Sugar Ray

"Sugar Ray Robinson (1921-1989) was hailed as the finest boxer to ever enter a ring. Muhammad Ali once called him "the king, my master, my idol"--and indeed, he was the idol of everyone who had anything"

About the author

Dave Anderson is one of the leading American sportswriters of our time. He began writing for The New York Times in 1966 and was given his own column in 1971. He was inducted into the National Sports Writers and Sportscasters Hall of Fame in 1990. Anderson is the author of 21 books and has written more than 350 magazine articles. He resides in Tenafly, New Jersey.

Summary

"Sugar Ray Robinson (1921--1989) was hailed as the finest boxer to ever enter a ring. Muhammad Ali once called him "the king, my master, my idol"--and indeed, he was the idol of everyone who had anything"

Product details

• Authors: Dave Anderson, Anderson Dave, Sugar Robinson, Sugar Ray Robinson, Sugar Ray Anderson Robinson
• Publisher: Perseus Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.1994
• EAN: 9780306805745
• ISBN: 978-0-306-80574-5
• No. of pages: 380
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; USA, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, Autobiography: general, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports, SPORTS & RECREATION / Boxing, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period)