Stradley: Ballparks were once home to major boxing cards2008-04-01 · ESPN.com
AP PhotoGo get 'im, slugger: Ray Robinson, left, seen here with Jackie Robinson, engaged in several fights at Yankee Stadium. Marciano, seen here with Ted Williams, had a knack for swinging for the fences. In 1946, 65,000 people showed up at Yankee…
Luther “Slugger” White: Not seeing is believing2006-01-30 · TheSweetScience.com
In the April 1942 issue of The Ring magazine, Nat Fleischer singled out for praise six “colored lads.” They were Sugar Ray Robinson, Charley Burley, Bob Montgomery, Holman Williams, Jackie Wilson, and Luther “Slugger” White.…