I ain't never been hit so hard.

Sugar Ray Robinson

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Sugar Ray Robinson

Born in Detroit, Michigan in 1921, Sugar Ray Robinson is the most technically accomplished fighter in boxing history, acclaimed as the 'pound-for-pound greatest.' With 175 career victories across welterweight and middleweight, his elegant footwork and combinations directly influenced Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Leonard, elevating boxing to a sweet science.

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Sugar Ray Robinson's Other Quotes

My business is hurting people.

To be a champ you have to believe in yourself when no one else will.

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Next to a battle lost, the greatest misery is a battle gained.

-- Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me... All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.

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Above anything else, I hate to lose.

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We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.

-- Winston Churchill

To the strongest.

-- Alexander the Great

The world is not large enough to have two kings.

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