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

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

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.

Release Date

1998-12-08

Year

1998

Duration

59m

Status

Released

Score

9.00

Production

#boxing

Cast

Sugar Ray Robinson

Sugar Ray Robinson

Himself (archive footage)

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Nigel Collins

Himself (Editor - Ring Magazine)

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Dave Anderson

Himself (Wrote Ray's Memoirs)

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Ray Robinson Jr.

Himself (Ray's Son)

Woody Allen

Woody Allen

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali

Jake LaMotta

Jake LaMotta

Himself (archive footage)

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Evelyn Nelson

Ray's sister