Sugar Ray Robinson Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Sugar Ray Robinson (born Walker Smith Jr.; May 3, 1921 – April 12, 1989) was an American professional boxer. Frequently cited as the greatest 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 was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990.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, a feat he accomplished by defeating Carmen Basilio in 1958 to regain the middleweight championship. 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.Renowned for his flamboyant lifestyle outside the ring, Robinson is credited with being the originator of the modern sports "entourage". After his boxing career ended, Robinson attempted a career as an entertainer, but struggled, and was challenged financially until his death in 1989. In 2006, he was featured on a commemorative stamp by the United States Postal Service.
Millie Wiggins Bruce, Edna Mae Holly, Marjorie Joseph
Children
Ronnie Robinson, Ray Robinson Jr.
Star Sign
Taurus
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Trademark
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Always having a pink Cadillac
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Fact
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His son Ronnie was a roller derby skater.
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Pictured on a 39¢ USA commemorative postage stamp issued in his honor on 7 April 2006. First-day-of-issue ceremonies were held at Madison Square Garden in New York City, in conjunction with the Golden Gloves amateur boxing tournament.
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Boxer Jake LaMotta called him "the three toughest fighters (he) ever went up against", adding "I fought Sugar so many times, I'm surprised I'm not diabetic!"
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Lavish spender who tipped 20 dollar bills (in the 1950s that was big tipping), wore custom-made suits, silk shirts and ties, diamonds, lived in the best hotels, traveled around the world with a 20 person entourage for which he paid all the bills.
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Lost his last fight by 10 round decision to number 1 rated Joey archer in 1965.
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Was a 5-time World Middleweight Champion and the World Welterweight Champion.
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Did a night-club act in the mid-1950s where he jumped robe on stage and tap danced with beautiful show-girls in the background.
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Defeated Jake LaMotta 5 out of 6 fights.
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At the end of his career fought mostly in Europe with mixed success.
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Won 93 straight fights before losing to Randy Turpin in a stunning upset.
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At his prime, owned an entire block of businesses in Harlem.
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Was undefeated as an amateur winning 100 straight fights, 86 by knockout, and 42 in the first round.
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Knocked out world middleweight champions Rocky Graziano, Carl "BoBo' Olsen, Gene Fullmer, Randy Turpin, and Jake LaMotta.
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The first boxer to have an entourage.
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Known as a shrewd business man.
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Frank Sinatra helped him into a movie career.
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Ended his career almost broke.
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Was world rated or world champion from 1940-1965.
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Only stopped once in over 200 fights.
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5 Time World Middleweight Boxing Champion & also held the World Welterweight Championship.
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Won his first 40 pro fights, lost, and than won his next 93 straight.
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Had an amateur boxing record of 85-0, with 69 knockouts, 42 in the first round.
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His son with Marjorie, Ronnie, was born September 25, 1938. His son with Edna, Ray, Jr., was born in 1949.
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Inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame, 1981.
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His wife, Edna graced the cover of the first issue of Jet Magazine (1 November 1951).
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Easily spotted wherever he went, behind the wheel of his always current-year, always fuchsia-colored Cadillac convertible.
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Retired from the ring at age 45.
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Considered by many commentators to have been the best boxer in history.
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Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, 1990.
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World middleweight boxing champion, 1951, 1951-1952, 1955, 1957, 1958-1960.
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World welterweight boxing champion, 1946-1951.
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Boxer
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Born at 9:00pm-EST
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Fantasy Island
1979
TV Series
Wally Ray Stone
The Todd Killings
1971
Police Officer
Mod Squad
1971
TV Series
Candy Joe Collins
City Beneath the Sea
1971
TV Movie
Captain Hunter
Julia
1970
TV Series
Clyde Porter
Land of the Giants
1969
TV Series
Biff Bowers
Candy
1968
Zero
Mission: Impossible
1968
TV Series
Wesley
The Detective
1968
Kelly
The Danny Thomas Hour
1968
TV Series
Dax
Run for Your Life
1966
TV Series
Duke Smith
Car 54, Where Are You?
1963
TV Series
Ray
The Jackie Gleason Show
1953
TV Series
Guest
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
When We Were Kings
1996
Documentary in memory of
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing
2000
TV Movie documentary
Himself
All-Star Party for Clint Eastwood
1986
TV Special
Himself
The Fall Guy
1983
TV Series
Himself
Honeyboy
1982
TV Movie
Himself
The Annual Friars Club Tribute Presents a Salute to Milton Berle
1980
TV Movie
Himself
The 2nd Annual Black Achievement Awards
1979
TV Special
Himself
The Return of Mod Squad
1979
TV Movie
Himself
Down at the Dunbar
1979
Documentary short
Himself
Telethon
1977
TV Movie
Himself
The Way It Was
1976
TV Series
Himself
Tattletales
1975
TV Series
Himself
Dinah!
1974
TV Series
Himself
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Bob Hope
1974
TV Special
Himself
Laugh-In
1971-1972
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Guest Performer
The Bob Hope Special
1972/I
TV Special
Himself
Flip
1971
TV Series
Himself
This Is Your Life
1971
TV Series
Himself
The Love Machine
1971
Himself - a Guest (uncredited)
Fight of the Century
1971
TV Movie
Himself
Barefoot in the Park
1970
TV Series
Himself
The Dean Martin Show
1970
TV Series
Himself
Bracken's World
1970
TV Series
Himself
Della
1970
TV Series
Himself
The Dick Cavett Show
1970
TV Series
Himself
The David Frost Show
1969
TV Series
Himself
The Hollywood Palace
1968
TV Series
Himself
Paper Lion
1968
Himself
The Kraft Music Hall
1968
TV Series
Himself
World Heavyweight Championship: Muhammad Ali vs. Zora Folley
1967
TV Movie
Himself - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1966
TV Series
Himself - Guest
That Regis Philbin Show
1965
TV Series
Himself
The Eamonn Andrews Show
1964
TV Series
Himself
The Heavyweight Championship of the World: Cassius Clay versus Sonny Liston
1964
Himself - Guest
Sacha show
1963
TV Series
Himself
Heavyweight Elimination Contest: Cassius Clay vs. Doug Jones
1963
Himself - GUest
Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium
1962
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Fight of the Week
1960-1962
TV Series
Himself
The Ben Hecht Show
1959
TV Series
Himself - Professional Boxer
Omnibus
1958
TV Series
Himself
The Steve Allen Plymouth Show
1956-1958
TV Series
Himself - Boxer / Himself - Guest
Carmen Basilio vs. Sugar Ray Robinson
1958
TV Movie
Himself
Person to Person
1957
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Ed Sullivan Show
1951-1957
TV Series
Himself
Wednesday Night Fights
1957
TV Series
Himself
Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Carmen Basilio
1957
Himself
What's My Line?
1951-1956
TV Series
Himself - Mystery Guest
Pabst Blue Ribbon Bouts
1951-1955
TV Series
Himself
Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Rocky Castellani
1955
Himself
Excursion
1953
TV Series documentary
Jim
The Knockout Parade
1953
Himself - Prize Fighter
Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Randolph Turpin
1951
Documentary
Himself
World's Middleweight Championship: Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Randy Turpin
1951
Himself
Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Charley Fusari
1950
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
HBO Boxing After Dark
2010
TV Series
Himself
The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World
2005
TV Movie documentary
Himself (uncredited)
Ring of Fire: The Emile Griffith Story
2005
Documentary
Himself
Bud Greenspan's Reflections
2004
TV Series documentary
Himself
Reputations
1999
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Sweet Science
1999
TV Series documentary
Himself
Sugar Ray Robinson: The Bright Lights and Dark Shadows of a Champion