Sugar Ray’s Sweet Surrender: Joey Maxim Steals the Show in Sweaty Showdown

June 28, 1952, will be etched in the memories of boxing enthusiasts as the night Joey Maxim outlasted Sugar Ray Robinson in a grueling 14-round TKO at the sweltering Yankee Stadium. The 38,000-watt ring and TV lights only added to the oppressive heat that made the already intense battle even more brutal. An estimated 47,983 fans, who shelled out $421,696 to witness the spectacle, were left stunned as the mighty Sugar Ray succumbed to the unforgiving conditions.