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- In the 9th and final round, Robinson dealt a crushing left hook that put Doyle down for the 3rd time in the round, laying the Creole fighter flat. Doyle did briefly raise his head and get up on his elbows but was quickly transported to the hospital where he arrived unconscious. He died within hours, never waking up.
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Doyle made his debut as a professional boxer in 1941 and in 1947 lost to Sugar Ray Robinson by 8th round TKO. After the bout, Doyle went to the hospital, suffering from a severe head injury, where he died seventeen hours later.
Jun 24, 2018 · For the rest of his life, Sugar Ray Robinson was haunted by that eighth round in Cleveland. Haunted by the hard left to the jaw of Jimmy Doyle, who until the moment his head hit the canvas with a sickening thud was riding a string of victories to a chance at the title of welterweight champion.
On the evening of 24th June 1947, at Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, a crowd of 11,275 gathered to witness a dramatic and ultimately tragic boxing match between Ray Robinson, hailing from Harlem, New York, and Jimmy Doyle of Los Angeles, California.
Apr 13, 2020 · In the eighth round of Sugar Ray Robinson’s fight with Jimmy Doyle, Robinson landed a left hook to the face of Doyle. The punch sent Doyle to the canvas. Referee Jackie Davis began the 10 count but soon realized that it wasn’t necessary. Doyle was unconscious. He died the next day.
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Jun 25, 2020 · The night before their fight, Robinson dreamed that he killed Doyle in the ring. The next morning, a shaken Robinson said he couldn't fight Doyle, but the commission brought in a Catholic priest who assured Robinson his fears were unfounded. The coroner, Samuel Gerber, ordered an inquest.
Sugar Ray Robinson had tried to back out of fighting Doyle because the night before the fight Robinson had a dream in which he had killed Doyle in the ring! Sugar Ray had to be talked into taking the fight by a priest and a minister.
Aug 21, 2019 · Doyle crashed in the eighth-round, a clinical and devastating left hook doing the job. To make matters worse, Doyle’s head bounced off the canvas with a nasty thud as he hit down.
