Sugar Ray Robinson

Sugar Ray Robinson (Boxer), born on May 3, 1921 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Sugar Ray Robinson's age 97 years (at death) & Zodiac Sign Taurus, nationality American (by birth) & Race/Ethnicity is Black. Let's check, How Tall is Sugar Ray Robinson?

Sugar Ray Robinson Bio

  • Birth Name:Sugar Ray Robinson
  • First Name: Sugar
  • Last Name: Robinson
  • Age: 97 years (at death)
  • Died: April 12, 1989 (67 years)
  • Birth Date: May 3, 1921
  • Birth Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA
  • Country: USA
  • Nationality: American
  • Birth/Zodiac Sign: Taurus
  • Ethnicity: Black
  • Eye Color: Dark brown
  • Hair Color: Black
  • Feet/Shoe Size: N/A
  • Dress Size: N/A
  • Sugar Ray Robinson Height

    6 ft 1 in (183 cm/)

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    Height (in Feet-Inches)6 ft 1 in
    Height (in Centimeters)183 cm
    Height (in Meters)
    Weight (in Kilograms)79 kg
    Weight (in Pounds)174 lbs

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    Sugar Ray Robinson FAQs

    What did Muhammad Ali think of Sugar Ray Robinson?

    Muhammad Ali called Sugar Ray “the king, the master, my idol.” “Robinson could deliver a knockout blow going backward,” boxing historian Bert Sugar said. Robinson held the world welterweight title from 1946 to 1951, then was the middleweight champion five times between 1951 and 1960.

    Is Floyd Mayweather better than Sugar Ray Robinson?

    EXPERTS’ PICKS. Floyd Mayweather Jr. is great, but Sugar Ray Robinson is the greatest ever and would beat Mayweather if we could somehow make the fight happen. Robinson wasn’t as fast as Mayweather and didn’t have his kind of defense, but he was the total package.

    Why is Ray Robinson called sugar?

    Robinson wouldn’t go by his birth name for the rest of his career. The nickname “Sugar” came from Gainford, who had described the young boxer as “sweet as sugar”; reporters soon began using the moniker. “Sugar Ray Robinson had a nice ring to it,” Robinson later said.

    Who has beaten Sugar Ray Robinson?

    Carmen Basilio, Boxer Who Beat Sugar Ray Robinson for Title, Dies at 85 – The New York Times.

    Sugar Ray Robinson was an African American professional boxer who competed from 1940 to 1965. Widely considered the greatest pound-for-pound boxer of all time, Robinson’s performances in the welterweight and middleweight divisions prompted sportswriters to create “pound for pound” rankings, where they compared fighters regardless of weight. He is currently BoxRec’s second greatest pound for pound boxer of all time. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990. In 2002, Robinson was ranked number one on The Ring magazine’s list of “80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years”. Robinson was 85–0 as an amateur with 69 of those victories coming by way of knockout, 40 in the first round. He turned professional in 1940 at the age of 19 and by 1951 had a professional record of 128–1–2 with 84 knockouts. From 1943 to 1951 Robinson went on a 91 fight unbeaten streak, the third longest in professional boxing history. Robinson held the world welterweight title from 1946 to 1951, and won the world middleweight title in the latter year. He retired in 1952, only to come back two and a half years later and regain the middleweight title in 1955. He then became the first boxer in history to win a divisional world championship five times . Robinson was named “fighter of the year” twice: first for his performances in 1942, then nine years and over 90 fights later, for his efforts in 1951.

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