What made SRR so special?

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  1. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    All the above, combined with a massive ego that said, "I have to be the greatest, and I am the greatest, no matter what "! His knockout flurries
    were thrown with such fury and precision, defending his role as king of the world. and I, who saw Robinson at his best, concur !
     
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  2. MURK20

    MURK20 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Love to see the accolades showered upon a true master of the craft. I wasn't around to see him fight, but watching him on films leaves me in complete awe.
     
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  3. john garfield

    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Think how I feel, M. As a kid, Sugar gave me pointers in the gym.
     
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  4. red cobra

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    Can't say it any better than that!!:deal
     
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  5. goat15

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    amazing story, burt. thanks for sharing. the only person who's ever had anything near that effect on me was roger federer, when i saw him in paris.
     
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  6. MURK20

    MURK20 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Priceless.
     
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  7. smoketh thou

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    practise practise practise. even when he was chopping his wife, he used the opportunity to perfect his craft by unleashing those devastating combinations on her innocent ass
     
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  8. MagnaNasakki

    MagnaNasakki Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    John, that would have made my entire young career. My Dad was showing me Sugar Ray from the crib, it seemed.

    Was his advice good stuff?
     
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  9. sugarkills

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    "Dad nails mom with a combination!" - Sugar Ray Robinson's son
     
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  10. Waynegrade

    Waynegrade Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Great punch arsenal, great footwork, true KO power, awesome boxer, anvil chin and the heart of a true champion. Really there was none better and we will never see the likes of him again...
     
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  11. john garfield

    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    His advice was GOLD! MN. Was now hooking with REAL power 'n dropping 'n stopping guys with body punches.
     
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  12. MagnaNasakki

    MagnaNasakki Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Thats ace. The greats wrote the book on how to box, and its terrific when they read their chapters to us. I had a fair few moments like that myself with Eddie Futch and some of his boys. Its awesome.
     
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