Sugar Ray Robinson
✓ Source-basedrisingAmerican boxer (1921-1989)
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Walker Smith Jr., 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. He is often regarded as the greatest boxer of all time, pound-for-pound, and is ranked as such by BoxRec as of May 2026.
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Jimmy Doyle (bottom) being helped up from the canvas by three unidentified men following his match against Sugar Ray Robinson. Doyle died hours later in a Cleveland hospital.
Robinson, Madison Square Garden, 1966
Robinson on Land of the Giants in 1969
Sugar Ray Robinson with wife Edna Mae in 1956
Robinson being held aloft by Gene Fullmer and Carmen Basilio in 1965Awards 8
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About this person
Country
United StatesCategory
Athletes
Type
Athlete
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1921 to 1989 · aged 67
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