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Saul Alvarez

2019-11-06T00:44:05Z

10,000 days: /* Professional Record */

[[File:Santos Saul Alvarez Barragan1.jpg|250px|thumb|left]]
<boxer>348759</boxer>
'''Trainers:''' Jose Reynoso, [[Eddy Reynoso]] 
'''Manager:''' [[Eddy Reynoso]] 
'''Promoters:''' [[Felix Zabala Sr.]] (2008-2009), [[Golden Boy Promotions]], Canelo Promotions 

==Amateur Career==
*Some sources say Alvarez had 20 amateur bouts and others say his amateur record was 44-2.
*'''2004''' Junior Mexican National Championships Silver medalist.
*'''2005''' Junior Mexican National Championships Gold medalist.

== Regional & Minor Titles ==
*Jalisco State welterweight title (2007-2008)
*[[WBA]] Fedecentro welterweight title (2008)
*[[NABF]] welterweight title (2009-2010)
*[[WBO]] Latino welterweight title (2009)
*[[WBC]] Youth World welterweight title (2009)
*[[WBC]] Silver super welterweight title (2010)
*[[IBO]] Middleweight Title (September 2018-present; 0 defenses)

==Professional Record==
'''Championship Record'''
*Has a record of 14-1-1 (8 KOs) in world title fights.
*Has a record of 16-1-1 (6 KOs) against former, current, and future world champions:
**Won against [[Miguel Vazquez]] (twice), [[Carlos Manuel Baldomir]], [[Lovemore N'dou]], [[Kermit Cintron]], [[Shane Mosley]], [[Austin Trout]], [[Erislandy Lara]], [[Miguel Angel Cotto]], [[Amir Khan]], [[Liam Smith]], [[Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.|Julio Cesar Chavez Jr]], [[Gennady Golovkin]], [[Rocky Fielding]], [[Daniel Jacobs]], and [[Sergey Kovalev]]
**Lost against [[Floyd Mayweather Jr.]]
**Drew against [[Gennady Golovkin]].
'''Variant Record'''
*Defeated 5 undefeated opponents with ten or more bouts: [[Gabriel Martinez]], [[Euri Gonzalez]], [[Austin Trout]], [[Liam Smith]], [[Gennady Golovkin]].

==World Titles==
*[[WBC]] World Light Middleweight Champion Title(May 2011-September 2013; 6 defenses)
*[[WBA]] World Light Middleweight Champion Title (April 2013-September 2013; 0 defenses)
*[[WBC]] World Middleweight Title (November 2015-May 2016; 1 defenses)
*[[WBO]] World Light Middleweight Champion Title(September 2016-May 2017; 0 defenses)
*[[WBA]] Super World Middleweight Title (September 2018-present; 1 defenses)
*(2) [[WBC]] World Middleweight Title (September 2018-present; 1 defenses)
*[[WBA]] World Super Middleweight Title (November 2018-present; 0 defenses)
*[[IBF]] World Middleweight Title (May 2019-present; 0 defenses)

==Notes==
*Alvarez is the younger brother of [[Ramon Alvarez]], [[Ricardo Alvarez]] and former interim [[WBA]] light middleweight champion [[Rigoberto Alvarez]].
*Made his professional debut on October 29, 2005, just three months after his 15th birthday.
*Given the nickname "Canelo" (Spanish for cinnamon) because of his red hair.
*Alvarez tested positive for two drug tests after his bout with [[Gennady Golovkin]]. His rematch with Golovkin was called off. Alvarez later decided not to enroll into the [[WBC]]'s clean boxing programme, and was therefore removed from their rankings.

== Awards & Recognition ==
*'''2010''' [[ESPN]] Prospect of the Year

'''[[:Category:Saul Alvarez Gallery|Saul Alvarez Gallery]]'''

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after=[[Gennady Golovkin]]|
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title=[[WBO Light Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Miguel Cotto]]|
years=2016 Sep 17 – 2017 May '''Vacated'''|
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title=[[WBA Middleweight Champion]]|
after=—|
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title=[[WBC Middleweight Champion]]|
after=—|
years=2018 Sep 15 – present
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title=[[WBA Super Middleweight Champion]]|
after=—|
years=2018 Dec 15 – present '''Regular Champion'''
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title=[[IBF Middleweight Champion]]|
after=—|
years=2019 May 04 – present
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[[Category:World Light Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Super Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:Mexican World Champions]]
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]
[[Category:NABF Welterweight Champions]]
[[Category:Three Division World Champions]]

Shawn Porter

2019-10-01T05:16:40Z

10,000 days: /* Professional Record */

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<boxer>472133</boxer>
*'''Trainer:''' [[Kenny Porter]]
*'''Manager:''' [[Al Haymon]]

== Amateur Career==
*'''2003''' International Junior Olympics (15-16 year olds) Silver medalist at 66 kg, in Alexandria, USA.
*'''2004''' Pan American Cadet (15-16 year olds) Gold medalist at 70 kg, in Colorado Springs, USA.
*'''2006''' US National Championships Silver medalist at 75 kg, in Colorado Springs, USA.
*'''2006''' World Junior Championships participant at middleweight, in Agadir, Morocco.
**Defeated [[Ciaran McCauley]] (Ireland) 30-17
**Defeated [[Pavel Bykov]] (Russia) RSC 4
**Lost to [[Luis Garcia]] (Cuba) 11-37
*'''2007''' 1st Pan Am Qualifier Bronze medalist at middleweight, in Barquisimeto, Venezuela.
**Defeated [[Andres Herida]] (Colombia) RSC 2
**Lost to [[Alfonso Blanco]] (Venezuela) 10-21
*'''2007''' US National Golden Gloves Gold medalist at 75 kg, in Chattanooga, USA.
*'''2007''' US National Championships Silver medalist at 75 kg, in Colorado Springs, USA.
*'''2007''' Pan American Games participant at middleweight, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
**Lost to [[Emilio Correa Jr.]] (Cuba) Lost KO by 2
*'''2007''' US Olympic Trials Bronze medalist at 75 kg, in Houston, USA.
**Lost to [[Daniel Jacobs]] 18-30
**Defeated [[Jonathan Nelson]] RSC-OS 3
**Defeated [[Fernando Guerrero]] 22-19
**Defeated [[Dominic Wade]] DQ 4
**Lost to [[Daniel Jacobs]] 11-31
*'''2008''' US National Championships Silver medalist at 75 kg, in Colorado Springs, USA.

==Regional & Minor Titles==
*interim [[WBO]] [[NABO]] super welterweight title
*[[NABF]] welterweight title
*[[WBO]] [[NABO]] welterweight title
*[[IBF]] North American welterweight title
*interim [[WBC]] Silver welterweight title

==Professional Record==
'''Championship Record'''
*3-3-0 (1 KOs’) in world championship bouts.
*6-3-1 (2 KO’s) against former or current world champions.
**Won against [[Julio Diaz]], [[Devon Alexander]], [[Paul Malignaggi]], [[Adrien Broner]], [[Andre Berto]] & [[Danny Oscar Garcia|Danny Garcia]].
**Lost against [[Kell Brook]], [[Keith Thurman]], & [[Errol Spence Jr.]]
**Drew with [[Julio Diaz]].

==Notes==
*Porter, 10-0-0 (8 KO's), at the time was [[Manny Pacquiao]]'s lead sparring partner for his super fight with [[Miguel Cotto]].

== External Links ==
*[http://www.shawnporterboxing.com Porter's website]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cs69prGRFQE Porter interviewed about working with Pacquiao]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLNlKHe4GR8 Porter talks about upcoming fight]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080820112051/http://boxing.teamusa.org/athlete/athlete/1239 Porter's Olympic Bio]
*[http://www.premierboxingchampions.com/shawn-porter Premier Boxing Championships Profile]

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title=[[IBF Welterweight Champion]]|
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[[Category:NABF Welterweight Champions]]
[[Category:National Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:World Welterweight Champions]]
[[Category:American World Champions]]
[[Category:NABO Welterweight Champions]]

Errol Spence

2019-10-01T05:14:58Z

10,000 days: /* Career Factoids */

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<boxer>629465</boxer>
* '''Trainer:''' [[Derrick James]]
* '''Manager:''' [[Al Haymon]]
* '''Promoter:''' [[Golden Boy Promotions]] (2012-2014)
== Amateur Career ==
*'''2008''' United States National Golden Gloves participant in Grand Rapids, Michigan (69kg):
**Defeated [[Leandre White]] PTS
**Lost to [[Nick Brinson]] PTS
*'''2008''' United States National U-19 Championships Champion in Kansas City (69kg):
**Defeated [[Travis Peterkin]] 9:4
**Defeated [[Daniel Thomas]] RET 2
**Defeated [[Juan Heraldez]] 10:5
*'''2008''' World Youth Championships participant in Guadalajara, Mexico (69kg):
**Defeated [[Alex Theran]] (Colombia) 11.4
**Defeated [[Taras Makarov]] (Ukraine) 15:1
**Lost to [[Boturjon Mahmudov]] (Uzbekistan) 4:11
*'''2009''' United States National Golden Gloves Championships Gold medalist in Salt Lake City (69kg):
**Defeated [[Jose Bernal]] PTS
**Defeated [[David Grayton IV]] PTS
**Defeated [[John Zabala]] PTS
**Defeated [[Eduardo Alicea]] PTS
**Defeated [[Jovante Starks]] PTS
*'''2009''' United States National Championships Gold medalist in Denver (69kg):
**Defeated [[Greg Carter]] 9:3
**Defeated [[Julian Williams]] 10:5
**Defeated [[Richard Hardgraves]] 9:2
**Defeated [[Eduardo Alicea]] 7:2
*'''2009''' World Championships participant in Milan, Italy (69kg):
**Lost to [[Carlos Banteaux]] (Cuba) 1:11
*'''2010''' United States National Golden Gloves Silver medalist (69kg):
**Defeated [[Deandre Harris]] PTS
**Defeated [[Chris Pearson]] PTS
**Defeated [[Frank Gedeon]] RSC 2
**Defeated [[Javonn Barnes]] 5:0
**Lost to [[David Grayton IV]] 2:3
*'''2010''' Four Nations Tournament Gold Medalist in Berck-Sur-Mer, France (69kg):
**Defeated [[Jozsef Toth]] (Hungary) RET 2
**Defeated [[Taras Shelestyuk]] (Ukraine) 6:3
*'''2011''' 1st Pan American Games Qualifier participant in Barquisimeto, Venezuela (69kg):
**Defeated [[Carl Heild]] (Bahamas) 14:3
**Lost to [[Brian Carlos Castano]] (Argentina) 11:20
*'''2011''' United States National Championships Gold Medalist in Colorado Springs (69kg):
**Defeated [[Darwin Price]] 10:3
**Defeated [[Boston Salmon]] RSC 2
**Defeated [[Willie Jones]] 21/12
**Defeated [[Luis Olivares]] 13:7
*'''2011''' United States Olympic Trials Gold Medalist (69kg):
**Defeated [[Samuel Vasquez]] 24:17
**Defeated [[Bryant Perrella]] 13:5
**Defeated [[Amir Imam]] 19:12
**Defeated [[Amir Imam]] 24:19
*'''2011''' World Championships quarter-finalist in Baku, Azerbaijan (69kg):
**Defeated [[Amin Ghasemipour]] (Iran) 28-10
**Defeated [[Custio Clayton]] (Canada) 18:9
**Defeated [[Balazs Bacskai]] (Hungary) 26:16
**Lost to [[Serik Sapiyev]] (Kazakhstan) 10:20
*'''2011''' World Cup of Petroleum Countries Bronze medalist in Surgut, Russia (69kg):
**Defeated [[Romal Amanov]] (Azerbaijan) 25:5
**Lost to [[Sukhrob Shidayev]] (Russia) 12:12+
*'''2012''' Chemistry Cup participant in Halle, Germany (69kg):
**Defeated [[Andrey Zamkovoy]] (Russia) 9:9+
**Lost to [[Serik Sapiyev]] (Kazakhstan) (10:18)
*'''2012''' Summer Olympic Games participant in London, Great Britain (69kg):
**Defeated [[Myke Carvalho]] (Brazil) 16:10
**Defeated [[Vikas Krishan]] (India) 15:13
**Lost to [[Andrey Zamkovoy]] (Russia) 11:16

==Career Factoids==
*Has a record of 4-0-0 (3 KOs) in world title fights.
*Has a record of 5-0-0 (3 KOs) against former or current world champions:
**Won against [[Chris Algieri]], [[Kell Brook]], [[Lamont Peterson]], [[Mikey Garcia]], and [[Shawn Porter]].
*Has a record of 2-0-0 (2 KOs) in fights outside his native United States.

== Awards & Recognition ==
*[[ESPN]] Prospect of the Year (2015)
*[[Sports Illustrated]] Prospect of the Year (2015)

== External Links ==
*[http://www.premierboxingchampions.com/errol-spence-jr Profile on Premier Boxing Champions]

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Spence, Errol}}
[[Category:2012 Olympians]]
[[Category:American Olympians]]
[[Category:National Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:United States Amateur Champions]]
[[Category:American World Champions]]
[[Category:World Welterweight Champions]]

Saul Alvarez

2019-05-05T09:31:04Z

10,000 days: /* Professional Record */

[[File:Santos Saul Alvarez Barragan1.jpg|250px|thumb|left]]
<boxer>348759</boxer>
'''Trainers:''' Jose Reynoso, [[Eddy Reynoso]] 
'''Manager:''' [[Eddy Reynoso]] 
'''Promoters:''' [[Felix Zabala Sr.]] (2008-2009), [[Golden Boy Promotions]], Canelo Promotions 

==Amateur Career==
*Some sources say Alvarez had 20 amateur bouts and others say his amateur record was 44-2.
*'''2004''' Junior Mexican National Championships Silver medalist.
*'''2005''' Junior Mexican National Championships Gold medalist.

== Regional & Minor Titles ==
*Jalisco State welterweight title (2007-2008)
*[[WBA]] Fedecentro welterweight title (2008)
*[[NABF]] welterweight title (2009-2010)
*[[WBO]] Latino welterweight title (2009)
*[[WBC]] Youth World welterweight title (2009)
*[[WBC]] Silver super welterweight title (2010)
*[[IBO]] Middleweight Title (September 2018-present; 0 defenses)

==Professional Record==
'''Championship Record'''
*Has a record of 13-1-1 (7 KOs) in world title fights.
*Has a record of 15-1-1 (5 KOs) against former, current, and future world champions:
**Won against [[Miguel Vazquez]] (twice), [[Carlos Manuel Baldomir]], [[Lovemore N'dou]], [[Kermit Cintron]], [[Shane Mosley]], [[Austin Trout]], [[Erislandy Lara]], [[Miguel Angel Cotto]], [[Amir Khan]], [[Liam Smith]], [[Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.]], [[Gennady Golovkin]], [[Rocky Fielding]], and [[Daniel Jacobs]]
**Lost against [[Floyd Mayweather Jr.]]
**Drew against [[Gennady Golovkin]].
'''Variant Record'''
*Defeated 5 undefeated opponents with ten or more bouts: [[Gabriel Martinez]], [[Euri Gonzalez]], [[Austin Trout]], [[Liam Smith]], [[Gennady Golovkin]].

==World Titles==
*[[WBC]] World Light Middleweight Champion Title(May 2011-September 2013; 6 defenses)
*[[WBA]] World Light Middleweight Champion Title (April 2013-September 2013; 0 defenses)
*[[WBC]] World Middleweight Title (November 2015-May 2016; 1 defenses)
*[[WBO]] World Light Middleweight Champion Title(September 2016-May 2017; 0 defenses)
*[[WBA]] Super World Middleweight Title (September 2018-present; 0 defenses)
*(2) [[WBC]] World Middleweight Title (September 2018-present; 0 defenses)
*[[WBA]] World Super Middleweight Title (November 2018-present; 0 defenses)

==Notes==
*Alvarez is the younger brother of [[Ramon Alvarez]], [[Ricardo Alvarez]] and former interim [[WBA]] light middleweight champion [[Rigoberto Alvarez]].
*Made his professional debut on October 29, 2005, just three months after his 15th birthday.
*Given the nickname "Canelo" (Spanish for cinnamon) because of his red hair.
*Alvarez tested positive for two drug tests after his bout with [[Gennady Golovkin]]. His rematch with Golovkin was called off. Alvarez later decided not to enroll into the [[WBC]]'s clean boxing programme, and was therefore removed from their rankings.

== Awards & Recognition ==
*'''2010''' [[ESPN]] Prospect of the Year

'''[[:Category:Saul Alvarez Gallery|Saul Alvarez Gallery]]'''

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title=[[WBA Light Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Erislandy Lara]]|
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after=[[Gennady Golovkin]]|
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after=[[Miguel Cotto]]|
years=2016 Sep 17 – 2017 May '''Vacated'''|
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title=[[WBA Middleweight Champion]]|
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title=[[WBC Middleweight Champion]]|
after=—|
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title=[[WBA Super Middleweight Champion]]|
after=—|
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[[Category:World Light Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Super Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:Mexican World Champions]]
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]
[[Category:NABF Welterweight Champions]]
[[Category:Three Division World Champions]]

Sugar Ray Robinson

2019-04-18T07:57:32Z

10,000 days: /* Professional Record */

[[File:Sugar Ray Robinson Pic0040.jpg|left|250px|Sugar Ray Robinson]]
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<boxer>009625</boxer>
*'''Managers:''' [[Curt Horrmann]], [[George Gainford]]
*'''Trainers:''' [[Soldier Jones]], [[Harry Wiley]], [[Pee Wee Beale]]
*'''[[:Category:Sugar Ray Robinson Gallery|Sugar Ray Robinson Gallery]]

'''Sugar Ray Robinson''' is considered by many boxing historians and enthusiasts to be the greatest pound-for-pound boxer of all-time. Robinson is frequently ranked among the top three boxers ever in both the welterweight and middleweight classes.

== Amateur Achievements ==
Robinson's amateur record is usually listed as 85-0 with 69 knockouts, 40 in the first round. However, he lost to [[Billy Graham]] and [[Patsy Pesca]] under his given name, Walker Smith Jr.

*Won the 1938 New York Metropolitan [[AAU]] Open Championship at bantamweight vs. [[Ed Cappelli]].
*Golden Gloves Titles won in 1939:
**[[New York Golden Gloves|New York Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions]] at featherweight vs. [[Armand Dascenza]]
**[[Intercity Golden Gloves|Intercity Golden Gloves Tournament]] at featherweight vs. [[Tony Ancona]]
**[[New York Daily News Golden Gloves Champions|New York Daily News Golden Gloves Tournament]] at featherweight vs. [[Louis Valentine]]
*Golden Gloves Titles won in 1940:
**[[New York Golden Gloves|New York Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions]] at lightweight vs. [[Jimmy Butler (of Atlanta, GA)|Jimmy Butler]]
**[[Intercity Golden Gloves|Intercity Golden Gloves Tournament]] at lightweight vs. [[Tony Ancona]]
**[[New York Daily News Golden Gloves Champions|New York Daily News Golden Gloves Tournament]] at lightweight vs. [[Andy Nonella]]
*View: [[Sugar Ray Robinson's Golden Gloves Record]]

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== Awards & Recognition ==
*Named [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] for 1942 and 1951 by [[The Ring Magazine|''The Ring'']].
*Named [[Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] for 1950 by the [[Boxing Writers Association of America]].
*Named Fighter of the Decade for the 1950s by ''The Ring''.
*Inducted into [[Ring Magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame|''The Ring'' Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1967.
*Inducted into the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1981.
*Inducted into the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1990.
*Named Welterweight Fighter of the Century, Middleweight Fighter of the Century, and Fighter of the Century by the Associated Press in 1999.
*''The Ring'' ranked Robinson as the [[The 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years|best fighter of the last 80 years]] in 2002.
*''The Ring'' ranked Robinson as the 11th [[The 100 Greatest Punchers of All-Time!|greatest puncher of all-time]] in 2003.
*Inducted into the [[Georgia Sports Hall of Fame]] in 2006.
*The United States Postal Service honored Robinson with a [[:Image:Sugarraystamp.jpg|stamp]] in 2006.
*Historian [[Bert Sugar]] ranked Robinson #1 in his 2006 book ''[[Boxing's Greatest Fighters]]''.
*[[ESPN]] ranked Robinson as the greatest fighter in history in 2007.

== Notes ==
*Robinson was born Walker Smith Jr. He got his boxing name when he used the AAU card of an ex-boxer named Ray Robinson.
*According to Robinson's autobiography, [[Sugar Ray (Book)|''Sugar Ray'']], sportswriter Jack Case, after seeing one of Robinson’s amateur performances, said he “sure was a sweet fighter.” Chase called him “Sugar Ray” in one of his sports columns and the now-famous moniker was born.
*Robinson was a coach for the 1941 New York Golden Gloves Team at the Intercity Golden Gloves Tournament held in Chicago.
*Robinson won his first 40 professional fights before losing to [[Jake LaMotta]] on [[Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Jake LaMotta (2nd meeting)|February 5, 1942]]. Robinson then went unbeaten in his next 91 fights.
*Robinson had six fights with Jake LaMotta and won five of them. LaMotta said, "I fought Sugar Ray so often, I almost got diabetes."
*Height dispute: Robinson's height is usually listed as 5'11", but he was often listed as 6'0" early in his career. He was reported as being 5'11½" at the weigh-in for his bout with [[Robert Villemain]] in 1950.
*On February 27, 1943, Robinson was inducted into the United States Army. He toured Army camps with [[Joe Louis]] and boxed exhibitions for soldiers.
*On March 29, 1944, shortly before he was scheduled to set sail for Europe, Robinson disappeared from his barracks at Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn, New York. Robinson said he fell down the stairs in his barracks and didn't remember anything from the time of the fall until he woke up in a hospital on April 5. According to his file, a stranger found him in the street on April 1 and helped him to a hospital. Robinson received an honorable discharge from the Army as a sergeant on June 3, 1944.
*Robinson won the vacant World Welterweight Championship in his 76th professional fight, defeating [[Tommy Bell]] by a [[Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Tommy Bell (2nd meeting)|15-round unanimous decision]] on December 20, 1950. Robinson would defend the title five times before relinquishing it to fight as a middleweight.
*Robinson defeated Robert Villemain by a 15-round unanimous decision to win the vacant Pennsylvania World Middleweight Championship on June 5, 1950. The state withdrew recognition from World Middleweight champion Jake LaMotta for failure to defend. Robinson stopped LaMotta in 13 rounds to win the undisputed title on [[Jake LaMotta vs. Sugar Ray Robinson (6th meeting)|February 14, 1951]].
*Robinson lost the World Middleweight Championship to [[Randy Turpin]] by a 15-round decision on [[Randy Turpin vs. Sugar Ray Robinson (1st meeting)|July 10, 1951]]. He regained the title from Turpin with a 10th-round knockout on [[Randy Turpin vs. Sugar Ray Robinson (2nd meeting)|September 12, 1951]].
*Robinson unsuccessfully challenged [[Joey Maxim]] for the World Light Heavyweight Championship on [[Joey Maxim vs. Sugar Ray Robinson|June 25, 1952]]. Robinson, way ahead on points, couldn't come out for the 14th round due to heat exhaustion. The temperature at ringside was 103 degrees. It was the only stoppage loss of Robinson's career.
*After losing to Maxim, Robinson retired with a record of 132-3-2.
*Robinson, who once owned an entire block of shops and businesses in Harlem, returned to the ring in 1955 because he needed money.
*Robinson would win and lose the World Middleweight Championship three times between 1955 and 1960.
*Robinson retired for good in 1965 with a record of 174-19-6.
*Robinson defeated fifteen former, reigning or future world champions during his professional career.
*When his boxing career ended, Robinson dabbled in acting. He appeared in such films as ''The Detective'' (starring [[Frank Sinatra]]) and ''Candy'' (starring Marlon Brando). He also appeared on the television shows ''Mission: Impossible'', ''The Mod Squad'' and ''Fantasy Island''.
*In 1969, Robinson founded the Sugar Ray Robinson Youth Foundation in Los Angeles.
*View: [[Sugar Ray Robinson's Exhibition Bouts]]

==Professional Record==
*Has a record of 17-7-1 (10 KOs) in world title fights.
*Has a record of 30-11-1 (11 KOs) against former, current, and future world champions:
**Won against [[Sammy Angott]] (3 times), [[Marty Servo]] (twice), [[Fritzie Zivic]] (twice), [[Maxie Berger]], [[Jake LaMotta]] (5 times), [[Izzy Jannazzo]] (4 times), [[Henry Armstrong]], [[Kid Gavilan]] (twice), [[Bobo Olson]] (4 times), [[Randy Turpin]], [[Rocky Graziano]], [[Gene Fullmer]], [[Carmen Basilio]], [[Denny Moyer]], [[Ralph Dupas]].
**Lost against [[Jake LaMotta]], [[Randy Turpin]], [[Joey Maxim]], [[Gene Fullmer]] (twice), [[Carmen Basilio]], [[Paul Pender]] (twice), [[Denny Moyer]], [[Terry Downes]], [[Joey Giardello]].
**Drew against [[Gene Fullmer]].

== Death Info ==
*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.
*The California Death Records database list his place of birth as Michigan, and Robinson states in his autobiography that he was born in Detroit. However, his birth certificate list his place of birth as Ailey, Georgia. Robinson said his mother was pregnant with him when she moved from Georgia to Detroit.

== External Links ==
*[http://www.cmgww.com/sports/robinson/about/bio.html Official Website]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=oevGluP5VkkC&printsec=frontcover&dq=sugar+ray+robinson&hl=en&sa=X&ei=sy9UVJTREsKsyASKuYGQDA&ved=0CB8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=sugar%20ray%20robinson&f=false ''Sugar Ray'' by Sugar Ray Robinson with Dave Anderson, Publisher: Da Capo Press, 1969]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=qRAFvgU2WjsC&printsec=frontcover&dq=boxing%27s+greatest+fighters&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Pl5UVLeRMZScygTQ-YCADA&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=boxing%27s%20greatest%20fighters&f=false ''Boxing's Greatest Fighters'' By Bert Randolph Sugar, Publisher: Lyons Press, 2006]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=Q_nfLUMzlM0C&printsec=frontcover&dq=sugar+ray+robinson&hl=en&sa=X&ei=sy9UVJTREsKsyASKuYGQDA&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=sugar%20ray%20robinson&f=false ''Sweet Thunder: The Life and Times of Sugar Ray Robinson'' By Wil Haygood, Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, 2009]
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0733124/ Robinson's film credits at IMDb]

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years=1946 Dec 20 – 1951 Feb 14 '''Vacated'''
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after=[[Randy Turpin]]|
years=1951 Feb 14 – 1951 Jul 10
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title=[[World Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Gene Fullmer]]|
years=1955 Dec 9 – 1957 Jan 2
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title=[[World Middleweight Champion]]|
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years=1957 May 1 – 1957 Sep 23
}}
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title=[[World Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Paul Pender]]|
years=1958 Mar 25 – 1960 Jan 22 Robinson was recognized only by New York and Massachusetts when he lost the title. He had been stripped by the [[National Boxing Association|NBA]] due to inactivity.}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Sugar Ray}}
[[Category:World Welterweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:American World Champions]]
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]
[[Category:Two Division World Champions]]
[[Category:New York Daily News Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:New York Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:Intercity Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:World War II Veterans]]
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]
[[Category:African American Boxers]]
[[Category:Actors]]

Sugar Ray Robinson

2019-04-17T08:43:33Z

10,000 days: /* Professional Record */

[[File:Sugar Ray Robinson Pic0040.jpg|left|250px|Sugar Ray Robinson]]
[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|right|140px]]
<boxer>009625</boxer>
*'''Managers:''' [[Curt Horrmann]], [[George Gainford]]
*'''Trainers:''' [[Soldier Jones]], [[Harry Wiley]], [[Pee Wee Beale]]
*'''[[:Category:Sugar Ray Robinson Gallery|Sugar Ray Robinson Gallery]]

'''Sugar Ray Robinson''' is considered by many boxing historians and enthusiasts to be the greatest pound-for-pound boxer of all-time. Robinson is frequently ranked among the top three boxers ever in both the welterweight and middleweight classes.

== Amateur Achievements ==
Robinson's amateur record is usually listed as 85-0 with 69 knockouts, 40 in the first round. However, he lost to [[Billy Graham]] and [[Patsy Pesca]] under his given name, Walker Smith Jr.

*Won the 1938 New York Metropolitan [[AAU]] Open Championship at bantamweight vs. [[Ed Cappelli]].
*Golden Gloves Titles won in 1939:
**[[New York Golden Gloves|New York Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions]] at featherweight vs. [[Armand Dascenza]]
**[[Intercity Golden Gloves|Intercity Golden Gloves Tournament]] at featherweight vs. [[Tony Ancona]]
**[[New York Daily News Golden Gloves Champions|New York Daily News Golden Gloves Tournament]] at featherweight vs. [[Louis Valentine]]
*Golden Gloves Titles won in 1940:
**[[New York Golden Gloves|New York Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions]] at lightweight vs. [[Jimmy Butler (of Atlanta, GA)|Jimmy Butler]]
**[[Intercity Golden Gloves|Intercity Golden Gloves Tournament]] at lightweight vs. [[Tony Ancona]]
**[[New York Daily News Golden Gloves Champions|New York Daily News Golden Gloves Tournament]] at lightweight vs. [[Andy Nonella]]
*View: [[Sugar Ray Robinson's Golden Gloves Record]]

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years= 1939 |
after= [[Louis Valentine]]}}
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

== Awards & Recognition ==
*Named [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] for 1942 and 1951 by [[The Ring Magazine|''The Ring'']].
*Named [[Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] for 1950 by the [[Boxing Writers Association of America]].
*Named Fighter of the Decade for the 1950s by ''The Ring''.
*Inducted into [[Ring Magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame|''The Ring'' Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1967.
*Inducted into the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1981.
*Inducted into the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1990.
*Named Welterweight Fighter of the Century, Middleweight Fighter of the Century, and Fighter of the Century by the Associated Press in 1999.
*''The Ring'' ranked Robinson as the [[The 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years|best fighter of the last 80 years]] in 2002.
*''The Ring'' ranked Robinson as the 11th [[The 100 Greatest Punchers of All-Time!|greatest puncher of all-time]] in 2003.
*Inducted into the [[Georgia Sports Hall of Fame]] in 2006.
*The United States Postal Service honored Robinson with a [[:Image:Sugarraystamp.jpg|stamp]] in 2006.
*Historian [[Bert Sugar]] ranked Robinson #1 in his 2006 book ''[[Boxing's Greatest Fighters]]''.
*[[ESPN]] ranked Robinson as the greatest fighter in history in 2007.

== Notes ==
*Robinson was born Walker Smith Jr. He got his boxing name when he used the AAU card of an ex-boxer named Ray Robinson.
*According to Robinson's autobiography, [[Sugar Ray (Book)|''Sugar Ray'']], sportswriter Jack Case, after seeing one of Robinson’s amateur performances, said he “sure was a sweet fighter.” Chase called him “Sugar Ray” in one of his sports columns and the now-famous moniker was born.
*Robinson was a coach for the 1941 New York Golden Gloves Team at the Intercity Golden Gloves Tournament held in Chicago.
*Robinson won his first 40 professional fights before losing to [[Jake LaMotta]] on [[Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Jake LaMotta (2nd meeting)|February 5, 1942]]. Robinson then went unbeaten in his next 91 fights.
*Robinson had six fights with Jake LaMotta and won five of them. LaMotta said, "I fought Sugar Ray so often, I almost got diabetes."
*Height dispute: Robinson's height is usually listed as 5'11", but he was often listed as 6'0" early in his career. He was reported as being 5'11½" at the weigh-in for his bout with [[Robert Villemain]] in 1950.
*On February 27, 1943, Robinson was inducted into the United States Army. He toured Army camps with [[Joe Louis]] and boxed exhibitions for soldiers.
*On March 29, 1944, shortly before he was scheduled to set sail for Europe, Robinson disappeared from his barracks at Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn, New York. Robinson said he fell down the stairs in his barracks and didn't remember anything from the time of the fall until he woke up in a hospital on April 5. According to his file, a stranger found him in the street on April 1 and helped him to a hospital. Robinson received an honorable discharge from the Army as a sergeant on June 3, 1944.
*Robinson won the vacant World Welterweight Championship in his 76th professional fight, defeating [[Tommy Bell]] by a [[Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Tommy Bell (2nd meeting)|15-round unanimous decision]] on December 20, 1950. Robinson would defend the title five times before relinquishing it to fight as a middleweight.
*Robinson defeated Robert Villemain by a 15-round unanimous decision to win the vacant Pennsylvania World Middleweight Championship on June 5, 1950. The state withdrew recognition from World Middleweight champion Jake LaMotta for failure to defend. Robinson stopped LaMotta in 13 rounds to win the undisputed title on [[Jake LaMotta vs. Sugar Ray Robinson (6th meeting)|February 14, 1951]].
*Robinson lost the World Middleweight Championship to [[Randy Turpin]] by a 15-round decision on [[Randy Turpin vs. Sugar Ray Robinson (1st meeting)|July 10, 1951]]. He regained the title from Turpin with a 10th-round knockout on [[Randy Turpin vs. Sugar Ray Robinson (2nd meeting)|September 12, 1951]].
*Robinson unsuccessfully challenged [[Joey Maxim]] for the World Light Heavyweight Championship on [[Joey Maxim vs. Sugar Ray Robinson|June 25, 1952]]. Robinson, way ahead on points, couldn't come out for the 14th round due to heat exhaustion. The temperature at ringside was 103 degrees. It was the only stoppage loss of Robinson's career.
*After losing to Maxim, Robinson retired with a record of 132-3-2.
*Robinson, who once owned an entire block of shops and businesses in Harlem, returned to the ring in 1955 because he needed money.
*Robinson would win and lose the World Middleweight Championship three times between 1955 and 1960.
*Robinson retired for good in 1965 with a record of 174-19-6.
*Robinson defeated fifteen former, reigning or future world champions during his professional career.
*When his boxing career ended, Robinson dabbled in acting. He appeared in such films as ''The Detective'' (starring [[Frank Sinatra]]) and ''Candy'' (starring Marlon Brando). He also appeared on the television shows ''Mission: Impossible'', ''The Mod Squad'' and ''Fantasy Island''.
*In 1969, Robinson founded the Sugar Ray Robinson Youth Foundation in Los Angeles.
*View: [[Sugar Ray Robinson's Exhibition Bouts]]

==Professional Record==
*Has a record of 17-7-1 (8 KOs) in world title fights.
*Has a record of 30-11-1 (4 KOs) against former, current, and future world champions:
**Won against [[Sammy Angott]] (3 times), [[Marty Servo]] (twice), [[Fritzie Zivic]] (twice), [[Maxie Berger]], [[Jake LaMotta]] (5 times), [[Izzy Jannazzo]] (4 times), [[Henry Armstrong]], [[Kid Gavilan]] (twice), [[Bobo Olson]] (4 times), [[Randy Turpin]], [[Rocky Graziano]], [[Gene Fullmer]], [[Carmen Basilio]], [[Denny Moyer]], [[Ralph Dupas]].
**Lost against [[Jake LaMotta]], [[Randy Turpin]], [[Joey Maxim]], [[Gene Fullmer]] (twice), [[Carmen Basilio]], [[Paul Pender]] (twice), [[Denny Moyer]], [[Terry Downes]], [[Joey Giardello]].
**Drew against [[Gene Fullmer]].

== Death Info ==
*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.
*The California Death Records database list his place of birth as Michigan, and Robinson states in his autobiography that he was born in Detroit. However, his birth certificate list his place of birth as Ailey, Georgia. Robinson said his mother was pregnant with him when she moved from Georgia to Detroit.

== External Links ==
*[http://www.cmgww.com/sports/robinson/about/bio.html Official Website]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=oevGluP5VkkC&printsec=frontcover&dq=sugar+ray+robinson&hl=en&sa=X&ei=sy9UVJTREsKsyASKuYGQDA&ved=0CB8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=sugar%20ray%20robinson&f=false ''Sugar Ray'' by Sugar Ray Robinson with Dave Anderson, Publisher: Da Capo Press, 1969]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=qRAFvgU2WjsC&printsec=frontcover&dq=boxing%27s+greatest+fighters&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Pl5UVLeRMZScygTQ-YCADA&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=boxing%27s%20greatest%20fighters&f=false ''Boxing's Greatest Fighters'' By Bert Randolph Sugar, Publisher: Lyons Press, 2006]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=Q_nfLUMzlM0C&printsec=frontcover&dq=sugar+ray+robinson&hl=en&sa=X&ei=sy9UVJTREsKsyASKuYGQDA&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=sugar%20ray%20robinson&f=false ''Sweet Thunder: The Life and Times of Sugar Ray Robinson'' By Wil Haygood, Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, 2009]
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0733124/ Robinson's film credits at IMDb]

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after=[[Carl (Bobo) Olson]]|
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after=[[Gene Fullmer]]|
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{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Sugar Ray}}
[[Category:World Welterweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:American World Champions]]
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]
[[Category:Two Division World Champions]]
[[Category:New York Daily News Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:New York Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:Intercity Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:World War II Veterans]]
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]
[[Category:African American Boxers]]
[[Category:Actors]]

Sugar Ray Robinson

2019-04-16T11:45:46Z

10,000 days: /* Professional Record */

[[File:Sugar Ray Robinson Pic0040.jpg|left|250px|Sugar Ray Robinson]]
[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|right|140px]]
<boxer>009625</boxer>
*'''Managers:''' [[Curt Horrmann]], [[George Gainford]]
*'''Trainers:''' [[Soldier Jones]], [[Harry Wiley]], [[Pee Wee Beale]]
*'''[[:Category:Sugar Ray Robinson Gallery|Sugar Ray Robinson Gallery]]

'''Sugar Ray Robinson''' is considered by many boxing historians and enthusiasts to be the greatest pound-for-pound boxer of all-time. Robinson is frequently ranked among the top three boxers ever in both the welterweight and middleweight classes.

== Amateur Achievements ==
Robinson's amateur record is usually listed as 85-0 with 69 knockouts, 40 in the first round. However, he lost to [[Billy Graham]] and [[Patsy Pesca]] under his given name, Walker Smith Jr.

*Won the 1938 New York Metropolitan [[AAU]] Open Championship at bantamweight vs. [[Ed Cappelli]].
*Golden Gloves Titles won in 1939:
**[[New York Golden Gloves|New York Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions]] at featherweight vs. [[Armand Dascenza]]
**[[Intercity Golden Gloves|Intercity Golden Gloves Tournament]] at featherweight vs. [[Tony Ancona]]
**[[New York Daily News Golden Gloves Champions|New York Daily News Golden Gloves Tournament]] at featherweight vs. [[Louis Valentine]]
*Golden Gloves Titles won in 1940:
**[[New York Golden Gloves|New York Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions]] at lightweight vs. [[Jimmy Butler (of Atlanta, GA)|Jimmy Butler]]
**[[Intercity Golden Gloves|Intercity Golden Gloves Tournament]] at lightweight vs. [[Tony Ancona]]
**[[New York Daily News Golden Gloves Champions|New York Daily News Golden Gloves Tournament]] at lightweight vs. [[Andy Nonella]]
*View: [[Sugar Ray Robinson's Golden Gloves Record]]

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== Awards & Recognition ==
*Named [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] for 1942 and 1951 by [[The Ring Magazine|''The Ring'']].
*Named [[Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] for 1950 by the [[Boxing Writers Association of America]].
*Named Fighter of the Decade for the 1950s by ''The Ring''.
*Inducted into [[Ring Magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame|''The Ring'' Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1967.
*Inducted into the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1981.
*Inducted into the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1990.
*Named Welterweight Fighter of the Century, Middleweight Fighter of the Century, and Fighter of the Century by the Associated Press in 1999.
*''The Ring'' ranked Robinson as the [[The 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years|best fighter of the last 80 years]] in 2002.
*''The Ring'' ranked Robinson as the 11th [[The 100 Greatest Punchers of All-Time!|greatest puncher of all-time]] in 2003.
*Inducted into the [[Georgia Sports Hall of Fame]] in 2006.
*The United States Postal Service honored Robinson with a [[:Image:Sugarraystamp.jpg|stamp]] in 2006.
*Historian [[Bert Sugar]] ranked Robinson #1 in his 2006 book ''[[Boxing's Greatest Fighters]]''.
*[[ESPN]] ranked Robinson as the greatest fighter in history in 2007.

== Notes ==
*Robinson was born Walker Smith Jr. He got his boxing name when he used the AAU card of an ex-boxer named Ray Robinson.
*According to Robinson's autobiography, [[Sugar Ray (Book)|''Sugar Ray'']], sportswriter Jack Case, after seeing one of Robinson’s amateur performances, said he “sure was a sweet fighter.” Chase called him “Sugar Ray” in one of his sports columns and the now-famous moniker was born.
*Robinson was a coach for the 1941 New York Golden Gloves Team at the Intercity Golden Gloves Tournament held in Chicago.
*Robinson won his first 40 professional fights before losing to [[Jake LaMotta]] on [[Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Jake LaMotta (2nd meeting)|February 5, 1942]]. Robinson then went unbeaten in his next 91 fights.
*Robinson had six fights with Jake LaMotta and won five of them. LaMotta said, "I fought Sugar Ray so often, I almost got diabetes."
*Height dispute: Robinson's height is usually listed as 5'11", but he was often listed as 6'0" early in his career. He was reported as being 5'11½" at the weigh-in for his bout with [[Robert Villemain]] in 1950.
*On February 27, 1943, Robinson was inducted into the United States Army. He toured Army camps with [[Joe Louis]] and boxed exhibitions for soldiers.
*On March 29, 1944, shortly before he was scheduled to set sail for Europe, Robinson disappeared from his barracks at Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn, New York. Robinson said he fell down the stairs in his barracks and didn't remember anything from the time of the fall until he woke up in a hospital on April 5. According to his file, a stranger found him in the street on April 1 and helped him to a hospital. Robinson received an honorable discharge from the Army as a sergeant on June 3, 1944.
*Robinson won the vacant World Welterweight Championship in his 76th professional fight, defeating [[Tommy Bell]] by a [[Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Tommy Bell (2nd meeting)|15-round unanimous decision]] on December 20, 1950. Robinson would defend the title five times before relinquishing it to fight as a middleweight.
*Robinson defeated Robert Villemain by a 15-round unanimous decision to win the vacant Pennsylvania World Middleweight Championship on June 5, 1950. The state withdrew recognition from World Middleweight champion Jake LaMotta for failure to defend. Robinson stopped LaMotta in 13 rounds to win the undisputed title on [[Jake LaMotta vs. Sugar Ray Robinson (6th meeting)|February 14, 1951]].
*Robinson lost the World Middleweight Championship to [[Randy Turpin]] by a 15-round decision on [[Randy Turpin vs. Sugar Ray Robinson (1st meeting)|July 10, 1951]]. He regained the title from Turpin with a 10th-round knockout on [[Randy Turpin vs. Sugar Ray Robinson (2nd meeting)|September 12, 1951]].
*Robinson unsuccessfully challenged [[Joey Maxim]] for the World Light Heavyweight Championship on [[Joey Maxim vs. Sugar Ray Robinson|June 25, 1952]]. Robinson, way ahead on points, couldn't come out for the 14th round due to heat exhaustion. The temperature at ringside was 103 degrees. It was the only stoppage loss of Robinson's career.
*After losing to Maxim, Robinson retired with a record of 132-3-2.
*Robinson, who once owned an entire block of shops and businesses in Harlem, returned to the ring in 1955 because he needed money.
*Robinson would win and lose the World Middleweight Championship three times between 1955 and 1960.
*Robinson retired for good in 1965 with a record of 174-19-6.
*Robinson defeated fifteen former, reigning or future world champions during his professional career.
*When his boxing career ended, Robinson dabbled in acting. He appeared in such films as ''The Detective'' (starring [[Frank Sinatra]]) and ''Candy'' (starring Marlon Brando). He also appeared on the television shows ''Mission: Impossible'', ''The Mod Squad'' and ''Fantasy Island''.
*In 1969, Robinson founded the Sugar Ray Robinson Youth Foundation in Los Angeles.
*View: [[Sugar Ray Robinson's Exhibition Bouts]]

==Professional Record==
*May has a record of 14-7-1 (8 KOs) in world title fights.
*May has a record of 30-11-1 (4 KOs) against former, current, and future world champions:
**Won against [[Sammy Angott]] (3 times), [[Marty Servo]] (twice), [[Fritzie Zivic]] (twice), [[Maxie Berger]], [[Jake LaMotta]] (5 times), [[Izzy Jannazzo]] (4 times), [[Henry Armstrong]], [[Kid Gavilan]] (twice), [[Bobo Olson]] (4 times), [[Randy Turpin]], [[Rocky Graziano]], [[Gene Fullmer]], [[Carmen Basilio]], [[Denny Moyer]], [[Ralph Dupas]].
**Lost against [[Jake LaMotta]], [[Randy Turpin]], [[Joey Maxim]], [[Gene Fullmer]] (twice), [[Carmen Basilio]], [[Paul Pender]] (twice), [[Denny Moyer]], [[Terry Downes]], [[Joey Giardello]].
**Drew against [[Gene Fullmer]].

== Death Info ==
*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.
*The California Death Records database list his place of birth as Michigan, and Robinson states in his autobiography that he was born in Detroit. However, his birth certificate list his place of birth as Ailey, Georgia. Robinson said his mother was pregnant with him when she moved from Georgia to Detroit.

== External Links ==
*[http://www.cmgww.com/sports/robinson/about/bio.html Official Website]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=oevGluP5VkkC&printsec=frontcover&dq=sugar+ray+robinson&hl=en&sa=X&ei=sy9UVJTREsKsyASKuYGQDA&ved=0CB8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=sugar%20ray%20robinson&f=false ''Sugar Ray'' by Sugar Ray Robinson with Dave Anderson, Publisher: Da Capo Press, 1969]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=qRAFvgU2WjsC&printsec=frontcover&dq=boxing%27s+greatest+fighters&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Pl5UVLeRMZScygTQ-YCADA&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=boxing%27s%20greatest%20fighters&f=false ''Boxing's Greatest Fighters'' By Bert Randolph Sugar, Publisher: Lyons Press, 2006]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=Q_nfLUMzlM0C&printsec=frontcover&dq=sugar+ray+robinson&hl=en&sa=X&ei=sy9UVJTREsKsyASKuYGQDA&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=sugar%20ray%20robinson&f=false ''Sweet Thunder: The Life and Times of Sugar Ray Robinson'' By Wil Haygood, Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, 2009]
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0733124/ Robinson's film credits at IMDb]

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title=[[World Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Paul Pender]]|
years=1958 Mar 25 – 1960 Jan 22 Robinson was recognized only by New York and Massachusetts when he lost the title. He had been stripped by the [[National Boxing Association|NBA]] due to inactivity.}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Sugar Ray}}
[[Category:World Welterweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:American World Champions]]
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]
[[Category:Two Division World Champions]]
[[Category:New York Daily News Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:New York Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:Intercity Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:World War II Veterans]]
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]
[[Category:African American Boxers]]
[[Category:Actors]]

Sugar Ray Robinson

2019-04-16T11:42:15Z

10,000 days: /* Professional Record */

[[File:Sugar Ray Robinson Pic0040.jpg|left|250px|Sugar Ray Robinson]]
[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|right|140px]]
<boxer>009625</boxer>
*'''Managers:''' [[Curt Horrmann]], [[George Gainford]]
*'''Trainers:''' [[Soldier Jones]], [[Harry Wiley]], [[Pee Wee Beale]]
*'''[[:Category:Sugar Ray Robinson Gallery|Sugar Ray Robinson Gallery]]

'''Sugar Ray Robinson''' is considered by many boxing historians and enthusiasts to be the greatest pound-for-pound boxer of all-time. Robinson is frequently ranked among the top three boxers ever in both the welterweight and middleweight classes.

== Amateur Achievements ==
Robinson's amateur record is usually listed as 85-0 with 69 knockouts, 40 in the first round. However, he lost to [[Billy Graham]] and [[Patsy Pesca]] under his given name, Walker Smith Jr.

*Won the 1938 New York Metropolitan [[AAU]] Open Championship at bantamweight vs. [[Ed Cappelli]].
*Golden Gloves Titles won in 1939:
**[[New York Golden Gloves|New York Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions]] at featherweight vs. [[Armand Dascenza]]
**[[Intercity Golden Gloves|Intercity Golden Gloves Tournament]] at featherweight vs. [[Tony Ancona]]
**[[New York Daily News Golden Gloves Champions|New York Daily News Golden Gloves Tournament]] at featherweight vs. [[Louis Valentine]]
*Golden Gloves Titles won in 1940:
**[[New York Golden Gloves|New York Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions]] at lightweight vs. [[Jimmy Butler (of Atlanta, GA)|Jimmy Butler]]
**[[Intercity Golden Gloves|Intercity Golden Gloves Tournament]] at lightweight vs. [[Tony Ancona]]
**[[New York Daily News Golden Gloves Champions|New York Daily News Golden Gloves Tournament]] at lightweight vs. [[Andy Nonella]]
*View: [[Sugar Ray Robinson's Golden Gloves Record]]

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title= [[New York Golden Gloves|New York Daily News Golden Gloves]] Open Featherweight Champion |
years= 1939 |
after= [[Louis Valentine]]}}
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

== Awards & Recognition ==
*Named [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] for 1942 and 1951 by [[The Ring Magazine|''The Ring'']].
*Named [[Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] for 1950 by the [[Boxing Writers Association of America]].
*Named Fighter of the Decade for the 1950s by ''The Ring''.
*Inducted into [[Ring Magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame|''The Ring'' Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1967.
*Inducted into the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1981.
*Inducted into the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1990.
*Named Welterweight Fighter of the Century, Middleweight Fighter of the Century, and Fighter of the Century by the Associated Press in 1999.
*''The Ring'' ranked Robinson as the [[The 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years|best fighter of the last 80 years]] in 2002.
*''The Ring'' ranked Robinson as the 11th [[The 100 Greatest Punchers of All-Time!|greatest puncher of all-time]] in 2003.
*Inducted into the [[Georgia Sports Hall of Fame]] in 2006.
*The United States Postal Service honored Robinson with a [[:Image:Sugarraystamp.jpg|stamp]] in 2006.
*Historian [[Bert Sugar]] ranked Robinson #1 in his 2006 book ''[[Boxing's Greatest Fighters]]''.
*[[ESPN]] ranked Robinson as the greatest fighter in history in 2007.

== Notes ==
*Robinson was born Walker Smith Jr. He got his boxing name when he used the AAU card of an ex-boxer named Ray Robinson.
*According to Robinson's autobiography, [[Sugar Ray (Book)|''Sugar Ray'']], sportswriter Jack Case, after seeing one of Robinson’s amateur performances, said he “sure was a sweet fighter.” Chase called him “Sugar Ray” in one of his sports columns and the now-famous moniker was born.
*Robinson was a coach for the 1941 New York Golden Gloves Team at the Intercity Golden Gloves Tournament held in Chicago.
*Robinson won his first 40 professional fights before losing to [[Jake LaMotta]] on [[Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Jake LaMotta (2nd meeting)|February 5, 1942]]. Robinson then went unbeaten in his next 91 fights.
*Robinson had six fights with Jake LaMotta and won five of them. LaMotta said, "I fought Sugar Ray so often, I almost got diabetes."
*Height dispute: Robinson's height is usually listed as 5'11", but he was often listed as 6'0" early in his career. He was reported as being 5'11½" at the weigh-in for his bout with [[Robert Villemain]] in 1950.
*On February 27, 1943, Robinson was inducted into the United States Army. He toured Army camps with [[Joe Louis]] and boxed exhibitions for soldiers.
*On March 29, 1944, shortly before he was scheduled to set sail for Europe, Robinson disappeared from his barracks at Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn, New York. Robinson said he fell down the stairs in his barracks and didn't remember anything from the time of the fall until he woke up in a hospital on April 5. According to his file, a stranger found him in the street on April 1 and helped him to a hospital. Robinson received an honorable discharge from the Army as a sergeant on June 3, 1944.
*Robinson won the vacant World Welterweight Championship in his 76th professional fight, defeating [[Tommy Bell]] by a [[Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Tommy Bell (2nd meeting)|15-round unanimous decision]] on December 20, 1950. Robinson would defend the title five times before relinquishing it to fight as a middleweight.
*Robinson defeated Robert Villemain by a 15-round unanimous decision to win the vacant Pennsylvania World Middleweight Championship on June 5, 1950. The state withdrew recognition from World Middleweight champion Jake LaMotta for failure to defend. Robinson stopped LaMotta in 13 rounds to win the undisputed title on [[Jake LaMotta vs. Sugar Ray Robinson (6th meeting)|February 14, 1951]].
*Robinson lost the World Middleweight Championship to [[Randy Turpin]] by a 15-round decision on [[Randy Turpin vs. Sugar Ray Robinson (1st meeting)|July 10, 1951]]. He regained the title from Turpin with a 10th-round knockout on [[Randy Turpin vs. Sugar Ray Robinson (2nd meeting)|September 12, 1951]].
*Robinson unsuccessfully challenged [[Joey Maxim]] for the World Light Heavyweight Championship on [[Joey Maxim vs. Sugar Ray Robinson|June 25, 1952]]. Robinson, way ahead on points, couldn't come out for the 14th round due to heat exhaustion. The temperature at ringside was 103 degrees. It was the only stoppage loss of Robinson's career.
*After losing to Maxim, Robinson retired with a record of 132-3-2.
*Robinson, who once owned an entire block of shops and businesses in Harlem, returned to the ring in 1955 because he needed money.
*Robinson would win and lose the World Middleweight Championship three times between 1955 and 1960.
*Robinson retired for good in 1965 with a record of 174-19-6.
*Robinson defeated fifteen former, reigning or future world champions during his professional career.
*When his boxing career ended, Robinson dabbled in acting. He appeared in such films as ''The Detective'' (starring [[Frank Sinatra]]) and ''Candy'' (starring Marlon Brando). He also appeared on the television shows ''Mission: Impossible'', ''The Mod Squad'' and ''Fantasy Island''.
*In 1969, Robinson founded the Sugar Ray Robinson Youth Foundation in Los Angeles.
*View: [[Sugar Ray Robinson's Exhibition Bouts]]

==Professional Record==
*May has a record of 14-7-1 (8 KOs) in world title fights.
*May has a record of 30-9-1 (4 KOs) against former, current, and future world champions:
**Won against [[Sammy Angott]] (3 times), [[Marty Servo]] (twice), [[Fritzie Zivic]] (twice), [[Maxie Berger]], [[Jake LaMotta]] (5 times), [[Izzy Jannazzo]] (4 times), [[Henry Armstrong]], [[Kid Gavilan]] (twice), [[Bobo Olson]] (4 times), [[Randy Turpin]], [[Rocky Graziano]], [[Gene Fullmer]], [[Carmen Basilio]], [[Denny Moyer]], [[Ralph Dupas]].
**Lost against [[Jake LaMotta]], [[Randy Turpin]], [[Joey Maxim]], [[Gene Fullmer]] (twice), [[Carmen Basilio]], [[Denny Moyer]], [[Terry Downes]], [[Joey Giardello]].
**Drew against [[Gene Fullmer]].

== Death Info ==
*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.
*The California Death Records database list his place of birth as Michigan, and Robinson states in his autobiography that he was born in Detroit. However, his birth certificate list his place of birth as Ailey, Georgia. Robinson said his mother was pregnant with him when she moved from Georgia to Detroit.

== External Links ==
*[http://www.cmgww.com/sports/robinson/about/bio.html Official Website]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=oevGluP5VkkC&printsec=frontcover&dq=sugar+ray+robinson&hl=en&sa=X&ei=sy9UVJTREsKsyASKuYGQDA&ved=0CB8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=sugar%20ray%20robinson&f=false ''Sugar Ray'' by Sugar Ray Robinson with Dave Anderson, Publisher: Da Capo Press, 1969]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=qRAFvgU2WjsC&printsec=frontcover&dq=boxing%27s+greatest+fighters&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Pl5UVLeRMZScygTQ-YCADA&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=boxing%27s%20greatest%20fighters&f=false ''Boxing's Greatest Fighters'' By Bert Randolph Sugar, Publisher: Lyons Press, 2006]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=Q_nfLUMzlM0C&printsec=frontcover&dq=sugar+ray+robinson&hl=en&sa=X&ei=sy9UVJTREsKsyASKuYGQDA&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=sugar%20ray%20robinson&f=false ''Sweet Thunder: The Life and Times of Sugar Ray Robinson'' By Wil Haygood, Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, 2009]
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0733124/ Robinson's film credits at IMDb]

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Sugar Ray}}
[[Category:World Welterweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:American World Champions]]
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]
[[Category:Two Division World Champions]]
[[Category:New York Daily News Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:New York Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:Intercity Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:World War II Veterans]]
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]
[[Category:African American Boxers]]
[[Category:Actors]]

Sugar Ray Robinson

2019-04-16T11:33:20Z

10,000 days: /* Professional Record */

[[File:Sugar Ray Robinson Pic0040.jpg|left|250px|Sugar Ray Robinson]]
[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|right|140px]]
<boxer>009625</boxer>
*'''Managers:''' [[Curt Horrmann]], [[George Gainford]]
*'''Trainers:''' [[Soldier Jones]], [[Harry Wiley]], [[Pee Wee Beale]]
*'''[[:Category:Sugar Ray Robinson Gallery|Sugar Ray Robinson Gallery]]

'''Sugar Ray Robinson''' is considered by many boxing historians and enthusiasts to be the greatest pound-for-pound boxer of all-time. Robinson is frequently ranked among the top three boxers ever in both the welterweight and middleweight classes.

== Amateur Achievements ==
Robinson's amateur record is usually listed as 85-0 with 69 knockouts, 40 in the first round. However, he lost to [[Billy Graham]] and [[Patsy Pesca]] under his given name, Walker Smith Jr.

*Won the 1938 New York Metropolitan [[AAU]] Open Championship at bantamweight vs. [[Ed Cappelli]].
*Golden Gloves Titles won in 1939:
**[[New York Golden Gloves|New York Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions]] at featherweight vs. [[Armand Dascenza]]
**[[Intercity Golden Gloves|Intercity Golden Gloves Tournament]] at featherweight vs. [[Tony Ancona]]
**[[New York Daily News Golden Gloves Champions|New York Daily News Golden Gloves Tournament]] at featherweight vs. [[Louis Valentine]]
*Golden Gloves Titles won in 1940:
**[[New York Golden Gloves|New York Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions]] at lightweight vs. [[Jimmy Butler (of Atlanta, GA)|Jimmy Butler]]
**[[Intercity Golden Gloves|Intercity Golden Gloves Tournament]] at lightweight vs. [[Tony Ancona]]
**[[New York Daily News Golden Gloves Champions|New York Daily News Golden Gloves Tournament]] at lightweight vs. [[Andy Nonella]]
*View: [[Sugar Ray Robinson's Golden Gloves Record]]

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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

== Awards & Recognition ==
*Named [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] for 1942 and 1951 by [[The Ring Magazine|''The Ring'']].
*Named [[Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] for 1950 by the [[Boxing Writers Association of America]].
*Named Fighter of the Decade for the 1950s by ''The Ring''.
*Inducted into [[Ring Magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame|''The Ring'' Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1967.
*Inducted into the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1981.
*Inducted into the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1990.
*Named Welterweight Fighter of the Century, Middleweight Fighter of the Century, and Fighter of the Century by the Associated Press in 1999.
*''The Ring'' ranked Robinson as the [[The 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years|best fighter of the last 80 years]] in 2002.
*''The Ring'' ranked Robinson as the 11th [[The 100 Greatest Punchers of All-Time!|greatest puncher of all-time]] in 2003.
*Inducted into the [[Georgia Sports Hall of Fame]] in 2006.
*The United States Postal Service honored Robinson with a [[:Image:Sugarraystamp.jpg|stamp]] in 2006.
*Historian [[Bert Sugar]] ranked Robinson #1 in his 2006 book ''[[Boxing's Greatest Fighters]]''.
*[[ESPN]] ranked Robinson as the greatest fighter in history in 2007.

== Notes ==
*Robinson was born Walker Smith Jr. He got his boxing name when he used the AAU card of an ex-boxer named Ray Robinson.
*According to Robinson's autobiography, [[Sugar Ray (Book)|''Sugar Ray'']], sportswriter Jack Case, after seeing one of Robinson’s amateur performances, said he “sure was a sweet fighter.” Chase called him “Sugar Ray” in one of his sports columns and the now-famous moniker was born.
*Robinson was a coach for the 1941 New York Golden Gloves Team at the Intercity Golden Gloves Tournament held in Chicago.
*Robinson won his first 40 professional fights before losing to [[Jake LaMotta]] on [[Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Jake LaMotta (2nd meeting)|February 5, 1942]]. Robinson then went unbeaten in his next 91 fights.
*Robinson had six fights with Jake LaMotta and won five of them. LaMotta said, "I fought Sugar Ray so often, I almost got diabetes."
*Height dispute: Robinson's height is usually listed as 5'11", but he was often listed as 6'0" early in his career. He was reported as being 5'11½" at the weigh-in for his bout with [[Robert Villemain]] in 1950.
*On February 27, 1943, Robinson was inducted into the United States Army. He toured Army camps with [[Joe Louis]] and boxed exhibitions for soldiers.
*On March 29, 1944, shortly before he was scheduled to set sail for Europe, Robinson disappeared from his barracks at Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn, New York. Robinson said he fell down the stairs in his barracks and didn't remember anything from the time of the fall until he woke up in a hospital on April 5. According to his file, a stranger found him in the street on April 1 and helped him to a hospital. Robinson received an honorable discharge from the Army as a sergeant on June 3, 1944.
*Robinson won the vacant World Welterweight Championship in his 76th professional fight, defeating [[Tommy Bell]] by a [[Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Tommy Bell (2nd meeting)|15-round unanimous decision]] on December 20, 1950. Robinson would defend the title five times before relinquishing it to fight as a middleweight.
*Robinson defeated Robert Villemain by a 15-round unanimous decision to win the vacant Pennsylvania World Middleweight Championship on June 5, 1950. The state withdrew recognition from World Middleweight champion Jake LaMotta for failure to defend. Robinson stopped LaMotta in 13 rounds to win the undisputed title on [[Jake LaMotta vs. Sugar Ray Robinson (6th meeting)|February 14, 1951]].
*Robinson lost the World Middleweight Championship to [[Randy Turpin]] by a 15-round decision on [[Randy Turpin vs. Sugar Ray Robinson (1st meeting)|July 10, 1951]]. He regained the title from Turpin with a 10th-round knockout on [[Randy Turpin vs. Sugar Ray Robinson (2nd meeting)|September 12, 1951]].
*Robinson unsuccessfully challenged [[Joey Maxim]] for the World Light Heavyweight Championship on [[Joey Maxim vs. Sugar Ray Robinson|June 25, 1952]]. Robinson, way ahead on points, couldn't come out for the 14th round due to heat exhaustion. The temperature at ringside was 103 degrees. It was the only stoppage loss of Robinson's career.
*After losing to Maxim, Robinson retired with a record of 132-3-2.
*Robinson, who once owned an entire block of shops and businesses in Harlem, returned to the ring in 1955 because he needed money.
*Robinson would win and lose the World Middleweight Championship three times between 1955 and 1960.
*Robinson retired for good in 1965 with a record of 174-19-6.
*Robinson defeated fifteen former, reigning or future world champions during his professional career.
*When his boxing career ended, Robinson dabbled in acting. He appeared in such films as ''The Detective'' (starring [[Frank Sinatra]]) and ''Candy'' (starring Marlon Brando). He also appeared on the television shows ''Mission: Impossible'', ''The Mod Squad'' and ''Fantasy Island''.
*In 1969, Robinson founded the Sugar Ray Robinson Youth Foundation in Los Angeles.
*View: [[Sugar Ray Robinson's Exhibition Bouts]]

==Professional Record==
*May has a record of 14-7-1 (8 KOs) in world title fights.
*May has a record of 26-9-1 (4 KOs) against former, current, and future world champions:
**Won against [[Sammy Angott]] (3 times), [[Marty Servo]] (twice), [[Fritzie Zivic]] (twice), [[Maxie Berger]], [[Jake LaMotta]] (5 times), [[Henry Armstrong]], [[Kid Gavilan]] (twice), [[Bobo Olson]] (4 times), [[Randy Turpin]], [[Rocky Graziano]], [[Gene Fullmer]], [[Carmen Basilio]], [[Denny Moyer]], [[Ralph Dupas]].
**Lost against [[Jake LaMotta]], [[Randy Turpin]], [[Joey Maxim]], [[Gene Fullmer]] (twice), [[Carmen Basilio]], [[Denny Moyer]], [[Terry Downes]], [[Joey Giardello]].
**Drew against [[Gene Fullmer]].

== Death Info ==
*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.
*The California Death Records database list his place of birth as Michigan, and Robinson states in his autobiography that he was born in Detroit. However, his birth certificate list his place of birth as Ailey, Georgia. Robinson said his mother was pregnant with him when she moved from Georgia to Detroit.

== External Links ==
*[http://www.cmgww.com/sports/robinson/about/bio.html Official Website]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=oevGluP5VkkC&printsec=frontcover&dq=sugar+ray+robinson&hl=en&sa=X&ei=sy9UVJTREsKsyASKuYGQDA&ved=0CB8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=sugar%20ray%20robinson&f=false ''Sugar Ray'' by Sugar Ray Robinson with Dave Anderson, Publisher: Da Capo Press, 1969]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=qRAFvgU2WjsC&printsec=frontcover&dq=boxing%27s+greatest+fighters&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Pl5UVLeRMZScygTQ-YCADA&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=boxing%27s%20greatest%20fighters&f=false ''Boxing's Greatest Fighters'' By Bert Randolph Sugar, Publisher: Lyons Press, 2006]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=Q_nfLUMzlM0C&printsec=frontcover&dq=sugar+ray+robinson&hl=en&sa=X&ei=sy9UVJTREsKsyASKuYGQDA&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=sugar%20ray%20robinson&f=false ''Sweet Thunder: The Life and Times of Sugar Ray Robinson'' By Wil Haygood, Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, 2009]
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0733124/ Robinson's film credits at IMDb]

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{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Sugar Ray}}
[[Category:World Welterweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:American World Champions]]
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]
[[Category:Two Division World Champions]]
[[Category:New York Daily News Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:New York Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:Intercity Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:World War II Veterans]]
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]
[[Category:African American Boxers]]
[[Category:Actors]]

Sugar Ray Robinson

2018-06-14T20:22:18Z

10,000 days: /* Notes */

[[File:Sugar Ray Robinson Pic0040.jpg|left|250px|Sugar Ray Robinson]]
[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|right|140px]]
<boxer>009625</boxer>
*'''Managers:''' [[Curt Horrmann]], [[George Gainford]]
*'''Trainers:''' [[Soldier Jones]], [[Harry Wiley]], [[Pee Wee Beale]]
*'''[[:Category:Sugar Ray Robinson Gallery|Sugar Ray Robinson Gallery]]

'''Sugar Ray Robinson''' is considered by many boxing historians and enthusiasts to be the greatest pound-for-pound boxer of all-time. Robinson is frequently ranked among the top three boxers ever in both the welterweight and middleweight classes.

== Amateur Achievements ==
Robinson's amateur record is usually listed as 85-0 with 69 knockouts, 40 in the first round. However, he lost to [[Billy Graham]] and [[Patsy Pesca]] under his given name, Walker Smith Jr.

*Won the 1938 New York Metropolitan [[AAU]] Open Championship at bantamweight vs. [[Ed Cappelli]].
*Golden Gloves Titles won in 1939:
**[[New York Golden Gloves|New York Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions]] at featherweight vs. [[Armand Dascenza]]
**[[Intercity Golden Gloves|Intercity Golden Gloves Tournament]] at featherweight vs. [[Tony Ancona]]
**[[New York Daily News Golden Gloves Champions|New York Daily News Golden Gloves Tournament]] at featherweight vs. [[Louis Valentine]]
*Golden Gloves Titles won in 1940:
**[[New York Golden Gloves|New York Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions]] at lightweight vs. [[Jimmy Butler (of Atlanta, GA)|Jimmy Butler]]
**[[Intercity Golden Gloves|Intercity Golden Gloves Tournament]] at lightweight vs. [[Tony Ancona]]
**[[New York Daily News Golden Gloves Champions|New York Daily News Golden Gloves Tournament]] at lightweight vs. [[Andy Nonella]]
*View: [[Sugar Ray Robinson's Golden Gloves Record]]

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== Awards & Recognition ==
*Named [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] for 1942 and 1951 by [[The Ring Magazine|''The Ring'']].
*Named [[Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] for 1950 by the [[Boxing Writers Association of America]].
*Named Fighter of the Decade for the 1950s by ''The Ring''.
*Inducted into [[Ring Magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame|''The Ring'' Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1967.
*Inducted into the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1981.
*Inducted into the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1990.
*Named Welterweight Fighter of the Century, Middleweight Fighter of the Century, and Fighter of the Century by the Associated Press in 1999.
*''The Ring'' ranked Robinson as the [[The 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years|best fighter of the last 80 years]] in 2002.
*''The Ring'' ranked Robinson as the 11th [[The 100 Greatest Punchers of All-Time!|greatest puncher of all-time]] in 2003.
*Inducted into the [[Georgia Sports Hall of Fame]] in 2006.
*The United States Postal Service honored Robinson with a [[:Image:Sugarraystamp.jpg|stamp]] in 2006.
*Historian [[Bert Sugar]] ranked Robinson #1 in his 2006 book ''[[Boxing's Greatest Fighters]]''.
*[[ESPN]] ranked Robinson as the greatest fighter in history in 2007.

== Notes ==
*Robinson was born Walker Smith Jr. He got his boxing name when he used the AAU card of an ex-boxer named Ray Robinson.
*According to Robinson's autobiography, [[Sugar Ray (Book)|''Sugar Ray'']], sportswriter Jack Case, after seeing one of Robinson’s amateur performances, said he “sure was a sweet fighter.” Chase called him “Sugar Ray” in one of his sports columns and the now-famous moniker was born.
*Robinson was a coach for the 1941 New York Golden Gloves Team at the Intercity Golden Gloves Tournament held in Chicago.
*Robinson won his first 40 professional fights before losing to [[Jake LaMotta]] on [[Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Jake LaMotta (2nd meeting)|February 5, 1942]]. Robinson then went unbeaten in his next 91 fights.
*Robinson had six fights with Jake LaMotta and won five of them. LaMotta said, "I fought Sugar Ray so often, I almost got diabetes."
*Height dispute: Robinson's height is usually listed as 5'11", but he was often listed as 6'0" early in his career. He was reported as being 5'11½" at the weigh-in for his bout with [[Robert Villemain]] in 1950.
*On February 27, 1943, Robinson was inducted into the United States Army. He toured Army camps with [[Joe Louis]] and boxed exhibitions for soldiers.
*On March 29, 1944, shortly before he was scheduled to set sail for Europe, Robinson disappeared from his barracks at Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn, New York. Robinson said he fell down the stairs in his barracks and didn't remember anything from the time of the fall until he woke up in a hospital on April 5. According to his file, a stranger found him in the street on April 1 and helped him to a hospital. Robinson received an honorable discharge from the Army as a sergeant on June 3, 1944.
*Robinson won the vacant World Welterweight Championship in his 76th professional fight, defeating [[Tommy Bell]] by a [[Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Tommy Bell (2nd meeting)|15-round unanimous decision]] on December 20, 1950. Robinson would defend the title five times before relinquishing it to fight as a middleweight.
*Robinson defeated Robert Villemain by a 15-round unanimous decision to win the vacant Pennsylvania World Middleweight Championship on June 5, 1950. The state withdrew recognition from World Middleweight champion Jake LaMotta for failure to defend. Robinson stopped LaMotta in 13 rounds to win the undisputed title on [[Jake LaMotta vs. Sugar Ray Robinson (6th meeting)|February 14, 1951]].
*Robinson lost the World Middleweight Championship to [[Randy Turpin]] by a 15-round decision on [[Randy Turpin vs. Sugar Ray Robinson (1st meeting)|July 10, 1951]]. He regained the title from Turpin with a 10th-round knockout on [[Randy Turpin vs. Sugar Ray Robinson (2nd meeting)|September 12, 1951]].
*Robinson unsuccessfully challenged [[Joey Maxim]] for the World Light Heavyweight Championship on [[Joey Maxim vs. Sugar Ray Robinson|June 25, 1952]]. Robinson, way ahead on points, couldn't come out for the 14th round due to heat exhaustion. The temperature at ringside was 103 degrees. It was the only stoppage loss of Robinson's career.
*After losing to Maxim, Robinson retired with a record of 132-3-2.
*Robinson, who once owned an entire block of shops and businesses in Harlem, returned to the ring in 1955 because he needed money.
*Robinson would win and lose the World Middleweight Championship three times between 1955 and 1960.
*Robinson retired for good in 1965 with a record of 174-19-6.
*Robinson defeated fifteen former, reigning or future world champions during his professional career.
*When his boxing career ended, Robinson dabbled in acting. He appeared in such films as ''The Detective'' (starring [[Frank Sinatra]]) and ''Candy'' (starring Marlon Brando). He also appeared on the television shows ''Mission: Impossible'', ''The Mod Squad'' and ''Fantasy Island''.
*In 1969, Robinson founded the Sugar Ray Robinson Youth Foundation in Los Angeles.
*View: [[Sugar Ray Robinson's Exhibition Bouts]]

== Death Info ==
*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.
*The California Death Records database list his place of birth as Michigan, and Robinson states in his autobiography that he was born in Detroit. However, his birth certificate list his place of birth as Ailey, Georgia. Robinson said his mother was pregnant with him when she moved from Georgia to Detroit.

== External Links ==
*[http://www.cmgww.com/sports/robinson/about/bio.html Official Website]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=oevGluP5VkkC&printsec=frontcover&dq=sugar+ray+robinson&hl=en&sa=X&ei=sy9UVJTREsKsyASKuYGQDA&ved=0CB8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=sugar%20ray%20robinson&f=false ''Sugar Ray'' by Sugar Ray Robinson with Dave Anderson, Publisher: Da Capo Press, 1969]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=qRAFvgU2WjsC&printsec=frontcover&dq=boxing%27s+greatest+fighters&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Pl5UVLeRMZScygTQ-YCADA&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=boxing%27s%20greatest%20fighters&f=false ''Boxing's Greatest Fighters'' By Bert Randolph Sugar, Publisher: Lyons Press, 2006]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=Q_nfLUMzlM0C&printsec=frontcover&dq=sugar+ray+robinson&hl=en&sa=X&ei=sy9UVJTREsKsyASKuYGQDA&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=sugar%20ray%20robinson&f=false ''Sweet Thunder: The Life and Times of Sugar Ray Robinson'' By Wil Haygood, Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, 2009]
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0733124/ Robinson's film credits at IMDb]

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Roberto Duran

2018-05-26T09:19:53Z

10,000 days: /* Career Overview */

[[File:Roberto-Duran.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Roberto Duran]]
[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 2007 Modern Category Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/duran.html click]]]
[[File:WBHF Logo.jpg|right|thumb|200px|World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee]]
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'''Managers:''' Carlos Eleta, Luis Spada, Carlos Hibbard 
'''Trainers:''' [[Ray Arcel]], [[Pepe Correa]] 
'''Cut Man:''' [[Freddie Brown]] 
'''[[:Category:Roberto Duran Gallery|Roberto Duran Gallery]]
 

==Career Overview==
[[File:DuranLeonardI81442485.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Roberto Duran vs. Sugar Ray Leonard on June 20, 1980]]
*At the age of 21, Duran stopped [[Ken Buchanan]] in thirteen rounds to win the [[WBA]] Lightweight Championship on June 26, 1972. Duran dropped Buchanan at the end of the thirteenth round with an apparent low blow. Duran was given a TKO victory when Buchanan was ruled unfit to continue. Duran was ahead 8-3-1 on two scorecards and 9-3 on the other.
*On November 17, 1972, Duran suffered his first defeat, losing to [[Esteban De Jesús]] by a ten-round unanimous decision in a non-title fight. Duran was dropped in the first round by a left hook.
*Duran avenged his loss to De Jesús on March 16, 1974. Duran, who was dropped by a left hook in the first round, put De Jesús down for the count in the eleventh round to successfully defend the WBA title.
*On January 21, 1978, Duran fought Esteban De Jesús for the third time. Duran stopped De Jesús, the [[WBC]] Lightweight Champion, in twelve rounds to unify the WBA and WBC titles. This was Duran's last fight as a lightweight. He vacated the title and moved up to welterweight.
*On June 20, 1980, Duran defeated [[Sugar Ray Leonard]] by a fifteen-round unanimous decision to win the WBC Welterweight Championship. Duran won by one point on two scorecards and two points on the other.
*Duran had a rematch with Leonard on November 25, 1980. Leonard regained the title when Duran quit in the eighth round. Duran said he quit because of stomach cramps, but many believe he quit out of frustration over Leonard's slick boxing and taunting. The bout has become known as the "No Mas" fight.
*On January 30, 1982, Duran challenged [[Wilfred Benitez]] for the WBC Super Welterweight Championship and lost by a fifteen-round unanimous decision. In his next fight, Duran lost to [[Kirkland Laing]] by a ten-round split decision in [[The Ring Magazine]]'s 1982 [[Ring Magazine Upset of the Year|Upset of the Year]].
*After stopping [[Pipino Cuevas]] in four rounds, Duran got another title shot. On June 16, 1983, his 32nd birthday, Duran stopped [[Davey Moore (Light Middleweight)|Davey Moore]] in eight rounds to win the WBA Junior Middleweight Championship.
*On November 10, 1983, Duran fought [[Marvin Hagler|Marvelous Marvin Hagler]] for the Undisputed World Middleweight Championship. Duran was attempting to become the first fighter to win world titles in four weight classes. Hagler won by a fifteen-round unanimous decision, winning by one point on two scorecards and two points on the other.
*Duran was stripped of the WBA Junior Middleweight Championship for not fighting the #1 contender, [[Mike McCallum]]. Instead, Duran fought [[Thomas Hearns]] for the WBC Super Welterweight Championship on June 15, 1984, and was knocked out in two rounds.
*On [[Iran Barkley vs. Roberto Duran|February 24, 1989]], Duran defeated [[Iran Barkley]] by a twelve-round split decision to win the WBC Middleweight Championship. Duran became the third fighter in history to win world titles in four weight classes. The Ring Magazine named the bout [[Ring Magazine Fight of the Year|Fight of the Year]] for 1989.
*Duran fought Sugar Ray Leonard for the WBC Super Middleweight Championship on December 7, 1989. Duran opened cuts over both of Leonard's eyes late in the fight, but Leonard outboxed Duran to win by a lopsided twelve-round unanimous decision.
*On October 4, 2001, the 50-year-old Duran was injured after the car in which he was a passenger crashed on a highway in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His injuries included broken ribs and a collapsed lung. Duran announced his retirement in January 2002. "I can't return to fight anymore because this (recovering from the injuries) is going to take a lot more time," Duran said.
*Has a record of 16-5 (13 KOs) in World Title fights.
*Has a record of 12-12 (7 KOs) against former world titleists.
**Won against [[Ernesto Marcel]], [[Hiroshi Kobayashi]], [[Ken Buchanan]], [[Guts Ishimatsu]], [[Esteban De Jesus]] (twice), [[Saoul Mamby]], [[Carlos Palomino]], [[Ray Leonard]], [[Pipino Cuevas]], [[Davey Moore]], [[Iran Barkley]], and [[Jorge Fernando Castro]].
**Lost against Esteban De Jesus, Ray Leonard (twice), [[Wilfred Benitez]], [[Marvin Hagler]], [[Thomas Hearns]], [[Vinny Pazienza]] (twice), [[Hector Camacho]] (twice), Jorge Fernando Castro, and [[William Joppy]].

==Awards & Recognition==
*Duran received [[The Ring Magazine]] [[Ring Magazine Comeback of the Year|Comeback of the Year]] award for 1983 and 1989. He is the only fighter to win it twice.
*The Associated Press ranked Duran as the greatest lightweight and the 7th greatest fighter of the 20th century in 1999.
*The Ring Magazine ranked Duran as the [[Division-By-Division - The Greatest Fighters of All-Time|greatest lightweight of all-time]] in 2001.
*The Ring Magazine ranked Duran as the [[The 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years|5th best fighter of the past 80 years]] in 2002.
*Duran was inducted into the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 2006 and the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 2007.

==External Links==
*[http://www.cmgww.com/sports/duran/index.html Official Web site]
* ''See also'', 2016 bio-pic ''[[Hands of Stone]]''

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