Who Beat Who – Sugar Ray Robinson vs Willie Pep
Excerpt from Boxrec: In 1938, Pep was outpointed by Sugar Ray Robinson in an amateur bout in Hartford, Connecticut. Many locals didn’t believe that Robinson was really an amateur, so he and his trainer, George Gainford, were put in jail overnight while Robinson’s amateur standing was checked. The following morning, after Robinson’s amateur standing was confirmed by an AAU official in New York, the two were released. (Sugar Ray, Sugar Ray Robinson with Dave Anderson, page 52)
Once Upon A Time: Sugar Ray Robinson once fought Willie Pep in Norwich By BILL STANLEY (The Norwich Bulletin)
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