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 ...

Teddy Atlas says Sugar Ray Robinson still ranks above Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Terence Crawford as the greatest welterweight ...

Leonard earned Sugar Ray Robinson’s approval before building one of boxing’s defining championship careers during the Four ...

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 ...

These days, there is precious little boxing that takes place over the holidays, save for the customary late-year shows in Russia and Japan. For promoters, it’s a financially perilous decision to stage ...

Famous athletes born today May 3 include boxing legend Sugar Ray Robinson, New York Yankees six-time World Series champion ...