Sugar Ray Robinson News

The New York Times recently published a piece on Sugar Ray Robinson and his glory days in Harlem.A We thought it might be cool to look back over some Sugar Ray's favorite places to hang out in Harlem.

On todaya s show, New Yorker staff writer Michael Specter explains why so many Americans have come to mistrust science and major institutions.

Wil Haygood's new book titled "Sweet Thunder: The Life and Times of Sugar Ray Robinson," tells the story of the boxer's life, the dazzling times of his career before World War II and on through the Cold War without letup on Robinson's life, in and out of the ring.

OK, Cheeseheads. Get ready to visit Broadway. "Vince," a play about the legendary Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi, is planned for New York next season.

"Sweet Thunder" , by Wil Haygood: The boxer Sugar Ray Robinson was a man of glittering skill and deep complexity.

Sugar Ray Robinson was honored with a first-class postage stamp in 2006. Were all of American history written with the style and passion Wil Haygood pumps into his dazzling biography of boxer Sugar Ray Robinson, college history departments would be stormed by eager students.

When I was a young boxing writer, I once was invited to watch historic fight films with a small group that included Sugar Ray Robinson, by then long retired.

Catching up, last week's boxing match was a classic. Like the Middleweight opener, it was one sided but very exciting.

Rege Behe can be reached via e-mail or at 412-320-7990. Sugar Ray Robinson was born in Detroit and died near Los Angeles.

Books: Author Wil Haygood discusses "The Life and Times of Sugar Ray Robinson," 7:15 p.m., Decatur Library, Decatur.

Sweet Thunder: The Life and Times of Sugar Ray Robinson . By Wil Haygood. Knopf; 464 pages; $27.95 . Buy from Amazon.com OSTENSIBLY "Sweet Thunder" is the life of Sugar Ray Robinson, the middleweight regarded by many knowledgeable boxing fans as the greatest fighter, pound-for-pound, of all time.

Obvious mentions for greatest fighters every have to include the incomparable Sugar Ray Robinson.

Walker Smith Jr. at age 16 Wil Haygood In the first half of the 20th century, Harlem was a hotbed of black culture and entertainment.

A central figure there in the 1940s and '50s was boxing champion Sugar Ray Robinson, who was not just a fighter but also an entertainer, nightclub owner, man about town and hero to millions around the world.

"Boxing is the toughest and loneliest sport in the world." Those words were uttered by Frank Bruno, and while nowadays many people would claim otherwise , those words still ring true when it comes to many boxing matches.

A biography of boxer Sugar Ray Robinson, who got his nickname in Watertown in 1939, will have its national release Oct.

Last night, author Larry Tye spoke at the National Museum of American History. His book on Satchel Paige has been well-received by the critics and has spent weeks at Amazona s Top Five baseball history books.

Born and raised in Columbus, Pulitzer Prize finalist and Washington Post staff writer Wil Haygood brings home his newest work, a sweeping biography-cum-cultural history centered on one of the most iconic figures in the history of boxing.

He was named after singer Ray Charles and even called up the one and only Sugar Ray Robinson to ask if it was OK to borrow his moniker, "Sugar Ray." When his boxing career concluded he would be best known for winning a gold medal during the 1976 Olympics and winning world titles in five different weight classes as a pro.

The vintage gloves were found at a north Wales car boot sale by a keen collector of sporting memorabilia Boxing memorabilia belonging to champions Randolph Turpin and Bruce Woodcock, bought for 50 at a car boot sale have sold for 1,100 at auction.