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Originally Posted by tommygunn
one week i say ray the next i say ali, my heart say's ali but my head says ray.
ray robinson is the best ever.
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A friend in Florida had once told me that back when he was just a kid ... back in the 1960's I think it was .. I'm not sure. Any way, I think it was at that time. He was at an arena with his dad ... I think .. and was watching the fights.
And Sugar Ray (Robinson) came into the arena ... and suddenly the whole arena turned quiet .. as Sugar Ray's presence became known in the arena... and he said even the fighters in the ring .. seem to be distracted by it too.
It was out of respect ... you see.
You mentioned Ali?
I heard that when Ali, was a youngster that he had partically idolized Sugar Ray, and when Ali ... became a fighter he tryed to pattern himself after Sugar Ray.
The more you learn about Sugar Ray (and perhaps to have not been around or to have been too young to have never seen his fights) .. go do some research and learn about him. And you'll find out just how great a fighter .. and how great a man he really had been.
I don't think there is likely any old school handlers or trainers ... that are still around today, including boxing historians that if asked who was the greatest all-around fighter of all time that wouldn't most likely say it was Sugar Ray Robinson.
I tend to believe Ali may would mostly likely say that about Sugar Ray too. I think he would likely tell you that too. I'm almost certian that he likely would.
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