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...learned visitor who had been wondering out loud whether the champ's aging (37) legs and slowing fists were equal to 15 rugged rounds. But Ray professed not to hear. "We know what Basilio's been doin'," said Sugar's soft-spoken manager, George Gainford. "Practicing bobbing and weaving. We know what to do about that. Look at his face. He's been hit plenty, so why can't Robby hit him? When the fight's over, why I'll assist Mr. Basilio's manager to pick...
...four rounds. Sparring partners put on a fair imitation of Basilio's brawling style while Sugar put on a fair imitation of a man who knows how to defend himself but sees no point in overexertion. "The roar of the crowd will give him a spark," promised Manager Gainford. "Just wait till Sugar hears the crowd...
...third round, as he anxiously watched his fighter, Robinson's manager, George ("The Emperor") Gainford, noticed a Fullmer weakness: the champion was dropping his hands after taking a body blow. Before the fourth, Gainford advised Robinson to throw a right to the heart, and then follow with a left hook to the chin. Robinson nodded. He saw no chance in the next round, but midway through the fifth, Robinson drove a right into Fullmer's body. In Pavlovian style, the champion lowered his hands, and for a split second uncovered his chin. It hung there, as naked...
...prayed for me," he said. "I owe much to Joe Louis for his moral support and knowledge of boxing. I owe much to Father Lang [the Rev. Jovian Lang of Roman Catholic St. Joseph's Seminary in Westmont, Ill.] for spiritual guidance." Robinson, explained Manager Gainford later, is a tolerant freelancer. "He will go anywhere-synagogue, Protestant Church, Catholic Church, anywhere...
...Filed by Errol Flynn, Doris Duke, Father Divine, and Sugar Ray Robinson's manager, George Gainford...