Dec 08, 1998
59 min
Full-HD

Sugar Ray Robinson: The Bright Lights and Dark Shadows of a Champion (1998)

This sports documentary tells the remarkable story of the man voted the greatest boxer in history. Spanning his career from the early Depression-era days until his death in 1989, this special brings to light the many sides of Robinson: flashy public icon, womanizer, comeback kid, philanthropist, fighter. Includes rare film footage, never-before-seen home movies and interviews.

Category

Documentary

Country

Companies

HBO Sports

Sugar Ray Robinson

Himself (archive footage)

Nigel Collins

Himself (Editor - Ring Magazine)

Dave Anderson

Himself (Wrote Ray's Memoirs)

Ray Robinson Jr.

Himself (Ray's Son)

Woody Allen

Himself

Muhammad Ali

Himself

Jake LaMotta

Himself (archive footage)

Evelyn Nelson

Ray's sister

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