Local boxing legend 'Kid Sharkey' Sposato dies at 982016-05-22 · The Journal News | LoHud.com
WHITE PLAINS - Boxing legend Sugar Ray Robinson is widely regarded as the greatest pound-for-pound fighter in the sport's history. But he couldn't beat Maurice "Kid Sharkey" Sposato. In 1939, the White Plains native, who had sparred with Robinson, …
Boxing will be King of the Hill2014-09-11 · New Pittsburgh Courier
Among the many great boxers and world champions who trained at the Center Avenue YMCA at least once during their careers are Robert White, Ernie Sharif, Darren Dolby, Johnny Spell, Charlie Burley, Jack Johnson, Sugar Ray Robinson, Fritz Zivic, Buster …
Jo-Ann Barnas: Michigan women take jab at boxing trials2012-02-11 · Detroit Free Press
She opts for studying black-and-white footage of boxing legends such as Joe Louis ("Because he threw every punch correctly," she says) and Sugar Ray Robinson ("Because he punched fast and exciting"). When she's in the mood to watch more-recent fights,…
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.…