The Career – Sugar Ray Robinson (part 1 of 4)
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Born: May 3rd, 1921
173(108)-19(1)-6 (2 no contests)
1,400+ rounds boxed with a 54% KO percentage
I was surprised to see that Ray was only stopped once in 200 professional fights. That was to Joey Maxim back in 1952 when Sugar Ray retired on his stool after round 13, suffering from heat prostration. Just to give you an idea of just how hot it was that day the referee Goldstein had to be replaced by Ray Miller in Round 10. Robinson retired from boxing in December 1952 and didn’t return to the ring until October 1954.
E-mail me with any comments or contributions jmc6171@hotmail.com. Rueben Carter, Jake LaMotta, Muhammad Ali have all had movies made about them why not Ray? I would love to see a motion picture made about his life.
1957-1965
Willie Pep ~ exhibition
December 13th, 1965 ~ Boston, MA, USA
These two fought in the amateurs and some have said that there may be footage locked away somewhere. It seems highly unlikely though.
200th bout ~ Joey Archer
November 10th, 1965 ~ Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
188th bout ~ Earl Bastings
April 4th, 1965 ~ Sports Center, Savannah, Georgia, US
179th bout ~ Mick Leahy
September 3rd, 1964 ~ Ice Rink, Paisley, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe
Muhammad Ali Bear Hunting with Sugar Ray Robinson ~ February 1964
173rd bout ~ Emile Saerens
November 16th, 1963 ~ Palais des Sports, Brussels, Bruxelles-Capitale, Belgium
170th bout ~ Joey Giardello
June 24th, 1963 ~ Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
~ referee: Buck McTiernan 43-49 | judge: Bob Polis 43-47 | judge: Lou Tress 45-48 ~ Robinson knocked down in 4th round. Robinson who was paranoid of elevators walked up and down twelve floors for the weigh-in at the Inquirer Building the day of the fight.
165th bout ~ Georges Estatoff
November 10th, 1962 ~ Palais des Sports, Lyon, Rhône, France
160th bout ~ Denny Moyer (second meeting)
February 17th, 1962 ~ Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
~ referee: Arthur Mercante 3-7 | 3-7 | 3-7 ~
“Moyer had Robinson in trouble in the third, fifth, ninth, and tenth rounds..He set a fast pace from the start, shook off the best punches Robinson was able to toss at him, and belabored the one-time great with a steady two-handed bombardment to the head and body.” (The Ring, April 1962, page 42)
157th bout ~ Denny Moyer (first meeting)
October 21st, 1961 ~ Madison Square Garden, NYC, NY, USA
~ referee: Barney Felix 5-3 | judge: Johnny Dran 6-3 | judge: Bill Recht 5-4 ~ “(It) was a good exhibition of long range dueling with left hands. Robinson had the edge in the early and late rounds and Moyer showed most of his strength in the middle rounds..The majority of the fans and ringside reporters gave te nod to Moyer in disagreement with the official verdict.” (The Ring, December 1961, page 8)
160th bout ~ Gene Fullmer (fourth meeting)
March 4th, 1961 ~ Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
~ referee: Frankie Carter 66-70 | judge: David Zenoff 64-70 | judge: Jack Tighe 67-70 ~
~ National Boxing Association World middleweight title ~
159th bout ~ Gene Fullmer (third meeting)
December 3rd, 1960 ~ Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA, USA
153rd bout ~ Paul Pender (second meeting)
June 10th, 1960 ~ Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
151th bout ~ Paul Pender (first match)
January 20th or 22nd, 1960 ~ Boston Garden, Boston, MA
April 7th, 1958 ~ Ray and Carmen on the cover of LIFE Magazine
149th bout ~ Carmen Basilio (second meeting)
March 25th, 1958 ~ Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA
~ referee: Frank Sikora 66-69 | judge: John Bray 71-64 | judge: Franklin Spike McAdams 72-64 ~ World Middleweight Title
1958 Fight of the Year – The Ring Magazine
148th bout ~ Carmen Basilio (first meeting)
September 23rd, 1957 ~ Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, USA
~ referee: Al Berl 9-6 | judge: Ait Aadi 5-9 | judge: Bill Recht 6-8 ~ World Middleweight Title ~ 1957 Fight of the Year – The Ring Magazine
September 16th, 1957 ~ Ray and Carmen making headlines cover of Sports Illustrated Magazine
(Click on image to read article)
147th bout ~ Gene Fullmer (second meeting)
May 1st, 1957 ~ Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA
~ time: 1:27 | referee: Frank Sikora ~ National Boxing Association World middleweight title ~ World Middleweight Title
April 29th, 1957 ~ Ray and Gene Cover of Sports Illustrated
(Click on image to read article)
146th bout ~ Gene Fullmer (first meeting)
January 2nd, 1957 ~ Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, US
(Alternative Version)
146th bout ~ Gene Fullmer (first meeting)
January 2nd, 1957 ~ Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, US
“What’s My Line?” (July 1st, 1956)
Sugar Ray Training Clips
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Sugar Ray Robinson, Ultimate Fighter by Peter Hamill December 16, 2009
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