Sugar Ray Robinson

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Sugar Ray Robinson
Statistics
Real name Walker Smith Jr.
Nickname(s) Sugar
Rated at Lightweight
Welterweight
Middleweight
Light heavyweight
Nationality American
Birth date May 3, 1921(1921-05-03)
Birth place Black Bottom Detroit,not Georgia
Death date April 12, 1989 (aged 67)
Death place Culver City, California
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 200
Wins 173
Wins by KO 108
Losses 19
Draws 6
No contests 2
Sugar Ray Robinson (born Walker Smith Jr., May 3, 1921 – April 12, 1989) was a professional boxer. Frequently cited as the greatest boxer of all time, Robinson's performances at the welterweight and middleweight divisions prompted sportswriters to create "pound for pound" rankings, where they compared fighters regardless of weight. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990.