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Sugar Ray Robinson: The Bright Lights and Dark Shadows of a Champion (1998)

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.

Release: 1998-12-08
Runtime: 59 min
Rating: 9 / 10
Cast
Sugar Ray Robinson
Sugar Ray Robinson
Himself (archive footage)
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Nigel Collins
Himself (Editor - Ring Magazine)
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Dave Anderson
Himself (Wrote Ray's Memoirs)
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Ray Robinson Jr.
Himself (Ray's Son)
Woody Allen
Woody Allen
Himself
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali
Himself
Jake LaMotta
Jake LaMotta
Himself (archive footage)
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Evelyn Nelson
Ray's sister