1940s Quote by Thomas Hauser

Sugar Ray Robinson was probably the greatest pound-for-pound fighter of all time.

— Sugar Ray Leonard

Sugar Ray Robinson was the greatest, pound-for-pound, ever. He fought most of his career with just one loss, and that was to me. He…

— Jake LaMotta

Sugar Ray Robinson was at the top of the boxing world during the 1950's when it seemed that he would either win or lose…

— Dick Schaap

I want to go down, like my hero Sugar Ray Robinson, in history.

— Kell Brook

I'd hate to compare anyone with Sugar Ray Robinson, but Donald is the closest thing to Robinson I've ever seen

— Dave Gorman

Someone once said there was a comparison between Sugar Ray Leonard and Sugar Ray Robinson. Believe me, there's no comparison. Sugar Ray Robinson was…

— Sugar Ray Leonard

Sugar Ray Robinson is my favorite boxer of all time. He is a middleweight. I saw him and liked him.

— Gennady Golovkin

I fought Sugar Ray Robinson so many times, it's a wonder I don't have diabetes.

— Jake LaMotta

Disability sport came about largely because of exclusion, because mainstream sport didn't want disabled people to be part of it.

— Tanni Grey-Thompson

What I loved about bike racing was that it was not a mainstream sport. My heroes were self-made. There were no coaches, no training…

— Steve Tesich

There are hundreds of young fighters whose handlers believe them to be a future world champion or the next great heavyweight or another Sugar…

— Thomas Hauser

I fought Sugar [Ray Robinson] so many times that I'm lucky I didn't get diabetes

— Jake LaMotta