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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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   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."

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   Jun 27, 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.

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   Was Sugar Ray Robinson a professional boxer?

   • Sugar Ray Robinson, born Walker Smith Jr., (May 3, 1921 – April 12, 1989) was a professional boxer. Robinson was 85-0 as an amateur and 69 of those victories came by knock out or TKO.

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   How did Sugar Ray Robinson get his name?

   • 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.

   The Tragic Death & Legacy Of Boxing Legend Sugar Ray Robinson, Expl…

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   When did Sugar Ray Robinson Die?

   • He died at the Brotman Medical Center in Culver City, California, on April 12, 1989. Best Known For: 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 become the first boxer to win a divisional world championship five times.

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   Who is Sugar Ray & how did he get his name?

   • He was born in Detroit on May 3, 1921. He moved with his family to New York, where he grew up in Harlem. As a teen-age amateur boxer representing the Salem-Crescent gym, he borrowed the Amateur Athletic Union card of another Harlem youngster named Ray Robinson. Once his Sugar Ray nickname stuck, he never used his real name.

   Sugar Ray Robinson, Boxing's 'Best,' Is Dead (Published 1989)

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   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.

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8. www.nytimes.com › 1989/04/13 › obituariesSugar Ray Robinson, Boxing's 'Best,' Is Dead (Published 1989)

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   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 ...

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    Apr 12, 1989 · Sugar Ray Robinson, born Walker Smith Jr., (May 3, 1921 – April 12, 1989) was a professional boxer. Robinson was 85-0 as an amateur and 69 of those victories came by knock out or TKO. As a holder of many boxing records, Robinson was the first boxer in history to win a divisional world championship five times, a feat he accomplished by ...

11. www.latimes.com › archives › la-xpm-1989/04/13-spSUGAR RAY ROBINSON : 1921-1989 - Los Angeles Times

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    Apr 13, 1989 · Sugar Ray Robinson was born Walker Smith Jr. on May 3, 1921, in Detroit to a Georgia farm couple who had moved to Michigan about a year earlier. Advertisement.