Apr 16, 2014 · Ray Robinson stands over Tony Ancona after finishing him in 40 seconds of last round of the Daily News Inter-City Golden Gloves Tournament in 1940.

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. [1] ... James P. Dawson of The New York Times stated "[t]hey were criticizing a humane act. The battle had been a slaughter ...

4 days ago · Sugar Ray Robinson, hailed as one of boxing's greatest talents, began his professional career in 1940, quickly establishing himself with an unprecedented record of 40 consecutive wins. His extraordinary skill set earned him the title of "uncrowned champion" prior to his first official welterweight title bout, which he won in 1946 against Tommy ...

Oct 10, 2006 · ESPN boxing historian Bert Sugar explains why Sugar Ray Robinson was the best pound-for-pound fighter in the history of the sport.

Apr 11, 2016 · Sugar Ray Robinson, generally acknowledged as the greatest boxer in history, the man for whom the expression “pound for pound the best” was created, died yesterday morning of natural...

Aug 5, 2014 · Boxing legend ‘Sugar’ Ray Robinson (right) knocks out Howard Hettrich (left) in the first round of the 1940 Golden Gloves Tournament, before going pro that year. UPDATED: January 9, 2019 at...

Oct 14, 2024 · 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 championship five times.

After winning the New York Golden Gloves in 1940, Sugar Ray became a professional boxer. His very first fight was against Joe Echevarria. He went on to beat him and won five back-to-back fights that year, four of them through knockout.

Jul 30, 2019 · He got his boxing name when he used the AAU card of an ex-boxer named Ray Robinson. Eventually he moved to Harlem, in NY. Robinson got his nickname “Sugar” from sportswriter Jack Case, after seeing one of his amateur …

Sugar Ray Robinson After George Gainford (his coach) saw him fighting for the first time the name Sugar Ray Robinson stuck and his motions and style were described as ‘sweet as sugar’. In 1940 Robinson began to fight professionally after he …