Sugar Ray Robinson in 1970 on Life With Linkletter 

05gtdriver Unfortunately, he did have brain injury from boxing. He would eventually die of alzheimer which most neurologist attribute to boxing.

realityme Yes, I realize SRR wasn't damage free, but nonetheless, in this interview and considering the amount of pro bouts he fought, he sounds pretty darn good for all that he had sustained. Cheers!

05gtdriver your right, he sounds very well in this video my friend. Cheers

Actually the cause of his death is not really Alzheimer's disease which people thought of, he died of the diabetes hi suffer way before he was diagnose with Alzheimer's disease

it's strange how alot of great boxers before the 70s didn't get punch drunk

Larger than life

he dosent even look human

@@tnwodisciple42069 but to take as many hits as he did and still be able to function like he does is incredible

He had tornado hands. Sheeet

@@tnwodisciple42069 facts he has a cold look to him and aura of a very dangerous man and he knows it

Amen for sure

nah man....the dude abused his wife and kids and was known for being a bully and a bad businessman. don't get me wrong phenonmal fighter, the goat even but you can't hit your women

Very true. Watching this, you now 'understand' why SRL wanted to try and emulate his hero to which I think he successfully did.

kevindlinc spot on, bro!

"the king is dead, all hail the king" isn't a compliment even though it's commonly seen as one. It's a really confusing saying, but its meaning is: We don't necessarily like king, but the king being dead is big news so we have to shout about it (the king is dead!). But don't worry, we now have another human to immediately replace him and bow down to just because we have to (all hail the king!)

@@LukePettit that’s true

​@@LukePettit did you live in the times of kings and Queens?

@@Jimmy-1919 Yes I still do

..ALSO MY,FIRST TO SEE HIM OFF THE SQUARE RIng...IN A SUIT.

he was alright but joe louis is better

Schorched Snake nope pound for pound the best ever...Id say a tie with Ali

IN MY Mind there is no question that SRR Is the best ever.

Schorched Snake his overrated

@@PP-ec6cw Even Joe Louis said SRR was the greatest pound for pound boxer of all time. I'll take his word over yours any day.

Not to mention an 85-0 amateur career with 69 knockouts.

Ray, sadly, years later became greatly affected in a negative manner by boxing all those years. Couldn't remember family members, etc. But yeah, he is the best ever p4p. Never beaten in a welterweigtht bout, and he had a about 100 pro welterweight bouts, world welterweight champ for years. Never lost a fight pro or amateur fighting in bouts sanctioned at welterweight (147 pounds) and below at times as a young amateur. NYC golden gloves champ 2 years in a row, even beat Willie Pep in amateurs when both were young teens. Welterweight Sugar Ray Robinson = P4P best ever in boxing.

@@nycinstyle negative mind

@@448DamonXX I am not being negative, I m writing the truth. Ray is the best ever, he trained and sparred and fought month after month year after year for decades. His mind grew senile early. His own family talks about it. He also developed diabetes in middle age. That had nothing to do with boxing. He was a fantastically conditioned athlete, but he stayed in boxing too long. You cant keep sparring and fighting getting hit in head and think you will be okay in later years. Very few are so lucky. Ray Robinson 5 feet 11 inches tall, strong, super fast, taleented skillful welterweight. Best ever. Ray Leonard, Muhammad Ali, Joe Louis and most all other boxers say it. P4P Sugar Ray Robinson is the best. Listen to RAy talk in his 60s. You will see what I mean. His own kids talk about it. Ray is the best and it even happened to him. You have to watch out in boxing so many years. Back then, especially, sparring, fighting so often. It happened to Ali. They had great lives. Later years boxing affected them. Who knows just because you are not mentally sharp anymore does not necessarily even mean you are sad. It is not an insult to say a boxer developed problems from his boxing when he entered his later years. Most of his life, boxing kept him healthy and strong and young. Being healthy in great shape automatically should make you a happier person. Sugar Ray Robinson had a great life. He was in good enough shape to box pro into his mid 40s. Look at all the fat out of shape slobs in their 40s today. lol I look up to Robinson. Absolutely boxing overall is good for you, IMO. You just have to be careful about sparring so many years so often and fighting tough fights year after year. Sugar RAy I wish he retired after he won his middleweight title back from Basilio, Even earlier he could have retired after he won it back by beating Turpin. Yet, he needed money and fought on years and years more. He fought on over a decade after he was already the best ever. He was welterweight champ, 2 time middleweight champ. Then he fought on way over a decade longer. Lost and won back the middleweight title 3 more times and ended up fighting even unranked boxers for very little money. That part of his life is sad. He had trouble handling, saving his money.

@@nycinstyle yeah but it’s a good thing how boxers are today that their more business men that fight instead of boxers that like to make money so that will help them in the long run

He's definitely in the top 3 of all time. My personal top 3 would be Floyd Mayweather Jr, sugar ray robinson and sugar ray Leonard

@@vfamily4396 Even roger mayweather said in an interview floyd is only top ten. Floyds got absolutely nothing for sugar ray. Sorry to piss in the cheerios of floyd fans.

@the patriot delusional idiot. Ali could be considered better he fought tough competition.

​@@Alexandra-ge5yc floyd, Seriously? You can't deny he's good at what he does but I don't think he woulda been able to cope in the 1950's let alone the 1920's

lol i was just thinking the same thing

daboss000 Greatest is debatable. Henry Armstrong and Harry Greb could easily be ranked with SSR. Armstrong was a 3 division worldchamp in 3 different weightclasses and defended his belts for many years and fought everyone on his path, he fought SSR at an old age, a prime Armstrong is another ballgame. Harry Greb welterweight was the only boxer who fought black fighters in the 30's, had over 300 fights, and beat the undefeated lengend Gene Tuney and gave him his first and only loss: died at age 32. Sugar Ray Robinson stayed mostly on his division, so the term greatest is subjective here.

@@truthbeyond3624 Langford Greb and Robinson the top of boxing.

@@truthbeyond3624 Don't forget Sam Langford.

@@truthbeyond3624 Armstrong avoided Charley Burley and Holman Williams.

Yeah man possibly

Also Roy Jones Jr (🇺🇲) in his prime

Where you getting these stats from ? Floyd Mayweather holds that record , 202 fights but most were bums and taxi drivers , SRR is overrated

@@biglu6977 overrated my ass.. he was idolized by all the greats who your favorite fighter admired but Floyd does hold that record though I don’t know where that dude got that info from

@@biglu6977 wait a minute where the hell did you read about SRR fighting taxi drivers and bums?! 😕

Naa the fighters now fought more champs, in them days they was only 8 champions now they are over 90

Amen.

For sure the greatest ever

HGUHFful hahah

Micah World whats so Funny

I strongly disagree. He was born in the perfect time which enabled him to become the legendary boxer he is known to be. He might not have been as good if he was born later on or he might not have been a boxer at all.

@@Rolex16th no i think he meant that because we cant see most of his prime matches

@@someonewithnoimagination1368 Yeah probably, but I think my comment still stands either way.

Your greatest boxers Greatest Boxer he is.

Just good? He was the greatest boxer who was idolized by Muhammad Ali and Joe Louis and Sugar Ray Leonard and other greats

@Elton Francis dude shut the fuvk up. Sugar Ray Robinson was the most complete boxer ever. Do your research watch videos the man had the power in his punches the man had the chin and was able to withstand Powerful punches the man had the stamina the man had the defense the man had the moves. Shut the fuck up, it's too many of you stupid idiots in the comment section on RU-vid videos now and days that don't know what their talking about. Do some research on the dude. fuck outta of here.

@@pp3k3jamail exactly, why would every boxing analyst, past and present say pound for pound he was the best, if he was not. People who say otherwise don't know the history of the sport and boxing all together.

@@bio-plasmictoad5311 exactly! Haters just talk right out their ass and ohh look whoever that was talking crap deleted his comments 💀

He is just one of many legends who are considered a all time great

@@Djuane Robinson is the greatest WW of all time without question and the best pound for pound. No one else is close at WW and the only other P4P candidates would be Harry Greb and Mickey Walker and Henry Armstrong I pick Robinson

​@@Johnnybratton802 yep, now boxers get to 30 and 0 and think there P4P it's crazy

DNesij who ?

www.boxingnewsonline.net/on-this-day-the-tragedy-that-haunted-sugar-ray-robinson/

@@rondocombatgems3949 it was Jimmy doyle

He had a dream the night before the fight he'd kill him in the ring he refused the next day but the commission assured him was just a dream they had a priest talk to him and everything.... He went on to fight and killed him with a left hook.

@@lukeryan463 Wow... Well, the victim, Jimmy Doyle could have pursued another career, too.... Not everyone is able to handle severe physical punishment in the long term - it pays well because of the risk involved. May God bless them both in the Next World. Ray, for his talent with conscience...and Jimmy for his willingness to risk it all. The Formula 1 speedster hero from Brazil, Senna, had a prophetic dream the night before his lasr race that he would be in a crash that would kill him.... We do the best we can - and leave the rest to the Mercy of God.

13 years later, 1983, He is diagnosed with pretty aggressive alzheimer, pretty much a zombie for the rest of the 80s till he died. Very sad end to a legend.