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  1. 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. Apr 2, 2014 · Learn about the life and career of Sugar Ray Robinson, one of the greatest boxers of all time, who won five world titles in different weight classes. Find out his birth name, nickname, achievements, personal life and death.

  3. Apr 8, 2024 · Sugar Ray Robinson, American professional boxer, six times a world champion: once as a welterweight (147 pounds), from 1946 to 1951, and five times as a middleweight (160 pounds), between 1951 and 1960. He is considered by many authorities to have been the best fighter in history.

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  4. Jun 27, 2018 · Learn about the life and career of Sugar Ray Robinson, one of the greatest boxers of all time. He dominated the welterweight and middleweight divisions, fought Jake LaMotta six times, and won five world titles.

  5. Feb 27, 2024 · Robinson died at Brotman Medical Center in Culver City, California. He was suffering from Alzheimer's disease and diabetes. Robinson is listed as Sugar Ray Robinson by the California Death Records database and the Social Security Death Records database. His Social Security number was 080-28-1189.

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  7. May 13, 2005 · Sugar Ray Robinson's boxing career is unparallelled. He fought professionally for a generation, from 1940 to 1965. In his first 128 bouts he lost only once, and amassed an astounding 84 knockouts.

  8. 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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