I will never forget watching a fight, way back in 1960-61 between Sugar Ray Robinson and Carmen Basilio. I immediately sensed that Sugar Ray was very skilled even though I knew nothing about boxing, having just arrived from India where we had no TV in 1960.
Recently they were showing some clips of Sugar Ray on TV, and one of the famous boxer commentator said he was one the best boxer he has witnessed, ever.
Rocky Marciano I knew about in India from news papers.
Robinson fought Jake Lamotta SIX times.
Although Jake only won one, he really won three but the Sugar was loved and cards were slanted.
Watch the greatest hits of those fights.
If you never saw “Raging Bull”, it’s GREAT. De Niro when he was still an actor and not a left wing a@@
Negative depiction of Italians and I am one but a lot were like that then.
We weren’t here that long yet and were the Puerto Ricans of the time.
Sugar Ray was BRILLIANT. He could move but also HIT HARD.
Jake was just a crazy Italian who didn’t care about getting hit. That’s what made him so scary.