Robinson's European Tour
As he lounged in his suite at de L'Hotel Ritz Paris, Sugar Ray Robinson nodded his confirmation that he was going to make an appearance on the European boxing circuit.
It was left to trainer George Gainford to lay out the schedule, "5 fights in 5 different countries in just 14 days then we'll be heading back home."
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"I occasionally agreed to carry an opponent, almost always in what is known as a tune-up fight. I never considered it morally wrong as long as I was winning the fight. I was never a killer, like some fighters. I never enjoyed knocking out a guy who I knew had no chance to beat me." Sugar Ray Robinson
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