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Being Sugar Ray Kenneth Shropshire

Being Sugar Ray By Kenneth Shropshire

Being Sugar Ray by Kenneth Shropshire


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A biography of Sugar Ray Robinson and an intellectual expedition into the culture of celebrity in sports

Being Sugar Ray Summary

Being Sugar Ray: Sugar Ray Robinson, America's Greatest Boxer and First Celebrity Athlete by Kenneth Shropshire

Muhammad Ali memorably referred to Sugar Ray Robinson as the king, the master, my idol, and rarely a fight fan has chosen to argue too much with those words. With a career spanning three decades, multiple championships, over two hundred fights (without once taking a 10-count), and more victories than Joe Louis and Ali combined it was no surprise when RING magazine named Robinson pound for pound, the best boxer of all time. In Being Sugar Ray , acclaimed scholar Kenneth Shropshire contends that Sugar Ray Robinson's influence extends far beyond the ring. It was Robinson who introduced America to the athlete as entrepreneur and celebrity. From his business empire to his prized flamingo pink Cadillac, described as the Hope Diamond of Harlem, Sugar Ray was the trailblazer whom every athlete since has been trying, consciously or otherwise, to emulate.

About Kenneth Shropshire

Kenneth Shropshire is the David W. Hauck Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and the Director of the school's Sports Business Initiative. His work has appeared in USA Today, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Sports Illustrated, as well as on NPR's All Things Considered, ESPN's Outside the Lines, and ABC's Nightline. His previous books include The Business of Sports, In Black and White: Race and Sports in America, and Basketball Jones: America Above the Rim. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife and their children.

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GOR002960082
9780465078042
0465078044
Being Sugar Ray: Sugar Ray Robinson, America's Greatest Boxer and First Celebrity Athlete by Kenneth Shropshire
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Basic Books
20080101
272
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