Colour interview with Sugar Ray Robinson and Rocky Graziano

[armyash]

I love seeing these guys in colour chatting away. When i first got interested in boxing when i was a teenager I used to watch loads of these old fights and and they seemed so long ago. It's good to see them later in life in good picture quality. Just happy the internet exists or would never see this stuff. Hope you all enjoy go to 14:30 to see what these legends have to say.

[Manos de Piedra]

Quality video, nice to hear what the old time fighters have to say because they have real knowledge of the sport. Thanks for sharing.

[armyash]

Hope everyone who has watched enjoyed it, I know it wasn't centuries ago but it's good to see fighters from another era discussing the game.

[THE THIRD MAN]

Fantastic! Robinson says Artie Levine was the hardest puncher he fought and with good reason, in their 1946 fight Levine knocked Robinson down in the 4th and almost out.

[Manos de Piedra]

Fantastic! Robinson says Artie Levine was the hardest puncher he fought and with good reason, in their 1946 fight Levine knocked Robinson down in the 4th and almost out.

It's great to hear what fighters have to say about other fighters, it's good knowledge to have especially when trying to rank fighters.

[DavilaJones]

Everytime I might wonder to think if Robinson is considered a god because of nostalgia all I have to do is watch his old fights and I bow down to his greatness.

[THE THIRD MAN]

Fantastic! Robinson says Artie Levine was the hardest puncher he fought and with good reason, in their 1946 fight Levine knocked Robinson down in the 4th and almost out.

It's great to hear what fighters have to say about other fighters, it's good knowledge to have especially when trying to rank fighters.

The famous 21 second long count !
On November 6, 1946, Levine challenged Sugar Ray Robinson.[5] Robinson claimed Levine hit him with the hardest punch of his career when he knocked Sugar Ray down and out for a 21-second long count.

Sugar ... was almost kayoed in the fourth round. A left hook, followed by a right cross, both to the chin, put (him) down and almost out... Sugar rose unsteadily and called upon all his ring skill and stamina to last out the round...Sugar had several other close calls during the course of the evening. Artie's left hooks and resounding right crosses occasionally found their marks and with telling effect. Robinson's class and body punching were taking their toll from the heavier Levine as the bout progressed. Sugar started the tenth with knockout intent. With the round about two minutes gone, Sugar paralyzed Artie with a right to the solar plexus. Then Sugar became a 'killer,' throwing punches with reckless abandon to both head and body with the result that Artie was beaten to the floor.

Levine was trained by Marciano trainer Charlie Goldman, no one wanted to fight him and Levine was avoided by many fighters at the time.

(The Ring, January 1947, page 34)
It is unknown what effect this victory could have had upon both the careers of Levine or Robinson. It is possible to speculate that since Levine had actually knocked Sugar Ray out in this fight that he may have done it again in a rematch, altering the history of boxings greatest pound for pound fighter.


Levine passed away this year, gone, but not forgotten as the man who nearly ruined Sugar Ray's career!

[Manos de Piedra]

Fantastic! Robinson says Artie Levine was the hardest puncher he fought and with good reason, in their 1946 fight Levine knocked Robinson down in the 4th and almost out.

It's great to hear what fighters have to say about other fighters, it's good knowledge to have especially when trying to rank fighters.

The famous 21 second long count !
On November 6, 1946, Levine challenged Sugar Ray Robinson.[5] Robinson claimed Levine hit him with the hardest punch of his career when he knocked Sugar Ray down and out for a 21-second long count.

Sugar ... was almost kayoed in the fourth round. A left hook, followed by a right cross, both to the chin, put (him) down and almost out... Sugar rose unsteadily and called upon all his ring skill and stamina to last out the round...Sugar had several other close calls during the course of the evening. Artie's left hooks and resounding right crosses occasionally found their marks and with telling effect. Robinson's class and body punching were taking their toll from the heavier Levine as the bout progressed. Sugar started the tenth with knockout intent. With the round about two minutes gone, Sugar paralyzed Artie with a right to the solar plexus. Then Sugar became a 'killer,' throwing punches with reckless abandon to both head and body with the result that Artie was beaten to the floor.

Levine was trained by Marciano trainer Charlie Goldman, no one wanted to fight him and Levine was avoided by many fighters at the time.

(The Ring, January 1947, page 34)
It is unknown what effect this victory could have had upon both the careers of Levine or Robinson. It is possible to speculate that since Levine had actually knocked Sugar Ray out in this fight that he may have done it again in a rematch, altering the history of boxings greatest pound for pound fighter.


Levine passed away this year, gone, but not forgotten as the man who nearly ruined Sugar Ray's career!

Would have changed the whole history of boxing.

I've been looking for the fight but can't find it anywhere.