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Jimmy Doyle (bottom) being helped up from the canvas by three unidentified men following his match against Sugar Ray Robinson. Doyle died hours later in a Cleveland hospital. In June 1947, after four non-title bouts, Robinson was scheduled to defend his title for the first time in a bout against Jimmy Doyle.
Apr 2, 2014 · He became known as Sugar Ray Robinson as an under-aged boxer, after using a fellow boxer's Amateur Athletic Union card to fight in a show. Death Year: 1989
Oct 5, 2023 · On April 12, 1989, Sugar Ray's journey came to a heartbreaking end. He succumbed to complications arising from Alzheimer's disease at the age of 67. The boxing world mourned the loss of a true icon, but his legacy lived on through tributes, commemorations, and the continued reverence of fans worldwide.
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Apr 13, 1989 · Sugar Ray Robinson, the five-time world middleweight champion who was considered by many boxing experts to have been the best fighter in history, died yesterday in Culver City, Calif. He was 67...
Sugar Ray Robinson (born May 3, 1921, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.—died April 12, 1989, Culver City, California) was an American professional boxer, six times a world champion: once as a welterweight (147 pounds), from 1946 to 1951, and five times as a middleweight (160 pounds), between 1951 and 1960.
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Apr 13, 1989 · Sugar Ray Robinson, considered by many to have been the greatest prizefighter ever, died Wednesday at age 67.
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Apr 12, 1989 · Sugar Ray Robinson, generally considered the best pound-for-pound fighter who ever lived, died today in a Culver City hospital emergency room after a long illness. He was 67.
