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, tremendous courage. Claude Abrams pays homage to him. the greatest fighter of all-time
The Greyhound roared up the Jersey Turnpike in the rain, its fierce power leaving the cars behind, the thick wheels ripping through the gathering pools of water with the driving stateliness of a cruiser. The bus that was carrying us home for that 1952 Christmas smelled of stale smoke and damp wool; on that detail, memory does not fail. Sailors stood in the aisles, soldiers dozed in their seats, and all the racks were heavy with duffel bags and seabags.
By Donald “Braveheart” Stewart This is not the usual look back at a fighter of yesteryear. This is all about an enduring British mystery which is known to those who know but unknown in its entirety. It has led many a merry dance and the fact is that we probably will never know the truth, the whole t
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