The first contender series produced two rising stars in boxing, Jesse Brinkley and Joey Gilbert. I thought the first contender series was the best with Sugar Ray Leonard and Sylvester Stallone. It made Brinkley and Gilbert heroes in…
Sugar Ray Robinson is usually remembered today for winning the world middleweight title five times, but that accomplishment isn’t half the story. What prevented him from taking Joey Maxim’s world light heavyweight title on a blistering summer day in 1952…