Gainford Expects War
Sugar Ray Robinson's long time trainer George Gainford predicts that the pound-for-pound king will have to go to war with his fellow Olympian Vernon Forrest at the MGM Grand on October 23rd.
Having given his charge a few weeks vacation prior to starting camp Gainford said he felt certain that Robinson would "be in great shape and make a fine showing."
Gainford spoke admiringly of Forrest's skills and said he'd told Robinson he was in against a smart and dangerous fighter.
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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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