{"product_id":"t-shirt-sugar-ray-robinson","title":"Sugar Ray Robinson t-shirt","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e.eb-prod{font-family:inherit;color:inherit;line-height:1.75}.eb-prod h2{margin-top:2rem;margin-bottom:.6rem;font-weight:700;font-size:1.15em}.eb-prod p{margin-bottom:.9rem}.eb-prod ul{margin:.5rem 0 1rem 1.4rem}.eb-prod li{margin-bottom:.45rem}.eb-prod strong{font-weight:600}.eb-prod a{color:#0066cc;text-decoration:underline}.eb-badges{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.5rem;margin-bottom:1.35rem}.eb-badge{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;padding:5px 13px;border-radius:999px;line-height:1}.eb-badge-type{background:#fff;color:#1a1a1a;border:1.5px solid #1a1a1a}.eb-cat-premium{background:#fdf6e3;color:#7a5c00;border:1.5px solid #f0c040}.eb-cat-essentielle{background:#f2f2f2;color:#444;border:1.5px solid #bbb}.eb-summary{background:#f5f0eb;border-left:4px solid #c0392b;padding:.9rem 1.1rem;border-radius:0 4px 4px 0;margin-bottom:1.75rem}.eb-summary p{margin:0}.eb-note{background:#f7f5f2;border:1px solid #e3ded6;padding:.8rem 1rem;border-radius:4px;font-size:14px;margin:1rem 0}.eb-note p{margin:0}.eb-scroll{overflow-x:auto;margin:1.25rem 0}.eb-scroll .eb-specs{margin:0;min-width:500px}.eb-specs{width:100% !important;border-collapse:collapse;margin:1.25rem 0;font-size:14px;background:#fff !important;table-layout:auto !important;display:table !important}.eb-specs thead{display:table-header-group !important}.eb-specs tbody{display:table-row-group !important}.eb-specs tr{display:table-row !important}.eb-specs th,.eb-specs td{display:table-cell !important;word-break:normal !important;overflow-wrap:normal !important;hyphens:none !important}.eb-specs th{background:#1a1a1a !important;color:#f0c040 !important;padding:9px 13px;text-align:left;font-weight:700;font-size:11px;text-transform:uppercase;white-space:nowrap}.eb-specs td{padding:9px 13px;border-bottom:1px solid #ececec;color:#333 !important;vertical-align:top;background:#fff !important}.eb-specs td:first-child{white-space:nowrap;font-weight:600}.eb-specs tbody tr:nth-child(even) td{background:#f7f5f2 !important}.eb-specs tr:last-child td{border-bottom:none}.eb-faq-item{border-bottom:1px solid #e8e8e8;padding:.9rem 0}.eb-faq-item:last-child{border-bottom:none}.eb-faq-q{font-weight:700;margin-bottom:.3rem;color:#1a1a1a}.eb-faq-a{margin:0;color:#444;line-height:1.7}\u003c\/style\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"eb-prod\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eb-badges\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"eb-badge eb-cat-premium\"\u003eIllustrated portrait\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eb-badge eb-cat-essentielle\"\u003ePremium cotton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eb-badge eb-badge-type\"\u003eBlack\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eb-badge eb-badge-type\"\u003eS to 4XL\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eb-summary\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe essentials:\u003c\/strong\u003e the \u003cstrong\u003epound for pound\u003c\/strong\u003e ranking was invented for him \u0026mdash; he did not fit any existing comparison. This tee carries a \u003cstrong\u003eflat-colour illustration\u003c\/strong\u003e on red: \u003cstrong\u003eSUGAR\u003c\/strong\u003e in orange capitals, and the boxer \u003cstrong\u003ewrapping his hands\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003ePremium cotton 180 gsm\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eheat transfer\u003c\/strong\u003e print. Black, \u003cstrong\u003e7 sizes S to 4XL\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e\u0026euro;29\u003c\/strong\u003e, free shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLook at what he is doing on this artwork. He is not in guard, not throwing, not raising his arms: \u003cstrong\u003ehe is wrapping his hands\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a tee showing the \u003cstrong\u003emoment before\u003c\/strong\u003e \u0026mdash; the changing room, the wraps going on, the quiet that precedes. For the man many hold to be the greatest boxer who ever lived, it is an oddly fitting choice: he is not shown winning, he is shown \u003cstrong\u003egetting ready\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe pound for pound ranking was invented for him\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery time a magazine ranks the best boxers in the world \u003cem\u003eacross all divisions\u003c\/em\u003e, it uses a scale called \u003cstrong\u003epound for pound\u003c\/strong\u003e. That scale has not always existed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was created by observers in the 1940s and 1950s for a simple reason: \u003cstrong\u003eSugar Ray Robinson did not fit any existing comparison\u003c\/strong\u003e. They needed an instrument to say what they were watching.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePut another way: when you read that a boxer today is number one pound for pound, you are using a measure invented because of one man. \u003cstrong\u003eThis one.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eb-note\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe detail almost nobody knows:\u003c\/strong\u003e the name on this tee is not his. He was born \u003cstrong\u003eWalker Smith Jr.\u003c\/strong\u003e At fifteen, too young for a licence, he borrowed the \u003cstrong\u003emembership card of a friend named Ray Robinson\u003c\/strong\u003e so he could fight. He kept the name for life. \u003cstrong\u003eSugar\u003c\/strong\u003e came later, from his manager George Gainford, who found his style \u003cem\u003e\"sweet as sugar\"\u003c\/em\u003e. The greatest career in boxing was built under a \u003cstrong\u003eborrowed identity\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSugar Ray Robinson\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBorn \u003cstrong\u003e3 May 1921\u003c\/strong\u003e in Ailey, Georgia, died in \u003cstrong\u003e1989\u003c\/strong\u003e. He grew up in Harlem.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmateur record: \u003cstrong\u003e85 fights, 85 wins, 69 knockouts\u003c\/strong\u003e \u0026mdash; forty of them in the first round.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWorld welterweight champion from 1946 to 1950\u003c\/strong\u003e, then \u003cstrong\u003efive times world middleweight champion\u003c\/strong\u003e between 1951 and 1960.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFighter of the year\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1942 and 1951 for Ring Magazine, which would later place him \u003cstrong\u003etop of its all-time pound for pound list\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNamed \u003cstrong\u003egreatest boxer of the twentieth century\u003c\/strong\u003e by the Associated Press. Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in its inaugural year, 1990.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSix fights against \u003cstrong\u003eJake LaMotta\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of the longest rivalries in the sport.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eb-note\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat his peers said:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eMuhammad Ali\u003c\/strong\u003e, the man who called himself \u003cem\u003eThe Greatest\u003c\/em\u003e, called Sugar Ray Robinson \u003cem\u003eThe Greatest\u003c\/em\u003e. There is no better summary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat it looks like on\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artwork is built like a \u003cstrong\u003eposter panel\u003c\/strong\u003e: a rectangle edged with a thin orange keyline, the ground split on the diagonal, bright red on one side and dark burgundy on the other. The frame is hard and deliberate \u0026mdash; a poster placed on the tee, not an image blended into the fabric.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSUGAR\u003c\/strong\u003e takes the full width in orange capitals; \u003cstrong\u003eRAY ROBINSON\u003c\/strong\u003e sits small beneath. From a distance you read SUGAR, and the full name appears as you get closer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe portrait is a \u003cstrong\u003eflat-colour illustration\u003c\/strong\u003e: light and shade cut into clean zones, colours chosen rather than reproduced. It is the look of \u003cstrong\u003eposter screen printing\u003c\/strong\u003e, and it gives an image that reads at distance where a 1950s photograph would have been lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn black, the red of the ground comes through hard and the orange catches the eye first. It is the \u003cstrong\u003ewarmest and most graphic\u003c\/strong\u003e artwork in the legends family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePremium cotton\u003c\/strong\u003e, crew neck, short sleeves, straight cut. Plain back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eb-note\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe detail that matters:\u003c\/strong\u003e the print is applied by \u003cstrong\u003eheat transfer\u003c\/strong\u003e onto a \u003cstrong\u003ePET\u003c\/strong\u003e film. On a flat-colour illustration everything rests on the \u003cstrong\u003ecleanness of the zones\u003c\/strong\u003e: the red and the burgundy have to separate exactly on the diagonal, and the orange keyline stay unbroken all the way round. The print stands up to wear and does not fade easily in the wash. \u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e machine wash at 30 \u0026deg;C \/ 86 \u0026deg;F inside out, no fabric softener, no tumble dryer, do not iron the print.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eYour size\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEuropean cut \u0026mdash; take your usual size\u003c\/strong\u003e, with no adjustment. Seven sizes, S to 4XL, all at the same price. Chest runs from about 96 cm \/ 38 in on a S to 132 cm \/ 52 in on a 4XL.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTechnical specification\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTechnical specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eb-scroll\"\u003e\u003ctable class=\"eb-specs\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDetail\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eType\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eShort sleeve t-shirt, crew neck\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eArtwork\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePoster panel, flat-colour portrait wrapping his hands, SUGAR in orange capitals\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFinish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBright red and burgundy split on the diagonal, thin orange keyline\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePlacement\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFront panel, centred on the chest. Plain back\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrinting\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeat transfer, PET film\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePremium cotton 180 gsm \/ 5.3 oz per sq yd\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eColour\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlack\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSizes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eS, M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL, 4XL\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStandard European, take your usual size\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCare\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMachine wash inside out at 30 \u0026deg;C \/ 86 \u0026deg;F, no tumble dryer, do not iron the print\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrice\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u0026euro;29 \u0026mdash; every size\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eShipping\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFree standard shipping\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAlso worth a look\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe other great middleweight in the catalogue: the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/marvin-hagler-t-shirt\" title=\"Marvelous Marvin Hagler t-shirt\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMarvelous Marvin Hagler tee\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe man who called him the greatest: the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/ali-vs-liston-t-shirt\" title=\"Ali vs Liston t-shirt\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMuhammad Ali tees\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe other champion of the same era: the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/rocky-marciano-t-shirt\" title=\"Rocky Marciano t-shirt\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRocky Marciano tee\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe wraps on the artwork, for real: our \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/boxing-hand-wraps\" title=\"Boxing hand wraps\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehand wraps\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/boxing-gloves\" title=\"Boxing gloves\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eboxing gloves\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe full \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/boxing-t-shirts\" title=\"Boxing t-shirts\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eboxing t-shirt collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/FAQPage\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eb-faq-item\" itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"eb-faq-q\" itemprop=\"name\"\u003eWhere does pound for pound come from?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\"\u003e\u003cp class=\"eb-faq-a\" itemprop=\"text\"\u003eIt was created by observers in the \u003cstrong\u003e1940s and 1950s\u003c\/strong\u003e because \u003cstrong\u003eSugar Ray Robinson did not fit any existing comparison\u003c\/strong\u003e. Every modern ranking across all divisions uses a measure invented for one man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eb-faq-item\" itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"eb-faq-q\" itemprop=\"name\"\u003eWhat was Sugar Ray Robinson's real name?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\"\u003e\u003cp class=\"eb-faq-a\" itemprop=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWalker Smith Jr.\u003c\/strong\u003e At fifteen, too young for a licence, he borrowed the \u003cstrong\u003emembership card of a friend named Ray Robinson\u003c\/strong\u003e so he could fight, and kept the name for life. \u003cstrong\u003eSugar\u003c\/strong\u003e came from his manager, who found his style sweet as sugar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eb-faq-item\" itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"eb-faq-q\" itemprop=\"name\"\u003eWhat was his record?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\"\u003e\u003cp class=\"eb-faq-a\" itemprop=\"text\"\u003eAs an amateur, \u003cstrong\u003e85 fights, 85 wins, 69 knockouts\u003c\/strong\u003e \u0026mdash; forty in the first round. As a professional, world welterweight champion from 1946 to 1950 and \u003cstrong\u003efive times world middleweight champion\u003c\/strong\u003e between 1951 and 1960.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eb-faq-item\" itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"eb-faq-q\" itemprop=\"name\"\u003eWhy is he wrapping his hands on the artwork?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\"\u003e\u003cp class=\"eb-faq-a\" itemprop=\"text\"\u003eIt is a tee showing the \u003cstrong\u003emoment before\u003c\/strong\u003e rather than the fight: the changing room, the wraps going on. He is shown getting ready, not winning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eb-faq-item\" itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"eb-faq-q\" itemprop=\"name\"\u003eWho did he fight six times?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\"\u003e\u003cp class=\"eb-faq-a\" itemprop=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJake LaMotta\u003c\/strong\u003e \u0026mdash; one of the longest rivalries in the sport. Robinson won five of the six.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eb-faq-item\" itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"eb-faq-q\" itemprop=\"name\"\u003eWhich size should I take?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\"\u003e\u003cp class=\"eb-faq-a\" itemprop=\"text\"\u003eStandard European cut: \u003cstrong\u003etake your usual size\u003c\/strong\u003e. Chest runs from about 96 cm \/ 38 in on a S to 132 cm \/ 52 in on a 4XL.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"aspritboxe.com","offers":[{"title":"Black \/ S","offer_id":55448131666296,"sku":"TSHIRT.SUGAR.RAY.ROBINSON.NOIR.S","price":29.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ M","offer_id":55448131699064,"sku":"TSHIRT.SUGAR.RAY.ROBINSON.NOIR.M","price":29.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ L","offer_id":55448131731832,"sku":"TSHIRT.SUGAR.RAY.ROBINSON.NOIR.L","price":29.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ XL","offer_id":55448131764600,"sku":"TSHIRT.SUGAR.RAY.ROBINSON.NOIR.XL","price":29.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ XXL","offer_id":55448131797368,"sku":"TSHIRT.SUGAR.RAY.ROBINSON.NOIR.XXL","price":29.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ XXXL","offer_id":55448131830136,"sku":"TSHIRT.SUGAR.RAY.ROBINSON.NOIR.XXXL","price":29.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ 4XL","offer_id":55448131862904,"sku":"TSHIRT.SUGAR.RAY.ROBINSON.NOIR.4XL","price":29.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0517\/3369\/2608\/files\/Suger_ray_robinson_1.png?v=1770683785","url":"https:\/\/aspritboxe.com\/en\/products\/sugar-ray-robinson-t-shirt","provider":"aspritboxe.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}