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Sugar Ray Robinson (1921–1989) was hailed as the finest boxer to ever enter a ring. Muhammad Ali once called him "the king, my master, my idol"—and indeed, he was the idol of everyone who had anything to do with boxing. But for African Americans, he was more than a great boxer. In an era when blacks were supposed to be humble and grateful for favors received, he was a man whose every move in and out of the ring showed what black pride and power meant.Sugar Ray grew up during the Depression in the ghettos of Detroit and New York, rose through the amateur boxing ranks, became Golden Gloves champion at the featherweight at the age of eighteen, and become world welterweight champion in 1946 and middleweight in 1951. Robinson had it all, but later lost it all; and in this classic autobiography he tells it all with remarkable candor. Here is Sugar Ray: the dazzlingly handsome champion with a craving for fast cars and fast living; the kid who was terrified of elevators; the young GI who, together with Joe Louis, combated racial discrimination; the honest fighter who refused a million dollars to throw a fight against Rocky Graziano; the boxer who dreamed he would kill his opponent in the ring, and did so the following night.This Da Capo edition is supplemented with a new foreword and afterword by Dave Anderson about Sugar Ray's last years in Los Angeles and the legacy he left behind, and with eight new pages of stunning photographs.


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Dave Anderson, sports columnist for the New York Times, has covered boxing for over twenty-five years. Winner of the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for distinguished commentary, he has written seventeen books.

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  • Paperback: 380 pages
  • Publisher: Da Capo Press (March 21, 1994)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 030680574X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0306805745
  • Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #469,310 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars What a knockout! A great read for anyone., March 23, 1998
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This book goes straight into the heart and mind of one of boxings greatest fighters. Sugar Ray tells the tale of a true champion, and in doing so it tells the tale of a man who came from an unfavourable begining to reach great prestige and distinction. This book was a knockout!
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A far greater excuse for a screenplay than "Raging Bull", October 6, 1998
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First read "Sugar Ray" in 1970, as a student in high school and back then i read it two times. I can still recall the illustration by LeRoy Neiman on the original cover. To this present day the most influential reading in my life, along with David Halberstam's "The Reckoniing
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4.0 out of 5 stars decent read, October 19, 2005
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it is what it is. you get Sugar Ray's story right from the man himself. its concise and thorough and entertaining and inspirational
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4.0 out of 5 stars Sweet as sugar
I gave this book to my dad a boxing fan all his life. He couldn't put the book down. Lots of little known facts and excellantly written. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Hazel Kelly

5.0 out of 5 stars Sublime grandness!
To talk about the grandness of Sugar Ray Robinson may seem a commonplace, but in the annals of the boxing there has not been such kind of boxer who has displayed such style,... Read more
Published on December 26, 2006 by Hiram Gomez Pardo

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fistful of Sugar
A champion among champions. One of the greatest of all time tells you his story - he is a fighter, not a writer. Read more
Published on April 26, 2006 by C. C. Evans

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Sugar Ray - 3.75 Stars

I wanted to love this book. I wanted to love Sugar Ray - he was Ali's hero and in a lot of circles he is considered pound for pound the... Read more
Published on September 28, 2004 by Buster Paris

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book On A Great Champion
Sugar Ray Robinson was One Of THe Greatest Fighters Ever.Very Uplifting of How He Overcame SO Much.He was a Great Warrior Inside of The Ring.Muhammad Ali called Him The Greatest. Read more
Published on June 4, 2000 by mistermaxxx@yahoo.com

5.0 out of 5 stars Tap Dancing, Boxing, Money for Sugar Ray Robinson
This book was great. It is 378 pages, or something like that, with a forword and afterword by Dave. Lots of pictures, one with Sugar Ray at his restraunt in New York. Read more
Published on May 20, 2000

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