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

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

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

1998 59m 8Movie

Documentary

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.

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Top Cast

Sugar Ray Robinson

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

Woody Allen

Himself

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali

Himself

Jake LaMotta

Jake LaMotta

Himself (archive footage)

Evelyn Nelson

Ray's sister