ibs.) champion of the world, danced in his corner almost unnoticed. All eyes in Philadelphia’s Municipal Stadium were on the challenger, Cuba’s Gerardo ( ...

Miami - Former welterweight champion Kid Gavilan has died at the age of 77. He was one of the first members of the International Boxing Hall of Fame.Gavilan became a star and television regular in ...

MIAMI (AP) -- Bobby Dykes, a boxer in the 1940s and 1950s who fought Kid Gavilan and Sugar Ray Robinson, died at 77. He died Wednesday in his Coral Gables home, son-in-law Harry Roberts said. Dykes ...