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Here are 10 things you need to know about legendary boxer Sugar Ray Robinson. 1. He was born Walker Smith Jr. Sugar was born Walker Smith Jr in Georgia on May 3, 1921. His father was called Walker Smith Sr. and his mother went by the name Leila Hurst. Robinson had two older siblings, Marie and Evelyn. His father worked as a construction.
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LaMotta fought Sugar Ray Robinson in Robinson's middleweight debut at Madison Square Garden, New York City, October 2, 1942. LaMotta knocked Robinson down in the first round of the fight. Robinson got up and took control over much of the fight, winning via a unanimous 10-round decision.. On November 14, 1947, LaMotta was knocked out in the.
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Sugar Ray Robinson voted 24th-best athlete of century. The sugar in the sweet science. An eighth-round TKO of Jimmy Doyle in 1947 proved to be a tragic title defense for Robinson. Doyle.
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Walker 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. He is often regarded as the greatest boxer of all time,. October 1947. Robinson, Sugar Ray, and Anderson, Dave.
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Nov. 25, 2009. When Sugar Ray Robinson ruled the ring as a champion welterweight and middleweight in the 1940s and '50s, the most important member of his team of corner men was neither his.
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Considered one of the greatest boxers of all time, Sugar Ray Robinson held the world welterweight title from 1946 to 1951, and by 1958, he had become the first boxer to win a divisional world.
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Frequently referred to as the greatest 'pound for pound' boxer of all time Walker Smith Jr. better known as Sugar Ray Robinson also topped so many.. Convinced by both a priest and a minister to take the fight on the 25 th June 1947, Robinson's dream would become a true nightmare: Robinson knocking Doyle out and unconscious in the.
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On June 25, 1947, boxer Jimmy Doyle of Los Angeles, California had the opportunity of his life by getting to fight the legendary Sugar Ray Robinson for the w.
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Sugar Ray Robinson was born on May 3, 1921 as Walker Smith Jr., in Detroit Michigan, but also grew up in Harlem. His parents divorced when he was five years old and moved to New York City with his mother.. In 1947, Robinson fought four non-title bouts before defending his title for the first time on June 24 by knocking out Jimmy Doyle in the.
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Robinson kayoes Doyle Summary Photograph shows Sugar Ray Robinson watching Jimmy Doyle fall backwards after being punched. Doyle later died from injuries from his fall. Created / Published 1947. Subject Headings
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In 1947, Doyle challenged Sugar Ray Robinson for the World Welterweight Title. Robinson had the advantage in every round except the sixth, when he was staggered twice and received a cut over his right eye. A single left hook from Robinson, thrown as Doyle was attempting a right hook, ended the fight in the eighth round..
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A Brief History. On June 25, 1947, boxer Jimmy Doyle of Los Angeles, California had the opportunity of his life by getting to fight the legendary Sugar Ray Robinson for the welterweight boxing world championship in Cleveland, Ohio.Unfortunately for Jimmy, the fight did not go as planned, and proved to be the last time he would ever box or for that matter do anything else, as he was knocked out.
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Sugar Ray Robinson was born Walker Smith Jr. on May 3, 1921, in Detroit to a Georgia farm couple who had moved to Michigan about a year earlier.. The night before his June 24, 1947, defense in.
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Walker Smith Jr., better known as Sugar Ray Robinson, squared off against Jimmy Doyle in the first defense of his world welterweight title in front of 11,275 fans at the Arena in Cleveland.. On April 15, 1947, Robinson was the Opening Day first baseman for the Dodgers, the first Black player in twentieth-century major-league baseball. The 28.
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The 10th Death in Boxing History. June 24, 1947. Jimmy Doyle Died 17 hours after being knocked out by Sugar Ray Robinson.