Sep 04 2024
Randolph Turpin, the man who dethroned a legend
British sporting hero revealed the secret behind ‘Sugar’ Ray scalp
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Feb 14 2024
On This Day: Sugar Ray Robinson wins the St Valentine’s Day Massacre
A brave but outclassed Jake LaMotta cannot cope with Sugar Ray Robinson this time around, writes Sam Corbishley
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Aug 07 2023
Yesterday’s Heroes: Why Turpin conquering Robinson was the greatest victory of them all
Plenty of British boxers upset the odds at world class level but Randolph Turpin beating "Sugar" Ray Robinson is surely the best of them all, writes Miles Templeton
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May 28 2022
‘I dreamed I had died in that fight.’ The nightmarish heat that engulfed Sugar Ray Robinson
It’s almost 70 years since Sugar Ray Robinson succumbed to Joey Maxim and the elements in New York City, writes Steve Bunce
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May 03 2022
Sugar Ray Robinson: There will never be another
He is Walker Smith, who boxed under the ring name of Sugar Ray Robinson and lit up the Forties and Fifties with a dazzling array of skill, power, good looks and, when he had to,…
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Oct 25 2021
Dale Arrowsmith – Britain’s only self-managed journeyman
'Perhaps I just like getting hit,' muses Dale Arrowsmith as he speaks to Matt Christie
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Jul 10 2021
Randolph Turpin vs Sugar Ray Robinson 70 years on
The testimonies of those there to see the greatest performance by a British fighter, Randolph Turpin vs Sugar Ray Robinson, tell the story of a truly stunning contest. By Matt Bozeat
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Feb 14 2021
On This Day: Ten Valentine’s Day title fights, featuring Evander Holyfield and more
Listing the 10 ‘world’ title fights to have taken place on February 14, featuring Evander Holyfield and more
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Sep 19 2020
On This Day: Defensive genius Willie Pep was born in 1922
Tris Dixon celebrates the life of Willie Pep, one of the greatest fighters of all-time
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Jul 10 2020
On This Day: Randy Turpin stuns Sugar Ray Robinson in the greatest ever British performance in boxing history
Sugar Ray Robinson was thoroughly enjoying his European tour until he encountered Randy Turpin in London