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Ronnie Smith Robinson (25 September 1938 [1] – April 2001 [2]) was an American roller derby skater and coach. The son of boxer Sugar Ray Robinson , Robinson grew up distant from his father, who divorced his mother shortly before his birth. [ 3 ]
Walker Smith Jr. (May 3, 1921 – April 12, 1989), better known as Sugar Ray Robinson, ... Robinson was the youngest of three children; his eldest sister Marie was ...
He even demanded a match against Sugar Ray Robinson. [4] In March 1945 at Madison Square Garden in New York City Graziano scored a major upset over Billy Arnold, whose style was similar to that of Sugar Ray Robinson: he was a slick boxer with lightning-fast combinations and a knockout punch.
In the early 1960s, MacLean moved to the United States where she lived an immersive life with the boxer Sugar Ray Robinson.After one year, she returned to the UK and London, working as a call girl after getting involved in a prostitution-ring scandal, and then joining the Church of Scientology. [2]
Edna Mae Robinson. Edna Mae Robinson (September 4, 1915 – May 2, 2002) was an American dancer, actress, and activist. [1] She was a dancer at the Cotton Club and toured Europe with Duke Ellington and Cab Calloway. She later became a public figure when she married the boxer Sugar Ray Robinson, appearing on the first cover of Jet magazine in ...
Giacobbe "Jake" LaMotta (July 10, 1922 – September 19, 2017) was an Italian-American professional boxer who was world middleweight champion between 1949 and 1951. Nicknamed "The Bronx Bull" or "Raging Bull" for his technique of constant stalking, brawling and inside fighting, he developed a reputation for being a "bully"; he was what is often referred to today as a swarmer and a slugger.
Mark and his siblings grew up in Dorchester, a neighborhood in Boston. Their mother Alma Wahlberg worked as a bank clerk and nurse’s aide while they were kids, and their father Donald Wahlberg ...
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 ...