Sugar Ray Robinson Ringside

[@NelsonMontana1234]

Inside, outside, aggressor, counter puncher, speed, power, footwork, defense, accuracy -- Robinson was simply as perfect a boxer and one can be.

[@tha1man744]

Don’t forget chin he could take punch

[@stevehoward9922]

Best boxer in history in my opinion, Sugar Ray Robinson. Paved the way for the rest.

[@kristalmacleod3215]

Super Tough'

[@henrybrown9702]

Absolutely Sir !!! The infamous and amazing pund for pound best ever Walker Smith aka....... Sugar Ray Robinson.

[@ricardodufty4818]

He didn't go 89-0 as an amateur. Not that it matters, pound for pound the greatest fightet ever, without a doubt

[@raygan1221]

I am a very big Mayweather fan myself but when you talk about being the greatest boxer of all time, Pound for Pound. It's Sugar Ray Robinson.

[@trebordraw]

Mayweathers a great no doubt but sugar ray can punch with both hands, mayweather doesnt have a punch, on top of that he's too defensive, sugar ray would have loved that match, he threw 6 punch combos, he's keep floyd honest, sugar ray wins that fight 10/10

[@datawolf2318]

@@trebordraw not to mention Robinson punches were effective. He wasn't just trying to be "busy" he threw with precision and intention!

[@solidcake3401]

An Mayweather never ever boxed outside his backyard...every fight he had he was was the home fighter with everything on his side,from the judges to the refs an whole commission...Mayweathers not even in the top 100 ever. Dont even mention his name in the same sentence as sugar ray Robinson

[@trebordraw]

@@datawolf2318 I find in life that those who have to tell you how great they are tend to be insecure and not that great at all. Look at George st. Pierre. The best mixed martial artist ever, never ever says hes anything and always humble and genuine, just like sugar ray.

[@datawolf2318]

@@trebordraw agreed. GSP was incredible. Highest iq ever I ever saw. GOAT for sure.

[@sinceremaverick7081]

1940's Sugar Ray Robinson Films is what we want!!!!

[@keepitreal4592]

Yes

[@jayclarke5466]

Aren’t any…sadly, at his height ,as WW champ .There are no known movie clips.

[@MrRufusRToyota]

Ain’t none.

[@TheBatugan77]

I have them. Send $49.95 in a self-addressed stamp envelope. #FleeceFolkEnterprises

[@markbrooker3729]

The most beautiful fighter I’ve ever seen. Period.

[@margarinetaintedgreen8140]

I always liked Ringside. Really good show. Thanks for the upload. Sugar is the greatest!

[@adamc1272]

I end up ignoring the punches Robinson throws because I get transfixed by his feet. His balance and direction change is sublime, he looks like he could walk on water. Thanks for upload and interesting comments, feel like I learnt something. Adam C (UK)

[@massimos6863]

Sugar Ray Robinson was the greatest Boxer that ever lived. Always Remember ❤🙏

[@gregorymallard4105]

Fought 5 times in 29 days? Damn

[@ralphdupas6179]

Damn? Then this is the REAL DAMN. He fought Jake LaMotta TWICE in 14 days. Sandwich in between is a tune up fight with contender California Jackie Wilson. That's DAMN!

[@yaantsudnbesdai972]

NO......not "damn"..........rather, instead......."bless"..........bless that PINOCCHIO "frog"......

[@jimlaguardia8185]

Reminds me of my youth in Brooklyn, Loooong ago.

[@louieHuelsman]

Most of that original cometary sounds like Jimmy Jacobs.?!?!?!? Mike Tyson’s first manager.

[@BoxingGOATEdits]

Yep, Jimmy Jacobs here, he had one of the largest private fight collections back in the day

[@chiliman4711]

If only Leonard and him were born in the same era. That would have been epic!!

[@trvth1s]

Leonard got outboxed by a lightweight coming up, Hearns on the rematch, and stopped by several guys by age 40. Robinson was ever only stopped by heat exhaustion against the undisputed lightheavyweight champion. Robinson had far too much experience for Leonard. Leonard was great but in the 40's he wouldnt have been that special imo

[@yaantsudnbesdai972]

The number that Robinson did to Van Damme in his fight with him: Flurries of body shots put Van Damme down a first time right before the bell. His trainers had to carry Van Damme to his corner and he was absolutely wincing in pain. Which middleweights ever had the power to put people down repeatedly with 'body shots?' Then the finishing combination by Sugar Ray: A very rapid succession of two consecutive left hand body shots -- simultaneously followed by a Sugar Ray left hook, with lots of leverage, speed, and power to Van Damme's "dome" which KOed him. When have you ever seen combinations like that in any division? Awesome stuff.

[@clevelandwilliams5922]

Condition your body to take power shots and to why Middle weight fights you see body blow knockouts, because the body has less muscle to absorb that power.

[@jonathanhart8570]

Rnd 13...I thought it was an early round, the speed of Sugar in the real championship rounds, WOW... The rounds no fighter visits today, Robinson looks fresh

[@darrylhayes3662]

He was b4 my time yet I’ve heard from first hand many people say the same.As a matter of fact I once heard Ali said he copied his style. Now if you got into the Archives you’re gonna fine he had a amazing record from Amateur and pro

[@dapperdoug4742]

The G.O.A.T. in action 👊🏾

[@brettmitchell8014]

Bert Sugar could tell a story about any sport or game and it would be interesting.

[@richardbranton7396]

But not necessarily true.....

[@TheBatugan77]

​@@richardbranton7396 You say stuff like that again... I'll lay you out.

[@richardbranton7396]

@@TheBatugan77 lol you funny you racist pos ,you not and you can't do sh*t you sound stupid making threats on KZbin lmmfao sad little incel with cerebral dysentery ,clown.

[@richardbranton7396]

@TheBatugan77 lol you sound stupid ,sad little incel.

[@richardbranton7396]

@@TheBatugan77 pussie,lol ,incel,you sound stupid making threats on KZbin ,clown ,what a punk

[@davidorme1993]

All three of these panelists have passed. Kind of sad. And such fixtures of the New York sports beat.

[@yaantsudnbesdai972]

Sugar Ray Robinson looks as athletic, incredible, and lethal -while training boxing a punching ball...or jumping rope...as any boxer -past or present- as I've ever seen. Just seeing footage of him train, (forget about the actual fights), you can see and sense this unique and distinct fury, prowess, determination, resolve, and energy about him that -- you don't see in about any other boxer who's ever lived who were doing the same menial training techniques...

[@rasulsamad5860]

Well said. I haven't seen much of his training on KZbin

[@sandy3482]

Boxing was the no. 1 sport in America for well over 50 years, now it isn't even in the top 10. I don't even know who is the heavyweight champion or if there is even one

[@KD400_]

I know exactly. Actually it was the no1 sport in the world too. The heavyweight champ was basically the unofficial president of the world

[@TheGreatest1974]

The best punch I ever saw Robinson throw was the rematch left hook against fulmer. If you watch it again, you can see ray drop the left, just a little bit, causing fulmer to lower his right expecting a body shot, fulmer fell for the feint and ray landed that PERFECT left hook to fulmers head and ENDED the fight with that 1 shot. I mean that was the fantastic gene fulmer on the canvas out. Incredible.

[@trebordraw]

never knocked out before or after that fight, granite chin, but SSR could KO a horse if hes in fighting shape

[@mjohara]

Gene was said to have been out until he was helped to his corner where he turned around and looked back over at Robinson who was leaping and jumping up and down jubilantly and said to his corner "Why is Ray doing calisthenics in his corner?" :)

[@robdean704]

Basilio was a tough man who hit Robinson with 32 straight punches in the 11th round and Ray seemed to get upset and absolutely destroyed carmine in the 12th. Goat

[@yaantsudnbesdai972]

In the final rounds of "The St. Valentine's Massacre" (no, I'm not referring to the Boston Celtics win over the Lakers in the playoffs in the 80s) -- the LEVERAGE, speed, and power that Robinson throws into all his punches -- the way he does a number on LaMotta -- Judas hotwire, Ray Robinson had ALL the punches inside (close range) and outside (far range). Straights, hooks, uppercuts all of them accurate, natural and fluid; no awkwardness. He could brawl like a heavyweight or box with finesse -- change rhythm and style instantaneously -- he was like the "Bruce Lee of boxing" -- he had ALL the styles and could switch immediately from one form to another without thinking, just on pure instinct, as in "Jeet Kune Do." Judas pig-slap.

[@blinkzone1]

Let's get some Henry Armstrong fights!

[@robbeadle9487]

Don't forget sugar Ray was fighting 4 times a year not 1a year like boring mayweather

[@quincyrobinson8139]

The p4p greatest srr.

[@cxrgaming923]

quincy robinson I agree, Sugar Ray Robinson is the greatest p4p ever.

[@yaantsudnbesdai972]

Being a life-long boxing historian as well as having trained Mike Tyson with Cus D'amato in the 80s -- I have long believed that Sugar Ray is the best of all time. The absolute energy and fury that he had -- throwing punches with 'vicious intent' (as Mike Tyson would say) -- Judas "pig slap" Ray Robinson was a heck of a "derling whervish" to behold. I love these 'PINOCCHIO' ESPN Ringside episodes. Bert Sugar was such a great, entertaining, and knowledgeable boxing historian. It's too bad that ESPN doesn't make intelligent programming like this anymore; I really used to like watching ESPN -- but like most of the rest of society, ESPN became too politically-liberal and dumb over the past 20 years; consequently nearly all their current shows and analysts are nothing but stupid politically-correct jokes.... They hire the dumbest most annoying analysts for all their shows these days; loud-mouthed immature morons....

[@TheBatugan77]

Agree. ESPN = Extra Stupid Politics Nonsense

[@KHLB516]

Anyone have the link to the episode of this series featuring Pernell Whitaker

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

2:17:25 For Basilio to say that Robinson's loss to Maxim had nothing to do with heat is absolute rubbish. He's only saying that because he hated Robinson.

[@trebordraw]

True, the ref quit before robinson and he wasnt throwing or taking punches!!

[@kasnilistopadski]

That's the best comment : he took the punches so he should take the money.

[@paddydub8932]

the sugar ray left hook,damn that was good

[@mwbright]

There was "Robinson, and the top ten." And then there's Roberto Duran.

[@AlexRodriguez-lc1nk]

THE BEST EVER .POUND FOR POUND. AND NOOO IT AINT FLOYD MAYWEATHER. . THE GOAT IS SUGAR RAY.

[@ss-cl4rr]

There's only in G.O.A.T SRR in and out if the ring pure class...these guys used to fight 15 days later...135fights before he losses one. takes on everyone., Rough and tough characters .and FLOYD says he's better, please

[@TheGreatest1974]

Floyd would mess his pants after 1 round fighting Robinson. He’d be utterly devastated at his own idiocy thinking he was a great of the sport compared to Sugar ray. Hell Floyd isn’t even as good as Ray Leonard let alone Ray Robinson.

[@darrylsaunders2008]

Now ray had a check left hook

[@Syphaxx5]

Goat by far

[@ike420]

Thanks.

[@anthonymongelli5567]

Joe Louis said I’m glad he wasn’t any bigger!!! Great compliment and with Joey Maxim the heat beat him not Maxim. He should have fought him again in cooler weather for he had the fight won and couldn’t come out for the 14th round like the referee also collapsed from the heat.

[@sweetazzpiew8490]

Yesssssss!! Sugar Ray Robinson Was The Shyzzny'eeee!!

[@BhagyanagarRE]

Dempsey + Joe Louis + Ali = Sugar Ray Robinson

[@GilturnerknocksoutphonyFloyd]

Greatest WW of all time. No question. Too bad there are no many films of him at his best. Mayweather not in top 15 all time WW’s.

[@GilturnerknocksoutphonyFloyd]

For those that think Mayweather is an all time great consider these fighters and do research. The high level of competition the DEPTH of that competition compared to now In no particular order these fighters some never champions beat Mayweather. A few chase him out of the ring. Robinson Gavilan Burley Walker Ross Leonard Hearns Duran Johnny Bratton Gil Turner Basilio Billy Graham Napoles Griffith Curtis Cokes There are more but that’s enough for now Like Josef Goebbles the Nazi propagandist Mayweather lies so much some people actually believe him. And the media always looking for an angle and the next “ great” champion feed his lies and ego.

[@seanjohn7930]

@@GilturnerknocksoutphonyFloyd U a hater bro

[@GilturnerknocksoutphonyFloyd]

@@seanjohn7930 I’m a boxing historian not an idolizer. Robinson Gavilan Duran Mickey Walker Hearns Barney Ross Jose Napoles Basilio Johnny Bratton Eddie Perkins Leonard Jimmy Mc Larnen Henry Armstrong The list goes on. most of these guys destroy Mayweather Most of these guys fought with 6 ounce gloves, day of the fight weigh in and 15 round championship fights. Mayweather is a good fighter in a weak era. Chose his own opponents many way past their best. Believe what you want and I’ll believe what I want.

[@seanjohn7930]

@@GilturnerknocksoutphonyFloyd I don't even like Mayweather, personality or his boxing style. But he is a defensive master. An ATG defensive boxer, recognise.

[@GilturnerknocksoutphonyFloyd]

@@seanjohn7930 I agree. Some of the fighters I cited were defense masters. Billy Graham, Eddie Perkins, Kid Gavilan. Robinson was a master of everything. The great Eddie Perkins would have had Mayweather punching at air. He was as illusive as Willy Pep. In my opinion none of the all time greats would have been flummoxed by Mayweathers defense. His father tried that against Ray Leonard Kid Gavilan did the shoulder roll. Billy Graham was a master boxer. Duran a much greater defensive fighter with a killer offense at LW and WW.

[@robbeadle9487]

Mayweather v sugar Ray Robinson there's no comparison sugar Ray Robinson was miles better just look at his kos

[@troubleman9084]

Announcer made Lamotta sound much greater than he was

[@tonymolino7337]

Robinson was good, real good, the best

[@dm364]

Anyone know if a DVD of this episode exists? and if so where to get ahold of it?

[@isaacsituma975]

He was genius and intelligent enough

[@louieHuelsman]

Sorry guys I just can’t c it?? I think Mike Tyson had better movement and accuracy and even slipped punches better in his first career while the people that cared we’re still alive. Of course his record n longevity was nothing compared but to me Mike just seems better and was a heavyweight at that n still had the speed and movement over him in my eyes.. sorry guys..

[@tanetane2207]

If Robinson became Alis manager Don King you have never robbed countless boxers

[@clevelandwilliams5922]

The management and corner crew threw in the towel, they knew he was defenceless and in no condition to continue. That is when you need them to think of fighters welfare.

[@blakkmetal-wizkokk]

Description of the van Dam fight in Brussels: ""Robinson left the ring with virtually all 15, 000 spectators on their feet booing his victory. The Dutch middlewight (sic) champion who outweighed Robinson by a single pound, was holding his own until late in the 3rd round when the American uncorked what appeared to be a low blow. Van Dam, who scaled 157½, went down but was saved by the bell. Until the questionable blow in the 3rd the Dutchman was a distinct surprise. In the 1st he scored frequently with lefts to Robinson's nose. He continued his success in the 2nd and Robinson was warned by referee Gustave De Baecker of Belgium for his ring tactics. It was not until the 3rd that Van unlimbered his right. He was doing well with it until Robinson dropped him with a blow to the stomach." (Associated Press)"

[@nyvcr502]

Well that’s a shame if it wasn’t a fare fight. As good as you are the possibility always exists that their is someone out there better than you at what you do.

[@destinationfer2]

@@nyvcr502 Don't believe everything you read, sounds like some BS if i ever heard it. Its dutch land home advantage, if he hit him low it would be made a big deal! The truth is guy got embarrassed and the writer wrote some excuses. Everyone knows Ray was the best ever and has no need for low blows and dirty tricks!

[@danielmurray569]

Possibly the biggest upset of all time when he lost to randy turpin in London

[@bryanhurd9955]

Basilio was great

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

1:19:06 That's the date of the first fight, not the rematch.

[@keithmotsinger918]

Only one Sugar Ray,not Leonard.

[@richardbranton7396]

Carmen isn't the best person to give an impartial view on Robinson ,he didn't like him....

[@jessica_1276]

The Greatest Pound for Pound Boxer in My opinion Sugar Ray Robinson The 2nd best pound for pound greatest boxer whos undefeated with 50-0 Floyd MayWeather Jr. Floyd Money MayWeather Jr.

[@raygan1221]

Don't tell that to a PACQUIAO fan and they will keep insisting that Robinson didn't become an 8 divisions world champion, 5 division lineal champion, oldest welterweight champion and fighter of the decade.

[@sleazyfellow]

You're skimming around a whole laundry list of ATGs to just put Mayweather number 2. What about henry armstrong? Willie pep? Muhammad Ali? Archie Moore? Jack Johnson? Sugar ray leonard? Marvin Hagler? Tommy Hearns? Roberto Duran? Alexis arguello? The list can go on and on... mayweather is not even top 20, let alone in the top ten of the accomplishments of other fighters. Nobody thinks Marciano is the greatest because of his 0 in his record.

[@robertnahum5823]

@@raygan1221 Paqicou or whatever was overrated anyway....over glorified Philippino brawler.

[@BhagyanagarRE]

Dude I guess like Mayweather you don't understand the term pound for pound.. Mayweather is a great legend but he's not known in the business for he's punches.. he's known for his Defence footwork.. I don't think he's unbeaten streak of 50-0 wud have lasted long if he was an heavyweight.. like Ali he wud have found it hard as age catchs him..

[@BloodyBamPot]

4:39 Robinson rarely fought in New York ? Wow I knew he was full of absolute nonsense when I heard that so I had to look it up ..Robinson. fought 39 times in New York...39!! and that’s not including the very closely surrounding area. I think You should have had to at least have watched 1 Robinson documentary or looked up Robinson’s record 1 time in your life to be considered a “SSR expert” . Not big in New York wtf ? Laughable dude seriously . To put it in perspective joe Frazier had 37 fights in total . Wish they showed Burt Sugars face when he said this nonsense

[@BloodyBamPot]

25 fights in Madison square garden alone ! Very rare , didn’t fight there much lol .And totally spread out over the years btw . Madison square actually held a retirement tribute to SSR because he was so Huge there and fought there so much. It was sold out .. SSR didn’t fight he just stepped in the ring and bowed .. sold out ! Also I have it on good authority that his caddy was actually fusha , I’m not too sure on that tho.. but if you look up his caddy it comes in about 10 different shades of photoshopped “flamingo pink “ so maybe it’s true .. i remember a dude in SSR entourage saying “ trust me is wasn’t pink it was fusha” it Always seemed like a weird thing to randomly make up

[@blainestenson327]

I do have to point out that he did say that "Robinson rarely fought in New York BEFORE the Joey Maxim fight" which was in 1952. Robinson fought for another 10 years after that fight (1955-1965) after retiring for 3 years. So a lot of those 39 fights in New York did happen after that Maxim fight. But considering he fought over 200 times, 39 times if relatively low for a guy who lived in New York for most of his life. So, I respectfully have to disagree with you. Pete Hamill knows his boxing and is not wrong with what he said.

[@Helios601]

Makes you wonder why he wasn't corrected?

[@Smoking_Joe]

@@BloodyBamPot Yeah 25 fights in the Garden & 37 in New York is a lot....more than many modern boxers have total fights....... I think he must have meant as a comparison to his total number of fights (201 by most sources).... in which case its only a fifth of the number of total fights......he was 5 times more likely to be fighting elsewhere....... But still, I wouldn't have said it was a rarety. 5% or under is what I'd call rare-not 20%

[@gAYCUNT-zt3qo]

@@blainestenson327 thank you for this. i immediatley agreed with the top guys comment that what he said was bullshit but you cleared the air big time here!

[@erlwilliam1]

the reason Sugar Ray lost to Turbin was due to his time spent with the women who he had a considerable amount of time sparing in bed with them , not enough time spent training and keeping fight fit

[@GunduyVlogs]

i remember pacquiao when he fought david diaz they have the same posture and style on that fight

[@robertnahum5823]

What the hell are you talking about? Put the ethnic pride aside dude. Don't even compare them, Sugar Ray Robinson was the GOAT period.

[@GunduyVlogs]

@@robertnahum5823 same with pac the goat also period

[@robbiejohnston3174]

@@GunduyVlogs not on the same level as Robinson but pac is still great

[@GunduyVlogs]

@@robbiejohnston3174 hey fanboy maybe ur a blqck did you watch pac and robinson, robinson is too slow he will became a human punching bag if he fought pacquiao

[@jaydub8596]

@@GunduyVlogs Somebody refer this clown (@KeniKaTv) to Floyd Mayweather.

[@daboxingscholar]

1:14:30

[@MegaSmarterthanyou]

ok jake was a beast , but not a great boxer at all

[@destinationfer2]

I don't know what the heck Jake Lammota was talking about saying it was close lol No dude you got massacred! and i believe he lost the 1 he was awaarded against Ray..! Guy is a warrior but a good boxer he was not.. and he never tried to improve his skills, it was always just as his namesake JUST BULL IN THERE AND SWING! lol Def 1 greatest chins ever displayed in a fight! Ans as for the Joey Maxim fight, it's obvious if the fight was 12 rounds like todays rules, Ray would've been a 6 time World Champ and even more since he probably wouldn't have retired and defend his title easier than the Maxim fight since he would have defended with a more light heavy defined body by this time! To me the winner of that fight was the sun lol All kidding aside Joey won fair and square! with a steady survivors style making sure he didn't succumb to utter darkness through all them angles Ray blasted him with! The real winner was Joey and his resilient body! Rays power was def Light Heavy worthy at the time! Joey went through the same heat as Ray except he didn't fight more than he survived..This is why 12 rounds is a perfect amount of rounds today because of them Homer Simpson type survivors (Not that Joey was one). Quite honestly Refs were so much greater back then! Today they love to involve themselves way too much! And not enough when dirty ish happens!

[@Bruins-vq5ey]

Wrong...that fight was close and lamotta deserved that victory and arguably another one vs Robinson

[@Doc_ajay]

Rocky Marciano or sugar Ray...in my opinion both are better then Ali

[@tha1man744]

Ali would box circles around Marciano

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

1:36:30 - 1:37:01 This is nonsense. Practically everything Bert Sugar says here is incorrect. Robinson only knocked Turpin down in the 10th round and this was shortly before the end of the fight. He did so out of desperation as Turpin had already cut Robinson by this stage and the referee, Ruby Goldstein, told Robinson that he was only going to give him one more round. And if you look closely at the final round, Robinson missed with a large number of the punches he threw at Turpin before the fight was stopped.

[@theamazingcj5708]

Gotta remember that he was old and he knew so much about boxing that he was bound to get some things wrong. He’s quite possibly the greatest historian in boxing history.

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

@@theamazingcj5708 Sorry, I disagree. He's a professional and he should get his facts straight before talking about a particular fight.

[@theamazingcj5708]

@@ppuh6tfrz646 Bert sugar knew more about boxing than you could ever hope to. Sorry that you’re just too egotistical to see that 🤷‍♂️

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

@@theamazingcj5708 You're completely missing the point. I'm not saying I know more about boxing than him. Sorry that you're just too incapable of reading of something properly to see that. As I said before, the guy's a professional and he should make sure he gets his facts straight instead going on television as a boxing historian and getting almost everything wrong about one of Robinson's most famous fights.

[@theamazingcj5708]

@@ppuh6tfrz646 in case you didn’t notice, they were having a sit down discussion. Nobody can know everything about a subject. You’re braindead 😂💀

[@AshyLarryTM]

I'm a massive Tyson fan. In his prime, no boxer in the history of boxing was more ferocious, more feared, more devastating or had more first round KO's than Tyson. 51-6 with 44 KO's. Tyson is the pinnacle of boxing. However, if you're talking pound for pound the best fighter to ever live, it's without a doubt Rocky Marciano. 49-0 with 43 KO's. Yeah, Mayweather had one more win than Marciano but Mayweather only had 27 KO's and ran backward most of his career to avoid damage. Marciano went right through your punches and knocked you out no matter who you were. If Tyson and Marciano had a chance to fight each other in their primes, Tyson would have surely knocked out Marciano fast. With 6 loses though, Tyson can't wear the Greatest Of All Time crown. Tyson, Robinson and Mayweather are GOATS for sure but they aren't thee GOAT. Marciano wears that crown. Always will.

[@trebordraw]

NO, just NO. Rocky fought in a poor era for that division, old men who couldnt stay the pace