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Bookmark or Share- Ray Robinson - BoxRecRobinson was declared the winner by technical knockout when "Jan de Bruin took a walk from the ring in the eighth round. The Dutchman said he left the ring because Robinson apparently didn't put forth his best efforts when he had his opponent cornered in the sixth and seventh rounds."
- Sugar Ray Robinson | Biography, Record, & Facts | BritannicaSugar 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.
- Sugar Ray Robinson - WikipediaWalker 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. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
- Sugar Ray Robinson Had a Disturbing Dream He Killed ... - SportscastingIn 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.
- Sugar Ray Robinson | Encyclopedia.comAfter a final farewell to boxing in 1965, Robinson retired to Los Angeles where he founded the Sugar Ray Robinson Youth Foundation in 1969. He died from heart problems on April 12, 1989, having suffered from Alzheimer's disease for several years prior.
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