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- NAME: Sugar Ray Robinson
- OCCUPATION: Boxer
- BIRTH DATE: May 03, 1921
- DEATH DATE: April 12, 1989
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Detroit, Michigan
- PLACE OF DEATH: Culver City, California
- Originally: Walker Smith Jr.
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Sugar Ray Robinson was an American professional boxer who is frequently cited as the greatest boxer in history.
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Sugar Ray Robinson was an American professional boxer who is frequently cited as the greatest boxer in history. As an amateur fighter, he was 85-0, with 69 by way of knockout. He turned professional in 1940 and by 1951 had won 128 fights out of 131. He held the world welterweight title from 1946 to 1951, the first to win a divisional world championship five times. He died in poverty in 1989.© 2012 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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