1940s Quote by Thomas Hauser

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

In the 1930s, in boxing, to be the heavyweight champion of the world was really, really big, people wanted to see the toughest guys.…

— Demian Maia

Boxing was on the one hand barbaric, unconscionable, out of place in modern society. But then, so are war, racism, poverty, and pro football.…

— Ralph Wiley

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

— Gennady Golovkin

Jackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was trying to make a stand for equality, he was exemplary.

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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 probably the greatest pound-for-pound fighter of all time.

— Sugar Ray Leonard

During my time on 'Question of Sport', we had a lot of boxing greats - such as George Foreman, Marvin Hagler and Joe Calzaghe.

— Ally McCoist

Joe Frazier was the epitome of a champion. I mean, here is a guy who was total old school, blue collar, who would fight…

— Sugar Ray Leonard

He struck a mighty blow for equality, freedom and the American way of life. Jackie Robinson was a good citizen, a great man, and…

— Ronald Reagan

Boxing is like jazz. The better it is, the less people appreciate it.

— George Foreman

I've loved boxing due to the history of boxing. It was one of the great American pastimes.

— Keith Thurman