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Walker Smith Jr. (May 3, 1921 – April 12, 1989), better known as Sugar Ray Robinson, was an American professional boxer who competed from 1940 to 1965. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990. He is often regarded as the greatest boxer of all time, pound-for-pound. Robinson was a dominant amateur, but his exact amateur record is not known.
Apr 2, 2014 · Sugar Ray Robinson turned pro in 1940 and won his first 40 fights. Over his 25-year career, Robinson won the world welterweight and middleweight crowns and was dubbed "pound for pound, the best." ...
Sugar Ray: nationality: USA stance: orthodox: height: 5′ 11″ / 180cm: reach: 72½″ / 184cm: residence: Harlem, New York, USA ... and 7-3-3 (all for Robinson) Referees: Ruby Goldstein & Ray Miller Referee Goldstein was overcome by the 104 degree heat and had to be replaced by Ray Miller in Round 10. Robinson retired on his stool after ...
Sugar Ray Robinson, American professional boxer, six times a world champion: once as a welterweight (147 pounds), from 1946 to 1951, and five times as a middleweight (160 pounds), between 1951 and 1960. He is considered by many authorities to have been the best fighter in history.
Oct 5, 2023 · Robinson began his amateur fighting career under this borrowed name - and it stuck. Later, when a lady in the audience at a fight in Watertown, New York said he was "sweet as sugar," the name "Sugar Ray Robinson" was born, and he officially laid the foundation for an illustrious career that would transcend the confines of the boxing ring.
Jun 27, 2018 · Sugar Ray Robinson (1921-1989) was one of the first African American athletes who became well-known outside the boxing arena. He was the world welterweight champion from 1946 to 1951, won the middleweight title five times between 1951 and 1960, and has been universally acclaimed as one of the greatest boxers in the history of the sport. ...
Apr 13, 1989 · Sugar Ray Robinson, the five-time world middleweight champion who was considered by many boxing experts to have been the best fighter in history, died yesterday in Culver City, Calif. He was 67 ...
IN A career that spanned three decades, Sugar Ray Robinson embodied the essence of the sweet science. He was a world welterweight champion and held the middleweight title five times. Robinson combined an athlete's grace and excellent power and was nearly unbeatable in his prime. He is considered by many to be the best fighter in history, pound ...
May 13, 2005 · Then-welterweight champ Sugar Ray Robinson swings at Kid Galivan of Cuba in a 10-round bout in Yankee Stadium, Sept. 24, 1948. Bettmann/CORBIS hide caption
Robinson resumed the pattern later that year, this time with 5-foot-6 Carmen Basilio, who was five inches shorter than Robinson. Sugar Ray cut open Basilio's eye and nose to gain an early ...
