He was born Ray Charles Robinson in Albany, Georgia, in 1930 and shortened his name to avoid being confused with the boxer, Sugar Ray Robinson. He was already learning to play the piano at the age of ...

He was awarded Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year and the Sugar Ray Robinson Award in 2017. Now aged 37, it's unclear if Vasiliy Lomachenko plans to fight again, having not been in the ring since ...

When it comes to sports, Sugar Ray Leonard may have finally met his match. After professionally boxing in the ring from 1977 to 1997 and winning 36 out of 40 fights, the retired athlete revealed ...

Boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard smiled at the crowd while speaking at the Kentucky Derby Festival 2024 They're Off! Luncheon at the Galt House in downtown Louisville, KY., on Friday, April 19 ...

The legendary Sugar Ray Leonard has now given Pacquiao advice on the fight. Ray Leonard also come back from a long layoff in his career. However, he was much younger (30) than Pacquiao at that point.

He’ll face WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios on July 19 in Las Vegas. Backed by Sugar Ray Leonard, Pacquiao’s comeback raises the question: is he chasing history, or fighting time itself?

Aside from an aging Muhammad Ali, the two biggest names in American sports in 1979 were probably combative TV analyst Howard Cosell and charismatic boxing star Sugar Ray Leonard. After wining the ...

PHOENIX — Like the previous four Tucson Sugar Skulls-Arizona Rattlers contests, the IFL team down south didn't have enough and fell short. Tucson lost to its in-state rival 44-34 during ...

Together, they were parents of eight children, four proceeded him: William H. Robinson III, Willie Ray Robinson, Eddie Robinson, and Jacquelyn Robinson Bruce. He has four surviving children ...

Allen "Jocko" Hughes and Barry Sanders became fast friends when the Detroit Lions hired Hughes. It's part of Hughes' enduring love for his hometown.