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      • He got his boxing name when he used the AAU card of an ex-boxer named Ray Robinson. According to Robinson's autobiography, Sugar Ray, sportswriter Jack Case, after seeing one of Robinson’s amateur performances, said he “sure was a sweet fighter.” Chase called him “Sugar Ray” in one of his sports columns and the now-famous moniker was born.
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    Walker Smith Jr. (May 3, 1921 – April 12, 1989), better known as Sugar Ray Robinson, was an American professional boxer who competed from 1940 to 1965. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990. [1] He is often regarded as the greatest boxer of all time, pound-for-pound. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

  4. www.biography.com › athletes › sugar-ray-robinsonSugar Ray Robinson - Record, Death & Facts - Biography

    Apr 2, 2014 · Sugar Ray Robinson's birth name was Walker Smith Jr. 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...

  5. www.britannica.com › biography › Sugar-Ray-RobinsonSugar Ray Robinson | Biography, Record, & Facts | Britannica

    Oct 26, 2024 · 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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    Sep 27, 2024 · The future boxer circumvented the rules by presenting the card of one of his friends in New York, Ray Robinson. It was under this borrowed name that Walker Smith Jr. would become known, with the nickname “Sugar” added by his trainer at the time, who said his style was “sweet as sugar.”.

  8. www.thesportster.com › sugar-ray-robinson-death-legacyThe Tragic Death & Legacy Of Boxing Legend Sugar Ray Robinson ...

    Oct 5, 2023 · Sugar Ray Robinson, born Walker Smith Jr. on May 3, 1921, was no ordinary man. His story is one of exceptional talent, perseverance, and a tragic end that left an indelible mark on the world of sports. Muhammad Ali called Sugar Ray "the king, the master, my idol."

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  9. www.thefamouspeople.com › profiles › sugar-raySugar Ray Robinson Biography - Facts, Childhood, Family Life ...

    Sugar Ray Robinson is regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time. This biography offers detailed information about his childhood, boxing career, wins, life and timeline.

  10. www.encyclopedia.com › sugar-ray-robinsonSugar Ray Robinson | Encyclopedia.com

    Jun 27, 2018 · The rest of his name was coined in Watertown, New York, when a reporter observed to Gainford that Robinson was “ as sweet as sugar, ” the trainer concurred. The fighter was briefly known as Ray (Sugar) Robinson, until it was decided Sugar Ray sounded better.