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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. [ 1 ]
Sugar Ray Robinson and Jake LaMotta had a historic boxing rivalry, fighting each other on six separate occasions between 1942 and 1951. Robinson won the series 5–1, although many of the fights were close, with LaMotta handing Robinson his first ever loss (and would remain his only loss for nearly a decade).
Robinson donated all of his earnings for this fight, except for $1 dollar, to the Damon Runyon cancer fund. April 16 – In a highly anticipated bout, Sugar Ray Robinson retains his world Middleweight title with a third-round knockout of former world champion Rocky Graziano, who had knocked Robinson down seconds before losing the fight, Chicago.
Doyle (bottom center) following his match with Sugar Ray Robinson on June 24, 1947. He died due to injuries sustained during the bout hours later at a Cleveland hospital. In 1947, Doyle challenged Sugar Ray Robinson for the World Welterweight Title. Robinson had the advantage in every round except the sixth, when he was staggered twice and ...
Carmen Basilio (born Carmine Basilio, April 2, 1927 – November 7, 2012) was an American professional boxer who was the world champion in both the welterweight and middleweight divisions, beating Sugar Ray Robinson for the latter title.
The highly acclaimed greatest pound for pound boxer of all time Sugar Ray Robinson was a big fan of Kid Chocolate and incorporated a lot of Chocolate's boxing style into his own: "Sugar Ray Robinson was a great admirer of Kid Chocolate," said Fausto Miranda, a former Cuban journalist who covered many of Chocolate's fights. Sugar Ray Robinson ...
Fullmer won the world middleweight championship on January 2, 1957, when he upset the legendary Sugar Ray Robinson by soundly winning a unanimous 15-round decision. [3] On May 1, 1957, they fought a rematch. The fight began as expected, with Fullmer using his strength and awkwardness to bull into Robinson and really force him onto his heels.
Sugar Ray Robinson: 14 Feb – 10 Jul 1951 0 12 Randy Turpin: 10 Jul – 12 Sep 1951 0 13 Sugar Ray Robinson (2) 12 Sep 1951 – 18 Dec 1952 2 Robinson vacated the title and retired. [23] 14 Carl Olson (def. Randy Turpin) 21 Oct 1953 – 9 Dec 1955 3 15 Sugar Ray Robinson (3) 9 Dec 1955 – 2 Jan 1957 1 16 Gene Fullmer: 2 Jan – 1 May 1957 0 17