Sugar Ray Robinson
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Ex-Gazette reporter to discuss Sugar Ray Robinson bio...Gazette reporter Wil Haygood will appear on C-SPAN2 this weekend to discuss "Sweet Thunder," his new biography of boxer Sugar Ray Robinson. By Staff reports CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Former Charleston Gazette reporter Wil Haygood will... In this article: Sugar Ray Robinson, C-SPAN2, Charleston Gazette, Langston Hughes, Miles Davis, Lena Horne, Charleston, West Virginia, and The Washington Post |
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New Jersey On-Line | 2 days ago
Ray Robinson II attending Jersey City Library's concert
Local news, events, sports & more from Hudson County, NJ Ray Robinson II attending Jersey City Library's concert Sugar Ray Robinson's son will be in the audience at tonight's musical performance at the Jersey City Free Public...
In this article: Joe Bataan, New York City, Jersey City, If I Had a Million Dollars, and Jesse Jackson
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Telegraph.co.uk - Obituaries | 2 days ago
Jimmy Clark
...the Atlantic, once astonishing some stewards who had been warned never to go into New York by taking them to their old friend Sugar Ray Robinson's bar in Harlem. The brothers never retired completely. Settling in a bungalow at Dunstable...
In this article: Windsor Castle, New York, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, Hellzapoppin', Frank Sinatra, and Harlem
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Bleacher Report | 5 days ago
Is Floyd Mayweather, Jr. the Best Boxer of All Time?
...Muhammad Ali), Floyd Patterson, Archie Moore, Emile Griffith, Joe Frazier, George Foreman (twice), Sugar Ray Leonard, Sugar Ray Robinson, Tommy Hearns, Julio Caesar Chavez, Salvador Sanchez, Alexis Arguello, Aaron Pryor, Bobby Foster,...
In this article: Floyd Mayweather, Floyd Mayweather, Jr., Rocky Marciano, Muhammad Ali, Willie Pep, Sugar Ray Leonard, Wikipedia, and Archie Moore
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Philly.com | 5 days ago
Bernard Fernandez: Death hovers in the ring
...death doesn't mean a sport should be abolished. If that were the case, auto racing should be abolished. So should football." - Sugar Ray Robinson THE GREATEST boxer ever to lace up a pair of padded gloves told collaborator Dave Anderson...
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USATODAY.com | 6 days ago
Monday eye-opener: Is Ali the greatest fighter ever?
...legendary boxing writer Bert Randolph Sugar picks his greatest fighters of all-time putting Ali, No. 7 behind (from top to bottom) Sugar Ray Robinson, Henry Armstrong, Willie Pep, Joe Louis, Harry Greb and Benny Leonard. But who do you pick...
In this article: Muhammad Ali, Willie Pep, Henry Armstrong, Larry Holmes, Harry Greb, Charles Barkley, Bert Randolph Sugar, and Benny Leonard
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Chicago Sun-Times | 7 days ago
Review: 'Sweet Thunder: The Life and Times of Sugar Ray Robinson' by Wil Haygood
...bio BY HENRY C. JACKSON Associated Press Until now. Wil Haygood's new biography of Robinson, Sweet Thunder: The Life and Times of Sugar Ray Robinson (Knopf, 464 pages, $27.95), is about as fine a book about a boxer as you will find - up...
In this article: Sammy Davis Jr., Harlem, and New York City
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Inquirer Local and Regional News | November 18, 2009
Sculptor immortalizing South Philly boxing legend
...routes to get there today. But back in the 1960s, you had to be the best." Giardello fought greats such as Gene Fullmer, Sugar Ray Robinson, and Dick Tiger. Out of 133 fights, he won 101 (33 by knockouts), lost 25, and tied 7 times. He...
In this article: Joey Giardello, South Philadelphia, Dick Tiger, Mantua, and Philadelphia
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washingtonpost.com | November 09, 2009
Review: New bio of Sugar Ray Robinson packs punch
In this article: Sammy Davis Jr., Harlem, New York City, and Detroit
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Yahoo! News | November 09, 2009
Review: New bio of Sugar Ray Robinson packs punch (AP)
...have tried and failed to render a full portrait. Until now. Wil Haygood's new biography of Robinson, "Sweet Thunder: The Life and Times of Sugar Ray Robinson," is about as fine a book about a boxer as you will find - up there with the...
In this article: Associated Press Writer, Sammy Davis Jr., and Harlem
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | November 07, 2009
New biography of Sugar Ray a one-two punch
...muscle pulling all the biographical and historical freight. "Sweet Thunder: The Life and Times of Sugar Ray Robinson" "Sugar Ray Robinson was a man of music -- you could see it in the way he fought," Haygood begins one chapter. "And...
In this article: Jake LaMotta, Joe Louis, Post-Gazette, Charlie Parker, Cadre, Stuttering, and Fritzie Zivic
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'Sugar Ray Robinson (born Walker Smith Jr., May 3, 1921 – April 12, 1989) was a professional boxer. Frequently cited as the greatest boxer of all time, Robinson's performances at the welterweight and middleweight divisions prompted sportswriters to create "pound for pound" rankings, where they compared fighters regardless of weight. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990.
Robinson was 85-0 as an amateur with 69 of those victories coming by way of knockout, 40 in the first round. He turned professional in 1940 at the age of 19 and by 1951 had a professional record of 128-1-2 with 84 knockouts. Robinson held the world welterweight title from 1946 to 1951, and won the world middleweight title in the latter year. He retired in 1952, only to come back two and a half years later and regain the middleweight title in 1955. He then became the first boxer in history to win a divisional world championship five times, a feat he accomplished by defeating Carmen Basilio in 1958 to regain the middleweight championship. Robinson was named "fighter of the year" twice: first for his performances in 1942, then nine years and over 90 fights later, for his efforts in 1951. He engaged in several multi-fight rivalries with other Hall of Fame fighters such as Jake LaMotta, Carmen Basilio, Gene Fullmer, and Carl 'Bobo' Olson. Robinson engaged in 200 pro bouts, and his professional career lasted nearly 26 years.
Renowned for his flamboyant lifestyle outside the ring, Robinson is credited with being the originator of the modern sports "entourage". After his boxing career ended, Robinson attempted a career as an entertainer, but struggled, and lived in poverty until his death in 1989. In 2006, he was featured on a commemorative stamp by the United States Postal Service.
- Also Known As:
- Sugar
- Birth Date:
- May 03, 1921
- Birthplace:
- Ailey, Georgia
- Death Date:
- April 12, 1989
- Place of Death:
- Culver City, California
- Nationality:
- American
- Weight:
- Middleweight
- Wins:
- 175
- KO's:
- 108
- Losses:
- 19
- Draws:
- 6
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