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

12/08/1998

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0hr 59min

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Documentary

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Sugar Ray Robinson
  • Nigel Collins
  • Dave Anderson
  • Ray Robinson Jr.
  • Woody Allen

    INFORMATION

      Production Companies

    • HBO Sports

      Production Countries

    LANGUAGES

    • English

    Cast

    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)

    Muhammad Ali

    Himself

    Jake LaMotta

    Himself (archive footage)

    Evelyn Nelson

    Ray's sister

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