Ray Robinson
Noun
Meaning
United States prizefighter who won the world middleweight championship five times and the world welterweight championship once (1921-1989)
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Examples
Sugar Ray Robinson was at the top of the boxing world during the 1950's when it seemed that he would either win or lose the championship about every three or four months.
His use of rhythm, his timing, his footwork. Ray Robinson was the greatest combination of speed and power that ever came together in one fighter.
Ray Robinson was the perfect fighter because he had no weakness. He had one greatest chins of all time. He was never really knocked out in a 25 year career. Another special thing about Robinson was how many times he was able to get off the floor to win. He always rose to the occasion.
Sugar Ray Robinson was probably the greatest pound-for-pound fighter of all time.
I used to love to see Willie Pep and Ray Robinson. To me, the epitome of a great athlete is a great boxer. I just love the rhythm of seeing a man dance, slip punches. I loved the dancers and boxers. I would see them and be mesmerized.
“I am catching a myriad of videos, items like the Johnny Carson Show, a famous Hollywood director’s documentary of Germany immediately after VE Day and Sugar Ray Robinson beating the Raging Bull, Jake LaMotta, in 1952.”