Sugar Ray Robinson was boxing royalty. King of the world. Personality with a punch. Over 25 years he ruled three divisions, from lightweight to middleweight. As a kid he had danced for pennies on the streets of Harlem, and he danced again in the ring from New York and Vegas to Paris and back again. The greatest pound-for-pound fighter in history.
John Jarrett is the author of nine boxing books including Rocky Marciano: The Brockton Blockbuster; Max Baer: Clown Prince of Boxing; and Dempsey and the Wild Bull. He has written about the sport since 1951 for publications such as Boxing News, International Boxing and Boxing Pictorial. In 1978 Jarrett was appointed Northern Area secretary for the British Boxing Board of Control, a position he still holds today.