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Featherweight. 1940 New York. Lightweight. 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] He is often regarded as the greatest boxer of all time, pound-for-pound.
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2 de abr. de 2014 · Famous Athletes. Sugar Ray Robinson. Considered one of the greatest boxers of all time, Sugar Ray Robinson held the world welterweight title from 1946 to 1951, and by 1958, he had...
30 de abr. de 2024 · On December 20, 1946, he won the welterweight championship by defeating Tommy Bell on a 15-round decision. Robinson resigned this title on winning the middleweight championship by a 13-round knockout of LaMotta on February 14, 1951.
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27 de jun. de 2018 · April 12, 1989. Boxer "Sugar Ray" Robinson was born Walker Smith Jr. in Detroit to Marie and Walker Smith. He moved with his mother in 1933 to Harlem, where he attended DeWitt Clinton High School. Representing the Salem Athletic Club, he began boxing, using the identification card of a Ray Robinson.
16 de nov. de 2009 · On September 12, 1951, former middleweight champion Sugar Ray Robinson defeats Randy Turpin to win back the belt in front of 61,370 spectators at the Polo Grounds in New York City....
27 de feb. de 2024 · Robinson won the vacant World Welterweight Championship in his 76th professional fight, defeating Tommy Bell by a 15-round unanimous decision on December 20, 1950. Robinson would defend the title five times before relinquishing it to fight as a middleweight.
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-for-pound. He earned the nickname "Sugar" Ray when a newspaper reporter described him as "sweet as sugar." Among the fellow Hall of Famers Robinson beat are Henry Armstrong, Kid ...
