Sugar Ray (PUBLISHER"S REVIEW COPY)

Review copy and Compliments of the author slips laid in. First published in 1970 stated. 5 3/4 x 8 1/2 Book; binding tight, boards straight and clean; black felt 2- to top front paste down with modest fading to top stain and slight soil mark to bottom edge else text fine, as new, unread. Dust jacket ($6.95) with cover art by LeRoy Neiman has minor bumping and chipping to mostly spine ends with slight rubbing to covers, six faint pen point type impressions in a 1/2" row to front cover with subtle fading to spine. Color sharp. Under archival quality mylar cover. Considered one of the greatest boxers of all time, Sugar Ray Robinson held the world welterweight title from 1946 to 1951, and by 1958, he had become the first boxer to win a divisional world championship five times. In a career that spanned 25 years, Robinson amassed 175 wins, 110 knockouts and just 19 losses. Robinson's ability to cross weight classes caused boxing fans and writers to dub him "pound for pound, the best," a sentiment that has not faded over the years. Muhammad Ali liked to call Robinson "the king, the master, my idol." Robinson inspired Ali's famous matador style, which he used to defeat Sonny Liston for the heavyweight title in 1964. In 1984 The Ring magazine placed Robinson No. 1 in its book "The 100 Greatest Boxers of All Time." Robinson finally retired from the sport for good in 1965. Two years later, he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. The first edition is now very rare in hardcover.