Sugar Ray Robinson

American boxer

Not to be confused with Sugar Ray Leonard.

Sugar Ray Robinson
Sugar Ray Robinson in the Madison Square Garden in 1966
Statistics
Real name	Walter (Walker) Smith Jr.
Weight(s)	Lightweight Welterweight Middleweight Light heavyweight
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Reach	72½ in
Born	(1921-05-03)May 3, 1921 Ailey, Georgia, U.S.
Died	April 12, 1989(1989-04-12) (aged 67) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	200
Wins	173
Wins by KO	109
Losses	19
Draws	6
No contests	2
Medal record Men's amateur boxing Representing  United States New York Golden Gloves 1939 New York Featherweight 1940 New York Lightweight Intercity Golden Gloves 1939 Chicago Featherweight 1940 New York Lightweight

Sugar Ray Robinson (born Walker Smith Jr.; May 3, 1921 – April 12, 1989) 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 widely regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time.

Robinson was a dominant amateur, but his exact amateur record is not known. It is usually listed as 85–0 with 69 knockouts, 40 in the first round. However it has been reported he lost to Billy Graham and Patsy Pesca as a teenager under his given name, Walker Smith Jr. 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.^[2][3] 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. Historian Bert Sugar ranked Robinson as the greatest fighter of all time and in 2002, Robinson was also ranked number one on The Ring magazine's list of "80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years".^[4] As of October 2020, BoxRec ranks Robinson as the fourth greatest boxer, pound-for-pound, of all time.^[5]

Renowned for his classy and flamboyant lifestyle outside the ring,^[6] 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 it was not successful. He struggled financially until his death in 1989. In 2006, he was featured on a commemorative stamp by the United States Postal Service.^[7]

Early life

Robinson was born Walker Smith Jr. in Ailey, Georgia, to Walker Smith Sr. and Leila Hurst.^[8] Robinson was the youngest of three children; his eldest sister Marie was born in 1917, and his other sister Evelyn in 1919. His father was a cotton, peanut, and corn farmer in Georgia, who moved the family to Detroit where he initially found work in construction.^[8] According to Robinson, Smith Sr. later worked two jobs to support his family—cement mixer and sewer worker. "He had to get up at six in the morning and he'd get home close to midnight. Six days a week. The only day I really saw him was Sunday ... I always wanted to be with him more."^[9]

His parents separated, and he moved with his mother to the New York City neighborhood of Harlem at the age of twelve. Robinson originally aspired to be a doctor, but after dropping out of DeWitt Clinton High School (in the Bronx) in ninth grade he switched his goal to boxing.^[10] When he was 15, he attempted to enter his first boxing tournament but was told he needed to first obtain an AAU membership card. However, he could not procure one until he was eighteen years old. He received his name when he circumvented the AAU's age restriction by borrowing a birth certificate from his friend Ray Robinson.^[11] Subsequently told that he was "sweet as sugar" by a lady in the audience at a fight in Watertown, New York, Smith Jr. became known as "Sugar" Ray Robinson.^[12][13]

Robinson idolized Henry Armstrong and Joe Louis as a youth, and actually lived on the same block as Louis in Detroit when Robinson was 11 and Louis was 17.^[12] Outside the ring, Robinson got into trouble frequently as a youth, and was involved with a street gang.^[12] He married at 16. The couple had one son, Ronnie, and divorced when Robinson was 19.^[12] He reportedly finished his amateur career with an 85–0 record with 69 knockouts – 40 coming in the first round, though this has been disputed.^[14] He won the New York Golden Gloves featherweight championship in 1939 (def.Louis Valentine points 3), and the New York Golden Gloves lightweight championship in 1940 (def.Andy Nonella KO 2).^[11]

Boxing career

Early career

Robinson made his professional debut on October 4, 1940, winning by a second-round stoppage over Joe Echevarria. Robinson fought five more times in 1940, winning each time, with four wins coming by way of knockout. In 1941, he defeated world champion Sammy Angott, future champion Marty Servo and former champion Fritzie Zivic. The Robinson-Angott fight was held above the lightweight limit, since Angott did not want to risk losing his lightweight title. Robinson defeated Zivic in front of 20,551 at Madison Square Garden—one of the largest crowds in the arena to that date.^[15] Robinson won the first five rounds, according to Joseph C. Nichols of The New York Times, before Zivic came back to land several punches to Robinson's head in the sixth and seventh rounds.^[15] Robinson controlled the next two rounds, and had Zivic in the ninth. After a close tenth round, Robinson was announced as the winner on all three scorecards.^[15]

In 1942 Robinson knocked out Zivic in the tenth round in a January rematch. The knockout loss was only the second of Zivic's career in more than 150 fights.^[16] Robinson knocked him down in the ninth and tenth rounds before the referee stopped the fight. Zivic and his corner protested the stoppage; James P. Dawson of The New York Times stated "[t]hey were criticizing a humane act. The battle had been a slaughter, for want of a more delicate word."^[16] Robinson then won four consecutive bouts by knockout, before defeating Servo in a controversial split decision in their May rematch. After winning three more fights, Robinson faced Jake LaMotta, who would become one of his more prominent rivals, for the first time in October. He defeated LaMotta by a unanimous decision, although he failed to get Jake down. Robinson weighed 145 lb (66 kg) compared to 157.5 for LaMotta, but he was able to control the fight from the outside for the entire bout, and actually landed the harder punches during the fight.^[17] Robinson then won four more fights, including two against Izzy Jannazzo, from October 19 to December 14. For his performances, Robinson was named "Fighter of the Year". He finished 1942 with a total of 14 wins and no losses.

Robinson built a record of 40–0 before losing for the first time to LaMotta in a 10-round re-match.^[18] LaMotta, who had a 16 lb (7.3 kg) weight advantage over Robinson, knocked Robinson out of the ring in the eighth round, and won the fight by decision. The fight took place in Robinson's former home town of Detroit, and attracted a record crowd.^[18] After being controlled by Robinson in the early portions of the fight, LaMotta came back to take control in the later rounds.^[18] After winning the third LaMotta fight less than three weeks later, Robinson then defeated his childhood idol: former champion Henry Armstrong. Robinson fought Armstrong only because the older man was in need of money. By now Armstrong was an old fighter, and Robinson later stated that he carried the former champion.

On February 27, 1943, Robinson was inducted into the United States Army, where he was again referred to as Walker Smith.^[19] Robinson had a 15-month military career. Robinson served with Joe Louis, and the pair went on tours where they performed exhibition bouts in front of US Army troops. Robinson got into trouble several times while in the military. He argued with superiors who he felt were discriminatory against him, and refused to fight exhibitions when he was told African American soldiers were not allowed to watch them.^[12][20] In late March 1944, Robinson was stationed at Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn, waiting to ship out to Europe, where he was scheduled to perform more exhibition matches. But on March 29, Robinson disappeared from his barracks. When he woke up on April 5 in Fort Jay Hospital on Governor's Island, he had missed his sailing for Europe and was under suspicion of deserting. He himself reported falling down the stairs in his barracks on the 29th, but said that he had complete amnesia, and he could not remember any events from that moment until the 5th. According to his file, a stranger had found him in the street on April 1 and helped him to a hospital. In his examination report, a doctor at Fort Jay concluded that Robinson's version of events was sincere.^[21] He was examined by military authorities, who claimed he suffered from a mental deficiency.^[22] Robinson was granted an honorable discharge on June 3, 1944. He later wrote that unfair press coverage of the incident had "branded" him as a "deserter".^[23] Robinson maintained his close friendship with Louis from their time in military service, and the two went into business together after the war. They planned to start a liquor distribution business in New York City, but were denied a license due to their race.^[24]

Besides the loss in the LaMotta rematch, the only other mark on Robinson's record during this period was a 10-round draw against José Basora in 1945.

Welterweight champion

Robinson in 1947

By 1946, Robinson had fought 75 fights to a 73–1–1 record, and beaten every top contender in the welterweight division. However, he refused to cooperate with the Mafia, which controlled much of boxing at the time, and was denied a chance to fight for the welterweight championship.^[25] Robinson was finally given a chance to win a title against Tommy Bell on December 20, 1946. Robinson had already beaten Bell once by decision in 1945. The two fought for the title vacated by Servo, who had himself lost twice to Robinson in non-title bouts. In the fight, Robinson, who only a month before had been involved in a 10-round brawl with Artie Levine, was knocked down by Bell. The fight was called a "war", but Robinson was able to pull out a close 15-round decision, winning the vacant World Welterweight title.^[26]

In 1948 Robinson fought five times, but only one bout was a title defense. Among the fighters he defeated in those non-title bouts was future world champion Kid Gavilán in a close, controversial 10-round fight. Gavilán hurt Robinson several times in the fight, but Robinson controlled the final rounds with a series of jabs and left hooks.^[27] In 1949, he boxed 16 times, but again only defended his title once. In that title fight, a rematch with Gavilán, Robinson again won by decision. The first half of the bout was very close, but Robinson took control in the second half. Gavilán would have to wait two more years to begin his own historic reign as welterweight champion. The only boxer to match Robinson that year was Henry Brimm, who fought him to a 10-round draw in Buffalo.

Robinson fought 19 times in 1950. He successfully defended his welterweight title for the last time against Charley Fusari. Robinson won a lopsided 15-round decision, knocking Fusari down once. Robinson donated all but $1 of his purse for the Fusari fight to cancer research.^[28] In 1950 Robinson fought George Costner, who had also taken to calling himself "Sugar" and stated in the weeks leading up to the fight that he was the rightful possessor of the name. "We better touch gloves, because this is the only round", Robinson said as the fighters were introduced at the center of the ring. "Your name ain't Sugar, mine is."^[29] Robinson then knocked Costner out in 2 minutes and 49 seconds.

Jimmy Doyle incident

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. Robinson initially backed out of the fight because he had a dream that he was going to kill Doyle. A priest and a minister convinced him to fight. His dream was proven to be true.^[30] On June 25, 1947 Robinson dominated Doyle and scored a decisive knockout in the eighth round that knocked Doyle unconscious and resulted in Doyle's death later that night.^[31] Robinson said that the impact of Doyle's death was "very trying".^[A]

After his death, criminal charges were threatened against Robinson in Cleveland, up to and including murder, though none actually materialized. After learning of Doyle's intentions of using the bout's money to buy his mother a house, Robinson gave Doyle's mother the money from his next four bouts so she could purchase herself a home, fulfilling her son's intention.^[32][33]

Middleweight champion

It is stated in his autobiography that one of the main considerations for his move up to middleweight was the increasing difficulty he was having in making the 147 lb (67 kg) welterweight weight limit.^[34] However, the move up would also prove beneficial financially, as the division then contained some of the biggest names in boxing. Vying for the Pennsylvania state middleweight title in 1950, Robinson defeated Robert Villemain. Later that year, in defense of that crown, he defeated Jose Basora, with whom he had previously drawn. Robinson's 50-second, first-round knockout of Basora set a record that would stand for 38 years. In October 1950, Robinson knocked out Bobo Olson a future middleweight title holder.

On February 14, 1951, Robinson and LaMotta met for the sixth time. The fight would become known as The St. Valentine's Day Massacre. Robinson won the undisputed World Middleweight title with a 13th round technical knockout.^[35] Robinson outboxed LaMotta for the first 10 rounds, then unleashed a series of savage combinations on LaMotta for three rounds,^[12] finally stopping the champion for the first time in their legendary six-bout series—and dealing LaMotta his first legitimate knockout loss in 95 professional bouts.^[36] LaMotta had lost by knockout to Billy Fox earlier in his career. However, that fight was later ruled to have been fixed and LaMotta was sanctioned for letting Fox win. That bout, and some of the other bouts in the six-fight Robinson-LaMotta rivalry, was depicted in the Martin Scorsese film Raging Bull. "I fought Sugar Ray so often, I almost got diabetes", LaMotta later said.^[13] Robinson won five of his six bouts with LaMotta.

After winning his second world title, he embarked on a European tour which took him all over the Continent. Robinson traveled with his flamingo-pink Cadillac, which caused quite a stir in Paris,^[37] and an entourage of 13 people, some included "just for laughs".^[38] He was a hero in France due to his recent defeat of LaMotta—the French hated LaMotta for defeating Marcel Cerdan in 1949 and taking his championship belt (Cerdan died in a plane crash en route to a rematch with LaMotta).^[12] Robinson met President of France Vincent Auriol at a ceremony attended by France's social upper crust.^[39] During his fight in Berlin against Gerhard Hecht, Robinson was disqualified when he knocked his opponent with a punch to the kidney: a punch legal in the US, but not Europe.^[31] The fight was later declared a no-contest. In London, Robinson lost the world middleweight title to British boxer Randolph Turpin in a sensational bout.^[40] Three months later in a rematch in front of 60,000 fans at the Polo Grounds,^[31] he knocked Turpin out in ten rounds to recover the title. In that bout Robinson was leading on the cards but was cut by Turpin. With the fight in jeopardy, Robinson let loose on Turpin, knocking him down, then getting him to the ropes and unleashing a series of punches that caused the referee to stop the bout.^[41] Following Robinson's victory, residents of Harlem danced in the streets.^[42] In 1951, Robinson was named Ring Magazine's "Fighter of the Year" for the second time.^[43]

In 1952 he fought a rematch with Olson, winning by a decision. He next defeated former champion Rocky Graziano by a third-round knockout, then challenged World Light heavyweight champion Joey Maxim.^[44] In the Yankee Stadium bout with Maxim, Robinson built a lead on all three judges' scorecards, but the 103 °F (39 °C) temperature in the ring took its toll.^[13] The referee, Ruby Goldstein, was the first victim of the heat, and had to be replaced by referee Ray Miller. The fast-moving Robinson was the heat's next victim – at the end of round 13, he collapsed and failed to answer the bell for the next round,^[13] suffering the only knockout of his career.

On June 25, 1952, after the Maxim bout, Robinson gave up his title and retired with a record of 131–3–1–1. He began a career in show business, singing and tap dancing. After about three years, the decline of his businesses and the lack of success in his performing career made him decide to return to boxing. He resumed training in 1954.

Comeback

In 1955 Robinson returned to the ring. Although he had been inactive for two and a half years, his work as a dancer kept him in peak physical condition: in his autobiography, Robinson states that in the weeks leading up to his debut for a dancing engagement in France, he ran five miles every morning, and then danced for five hours each night. Robinson even stated that the training he did in his attempts to establish a career as a dancer were harder than any he undertook during his boxing career.^[45] He won five fights in 1955, before losing a decision to Ralph 'Tiger' Jones. He bounced back, however, and defeated Rocky Castellani by a split decision, then challenged Bobo Olson for the world middleweight title. He won the middleweight championship for the third time with a second-round knockout—his third victory over Olson. After his comeback performance in 1955, Robinson expected to be named fighter of the year. However, the title went to welterweight Carmen Basilio. Basilio's handlers had lobbied heavily for it on the basis that he had never won the award, and Robinson later described this as the biggest disappointment of his professional career. "I haven't forgotten it to this day, and I never will", Robinson wrote in his autobiography.^[46] Robinson and Olson fought for the last time in 1956, and Robinson closed the four-fight series with a fourth-round knockout.

In 1957 Robinson lost his title to Gene Fullmer. Fullmer used his aggressive, forward moving style to control Robinson, and knocked him down in the fight.^[47] Robinson, however, noticed that Fullmer was vulnerable to the left hook. Fullmer headed into their May rematch as a 3–1 favorite.^[48] In the first two rounds Robinson followed Fullmer around the ring, however in the third round he changed tactics and made Fullmer come to him.^[48] At the start of the fourth round Robinson came out on the attack and stunned Fullmer, and when Fullmer returned with his own punches, Robinson traded with him, as opposed to clinching as he had done in their earlier fight. The fight was fairly even after four rounds.^[48] But in the fifth, Robinson was able to win the title back for a fourth time by knocking out Fullmer with a lightning fast, powerful left hook.^[48] Boxing critics have referred to the left-hook which knocked out Fullmer as "the perfect punch".^[49] It marked the first time in 44 career fights that Fullmer had been knocked out, and when someone asked Robinson after the fight how far the left hook had travelled, Robinson replied: "I can't say. But he got the message."^[48]

Later that year, he lost his title to Basilio in a rugged 15 round fight in front of 38,000 at Yankee Stadium,^[50] but regained it for a record fifth time when he beat Basilio in the rematch. Robinson struggled to make weight, and had to go without food for nearly 20 hours leading up to the bout. He badly damaged Basilio's eye early in the fight, and by the seventh round it was swollen shut.^[51] The two judges gave the fight to Robinson by wide margins: 72–64 and 71–64. The referee scored the fight for Basilio 69–64, and was booed loudly by the crowd of 19,000 when his decision was announced.^[51] The first fight won the "Fight of the Year" award from The Ring magazine for 1957 and the second fight won the "Fight of the Year" award for 1958.

Decline

Robinson, Madison Square Garden, 1966

Robinson on Land of the Giants in 1969

Robinson knocked out Bob Young in the second round in Boston in his only fight in 1959. A year later, he defended his title against Paul Pender. Robinson entered the fight as a 5–1 favorite, but lost a split decision in front of 10,608 at Boston Garden.^[52] The day before the fight Pender commented that he planned to start slowly, before coming on late. He did just that and outlasted the aging Robinson, who, despite opening a cut over Pender's eye in the eighth round, was largely ineffective in the later rounds.^[52] An attempt to regain the crown for an unheard of sixth time proved beyond Robinson. Despite Robinson's efforts, Pender won by decision in that rematch. On December 3 of that year, Robinson and Fullmer fought a 15-round draw for the WBA middleweight title, which Fullmer retained. In 1961, Robinson and Fullmer fought for a fourth time, with Fullmer retaining the WBA middleweight title by a unanimous decision. The fight would be Robinson's last title bout.

Robinson spent the rest of the 1960s fighting 10-round contests. In October 1961 Robinson defeated future world champion Denny Moyer by a unanimous decision. A 12–5 favorite, the 41-year-old Robinson defeated the 22-year-old Moyer by staying on the outside, rather than engaging him.^[53] In their rematch four months later, Moyer defeated Robinson on points, as he pressed the action and made Robinson back up throughout the fight. Moyer won 7–3 on all three judges scorecards.^[54] Robinson lost twice more in 1962, before winning six consecutive fights against mostly lesser opposition. In February 1963 Robinson lost by a unanimous decision to former world champion and fellow Hall of Famer Joey Giardello. Giardello knocked Robinson down in the fourth round, and the 43-year-old took until the count of nine to rise to his feet.^[55] Robinson was also nearly knocked down in the sixth round, but was saved by the bell. He rallied in the seventh and eight rounds, before struggling in the final two.^[55] He then embarked on an 18-month boxing tour of Europe.

Robinson's second no-contest bout came in September 1965 in Norfolk, Virginia in a match with an opponent who turned out to be an impostor. Boxer Neil Morrison, at the time a fugitive and accused robber, signed up for the fight as Bill Henderson, a capable club fighter. The fight was a fiasco, with Morrison being knocked down twice in the first round and once in the second before the disgusted referee, who said "Henderson put up no fight", walked out of the ring. Robinson was initially given a TKO in 1:20 of the second round after the "obviously frightened" Morrison laid himself down on the canvas. Robinson fought for the final time in November 1965. He lost by a unanimous decision to Joey Archer.^[56] Famed sports author Pete Hamill mentioned that one of the saddest experiences of his life was watching Robinson lose to Archer. He was even knocked down and Hamill pointed out that Archer had no knockout punch at all; Archer admitted afterward that it was only the second time he had knocked an opponent down in his career. The crowd of 9,023 at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh gave Robinson several standing ovations, even while he was being thoroughly outperformed by Archer.^[56]

On November 11, 1965, Robinson announced his retirement from boxing, saying: "I hate to go too long campaigning for another chance."^[57] Robinson retired from boxing with a record of 173–19–6 (2 no contests) with 109 knockouts in 200 professional bouts, ranking him among the all-time leaders in knockouts.

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary

200 fights	173 wins	19 losses
By knockout	109	1
By decision	64	18
By disqualification	0	0
Draws	6
No contests	2

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
200	Loss	173–19–6 (2)	Joey Archer	UD	10	November 10, 1965	Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
199	Win	173–18–6 (2)	Rudolph Bent	TKO	3 (10), 2:20	October 20, 1965	Community Arena, Steubenville, Ohio, U.S.
198	Win	172–18–6 (2)	Peter Schmidt	UD	10	October 1, 1965	Cambria County War Memorial Arena, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
197	Win	171–18–6 (2)	Harvey McCullough	UD	10	September 23, 1965	Philadelphia Athletic Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
196	NC	170–18–6 (2)	Neil Morrison	NC	2 (10), 1:20	September 15, 1965	Norfolk Arena, Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
195	Loss	170–18–6 (1)	Stan Harrington	UD	10	August 10, 1965	Honolulu International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
194	Win	170–17–6 (1)	Harvey McCullough	UD	10	July 27, 1965	Richmond Arena, Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
193	Loss	169–17–6 (1)	Ferd Hernandez	SD	10	July 12, 1965	Hacienda, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
192	Win	169–16–6 (1)	Harvey McCullough	UD	10	June 24, 1965	Washington Coliseum, Washington, D.C., U.S.
191	Loss	168–16–6 (1)	Stan Harrington	UD	10	June 1, 1965	Honolulu International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
190	Loss	168–15–6 (1)	Memo Ayón	UD	10	May 24, 1965	Plaza de Toros El Toreo, Tijuana, Mexico
189	Win	168–14–6 (1)	Rocky Randell	KO	3 (10), 0:58	April 28, 1965	Norfolk Municipal Auditorium, Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
188	Win	167–14–6 (1)	Earl Bastings	KO	1 (10), 2:34	April 3, 1965	Sports Center, Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
187	Win	166–14–6 (1)	Jimmy Beecham	KO	2 (10), 1:48	March 6, 1965	National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica
186	Draw	165–14–6 (1)	Fabio Bettini	PTS	10	November 27, 1964	Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Italy
185	Win	165–14–5 (1)	Jean Beltritti	PTS	10	November 14, 1964	Palais des Sports de Marseille, Marseille, France
184	Win	164–14–5 (1)	Jean Baptiste Rolland	PTS	10	November 7, 1964	Stade Helitas, Caen, France
183	Win	163–14–5 (1)	Jackie Cailleau	PTS	10	October 24, 1964	Palais des Sports, Nice, France
182	Win	162–14–5 (1)	Johnny Angel	TKO	6 (8)	October 12, 1964	London Hilton, London, England
181	Win	161–14–5 (1)	Yoland Leveque	PTS	10	September 28, 1964	Palais des Sports, Paris, France
180	Loss	160–14–5 (1)	Mick Leahy	PTS	10	September 3, 1964	Paisley Ice Rink, Paisley, Scotland
179	Draw	160–13–5 (1)	Art Hernández	MD	10	July 27, 1964	Omaha City Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
178	Win	160–13–4 (1)	Clarence Riley	TKO	6 (10), 2:40	July 8, 1964	Wahconah Park, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
177	Win	159–13–4 (1)	Gaylord Barnes	UD	10	May 19, 1964	Portland Exposition Building, Portland, Maine, U.S.
176	Win	158–13–4 (1)	Armand Vanucci	PTS	10	December 9, 1963	Palais des Sports, Paris, France
175	Win	157–13–4 (1)	Andre Davier	PTS	10	November 29, 1963	Palais des Sports, Grenoble, France
174	Win	156–13–4 (1)	Emiel Sarens	KO	8 (10)	November 16, 1963	Palais des Sports, Brussels, Belgium
173	Draw	155–13–4 (1)	Fabio Bettini	PTS	10	November 9, 1963	Palais des Sports de Gerland, Lyon, France
172	Win	155–13–3 (1)	Armand Vanucci	PTS	10	October 14, 1963	Palais des Sports, Paris, France
171	Loss	154–13–3 (1)	Joey Giardello	UD	10	June 24, 1963	Philadelphia Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
170	Win	154–12–3 (1)	Maurice Roblet	KO	3 (10)	May 4, 1963	Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Quebec, Canada
169	Win	153–12–3 (1)	Billy Thornton	KO	3 (10), 0:50	March 11, 1963	Lewiston Armory, Lewiston, Maine, U.S.
168	Win	152–12–3 (1)	Bernie Reynolds	KO	4 (10)	February 25, 1963	Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
167	Win	151–12–3 (1)	Ralph Dupas	SD	10	January 30, 1963	Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
166	Win	150–12–3 (1)	Georges Estatoff	TKO	6 (10)	November 10, 1962	Palais des Sports de Gerland, Lyon, France
165	Win	149–12–3 (1)	Diego Infantes	KO	2 (10), 1:15	October 17, 1962	Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria
164	Loss	148–12–3 (1)	Terry Downes	PTS	10	September 25, 1962	Empire Pool, London, England
163	Loss	148–11–3 (1)	Phil Moyer	SD	10	July 9, 1962	Los Angeles Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
162	Win	148–10–3 (1)	Bobby Lee	KO	2 (10), 2:38	April 27, 1962	National Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
161	Loss	147–10–3 (1)	Denny Moyer	UD	10	February 17, 1962	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
160	Win	147–9–3 (1)	Wilf Greaves	KO	8 (10), 0:43	December 8, 1961	Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
159	Win	146–9–3 (1)	Al Hauser	TKO	6 (10), 1:59	November 20, 1961	Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
158	Win	145–9–3 (1)	Denny Moyer	UD	10	October 21, 1961	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
157	Win	144–9–3 (1)	Wilf Greaves	SD	10	September 25, 1961	Convention Arena, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
156	Loss	143–9–3 (1)	Gene Fullmer	UD	15	March 4, 1961	Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.	For NBA middleweight title
155	Draw	143–8–3 (1)	Gene Fullmer	SD	15	December 3, 1960	Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.	For NBA middleweight title
154	Loss	143–8–2 (1)	Paul Pender	SD	15	June 10, 1960	Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.	For NYSAC and The Ring middleweight titles
153	Win	143–7–2 (1)	Tony Baldoni	KO	1 (10), 1:40	April 2, 1960	Baltimore Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
152	Loss	142–7–2 (1)	Paul Pender	SD	15	January 22, 1960	Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.	Lost NYSAC and The Ring middleweight titles
151	Win	142–6–2 (1)	Bob Young	KO	2 (10), 1:18	December 14, 1959	Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
150	Win	141–6–2 (1)	Carmen Basilio	SD	15	March 25, 1958	Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.	Won NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring middleweight titles
149	Loss	140–6–2 (1)	Carmen Basilio	SD	15	September 23, 1957	Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, U.S.	Lost NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring middleweight titles
148	Win	140–5–2 (1)	Gene Fullmer	KO	5 (15), 1:27	May 1, 1957	Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.	Won NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring middleweight titles
147	Loss	139–5–2 (1)	Gene Fullmer	UD	15	January 2, 1957	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.	Lost NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring middleweight titles
146	Win	139–4–2 (1)	Bob Provizzi	UD	10	November 10, 1956	New Haven Arena, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
145	Win	138–4–2 (1)	Bobo Olson	KO	4 (15), 2:51	May 18, 1956	Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, California, U.S.	Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring middleweight titles
144	Win	137–4–2 (1)	Bobo Olson	KO	2 (15), 2:51	December 9, 1955	Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.	Won NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring middleweight titles
143	Win	136–4–2 (1)	Rocky Castellani	SD	10	July 22, 1955	Cow Palace, Daly City, California, U.S.
142	Win	135–4–2 (1)	Garth Panter	UD	10	May 4, 1955	Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
141	Win	134–4–2 (1)	Ted Olla	TKO	3 (10), 2:15	April 14, 1955	Milwaukee Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
140	Win	133–4–2 (1)	Johnny Lombardo	SD	10	March 29, 1955	Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
139	Loss	132–4–2 (1)	Ralph Jones	UD	10	January 19, 1955	Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
138	Win	132–3–2 (1)	Joe Rindone	KO	6 (10), 1:37	January 5, 1955	Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
137	Loss	131–3–2 (1)	Joey Maxim	RTD	13 (15)	June 25, 1952	Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, U.S.	For NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring light heavyweight titles
136	Win	131–2–2 (1)	Rocky Graziano	KO	3 (15), 1:53	April 14, 1952	Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.	Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring middleweight titles
135	Win	130–2–2 (1)	Bobo Olson	UD	15	March 13, 1952	San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S.	Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring middleweight titles
134	Win	129–2–2 (1)	Randolph Turpin	TKO	10 (15), 2:52	September 12, 1951	Polo Grounds, New York City, New York, U.S.	Won NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring middleweight titles
133	Loss	128–2–2 (1)	Randolph Turpin	PTS	15	July 10, 1951	Earls Court Arena, London, England	Lost NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring middleweight titles
132	Win	128–1–2 (1)	Cyrille Delannoit	RTD	3 (10)	July 1, 1951	Palazzo Dello Sport, Turin, Italy
131	NC	127–1–2 (1)	Gerhard Hecht	NC	2 (10)	June 24, 1951	Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany
130	Win	127–1–2	Jean Walzack	TKO	6 (10)	June 16, 1951	Palais des Sports, Liège, Belgium
129	Win	126–1–2	Jan de Bruin	TKO	8 (10)	June 10, 1951	Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium
128	Win	125–1–2	Jean Wanes	UD	10	May 26, 1951	Hallenstadion, Zürich, Switzerland
127	Win	124–1–2	Kid Marcel	TKO	5 (10)	May 21, 1951	Palais des Sports, Paris, France
126	Win	123–1–2	Don Ellis	KO	1 (10), 1:36	April 9, 1951	Municipal Auditorium, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
125	Win	122–1–2	Holly Mims	UD	10	April 5, 1951	Miami Stadium, Miami, Florida, U.S.
124	Win	121–1–2	Jake LaMotta	TKO	13 (15), 2:04	February 14, 1951	Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.	Won NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring middleweight titles
123	Win	120–1–2	Hans Stretz	TKO	5 (10)	December 25, 1950	Haus der Technik, Frankfurt, Germany
122	Win	119–1–2	Robert Villemain	TKO	9 (10)	December 22, 1950	Palais des Sports, Paris, France
121	Win	118–1–2	Jean Walzack	UD	10	December 16, 1950	Palais des Expositions, Geneva, Switzerland
120	Win	117–1–2	Luc van Dam	KO	4 (10)	December 9, 1950	Palais des Sports, Brussels, Belgium
119	Win	116–1–2	Jean Stock	TKO	2 (10)	November 27, 1950	Palais des Sports, Paris, France
118	Win	115–1–2	Bobby Dykes	MD	10	November 8, 1950	Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
117	Win	114–1–2	Bobo Olson	KO	12 (15), 1:19	October 26, 1950	Philadelphia Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Retained Pennsylvania State middleweight title
116	Win	113–1–2	Joe Rindone	TKO	6 (10), 0:55	October 16, 1950	Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
115	Win	112–1–2	Billy Brown	UD	10	September 4, 1950	Coney Island Velodrome, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
114	Win	111–1–2	José Basora	KO	1 (15), 0:55	August 25, 1950	Scranton Stadium, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S	Retained Pennsylvania State middleweight title
113	Win	110–1–2	Charley Fusari	PTS	15	August 9, 1950	Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S	Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring welterweight titles
112	Win	109–1–2	Robert Villemain	UD	15	June 5, 1950	Philadelphia Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S	Won vacant Pennsylvania State middleweight title
111	Win	108–1–2	Ray Barnes	UD	10	April 28, 1950	Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
110	Win	107–1–2	Cliff Beckett	TKO	3 (10), 1:45	April 21, 1950	Memorial Hall, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
109	Win	106–1–2	George Costner	KO	1 (10), 2:49	March 22, 1950	Philadelphia Convention Hall, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
108	Win	105–1–2	Jean Walzack	UD	10	February 27, 1950	St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
107	Win	104–1–2	Aaron Wade	KO	3 (10)	February 22, 1950	Municipal Auditorium, Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
106	Win	103–1–2	Johnny Dudley	KO	2 (12), 0:40	February 18, 1950	Municipal Stadium, Orlando, Florida, U.S.
105	Win	102–1–2	Al Mobley	TKO	6 (10)	February 13, 1950	Coliseum Arena, Miami, Florida, U.S.
104	Win	101–1–2	George LaRover	TKO	4 (10), 1:38	January 30, 1950	New Haven Arena, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
103	Win	100–1–2	Vern Lester	KO	5 (10), 0:12	November 13, 1949	Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
102	Win	99–1–2	Don Lee	UD	10	November 9, 1949	Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado, U.S.
101	Win	98–1–2	Charley Dodson	KO	3 (10), 0:20	September 12, 1949	Houston City Auditorium, Houston, Texas, U.S.
100	Win	97–1–2	Benny Evans	TKO	5 (10), 2:56	September 9, 1949	Omaha City Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
99	Win	96–1–2	Steve Belloise	RTD	7 (10)	August 24, 1949	Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, U.S.
98	Win	95–1–2	Kid Gavilán	UD	15	July 11, 1949	Philadelphia Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring welterweight titles
97	Win	94–1–2	Cecil Hudson	KO	5 (10)	June 20, 1949	Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
96	Win	93–1–2	Freddie Flores	TKO	3 (10), 2:41	June 7, 1949	Page Arena, New Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S.
95	Win	92–1–2	Earl Turner	TKO	8 (10), 1:51	April 20, 1949	Oakland Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.S.
94	Win	91–1–2	Don Lee	UD	10	April 11, 1949	Omaha City Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
93	Win	90–1–2	Bobby Lee	UD	10	March 25, 1949	Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
92	Draw	89–1–2	Henry Brimm	SD	10	February 15, 1949	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S.
91	Win	89–1–1	Young Gene Buffalo	KO	1 (10), 2:55	February 10, 1949	Kingston Armory, Kingston, Pennsylvania, U.S.
90	Win	88–1–1	Bobby Lee	UD	10	November 15, 1948	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
89	Win	87–1–1	Kid Gavilán	UD	10	September 23, 1948	Yankee Stadium, Bronx New York, U.S.
88	Win	86–1–1	Bernard Docusen	UD	15	June 28, 1948	Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.	Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring welterweight titles
87	Win	85–1–1	Henry Brimm	UD	10	March 16, 1948	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S.
86	Win	84–1–1	Ossie Harris	UD	10	March 4, 1948	Toledo Sports Arena, Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
85	Win	83–1–1	Chuck Taylor	TKO	6 (15), 2:07	December 19, 1947	Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.	Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring welterweight titles
84	Win	82–1–1	Billy Nixon	TKO	6 (10), 2:10	December 10, 1947	Elizabeth Armory, Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S.
83	Win	81–1–1	California Jackie Wilson	TKO	7 (10), 1:35	October 28, 1947	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
82	Win	80–1–1	Flashy Sebastian	KO	1 (10), 1:02	August 29, 1947	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
81	Win	79–1–1	Sammy Secreet	KO	1 (10), 1:50	August 21, 1947	Rubber Bowl, Akron, Ohio, U.S.
80	Win	78–1–1	Jimmy Doyle	TKO	8 (15)	June 24, 1947	Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.	Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring welterweight titles Doyle died of injuries sustained from the fight[58]
79	Win	77–1–1	Georgie Abrams	SD	10	May 16, 1947	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
78	Win	76–1–1	Eddie Finazzo	TKO	4 (10), 2:30	April 8, 1947	Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.
77	Win	75–1–1	Freddie Wilson	TKO	3 (10), 1:10	April 3, 1947	Akron Armory, Akron, Ohio, U.S.
76	Win	74–1–1	Bernie Miller	TKO	3 (10), 1:32	March 27, 1947	Dorsey Park, Miami, Florida, U.S.
75	Win	73–1–1	Tommy Bell	UD	15	December 20, 1946	Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.	Won vacant NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring welterweight titles
74	Win	72–1–1	Artie Levine	KO	10 (10), 2:41	November 6, 1946	Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
73	Win	71–1–1	Cecil Hudson	KO	6 (10), 2:58	November 1, 1946	Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
72	Win	70–1–1	Ossie Harris	UD	10	October 7, 1946	Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
71	Win	69–1–1	Sidney Miller	KO	3 (10), 1:52	September 25, 1946	Twin City Bowl, Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S.
70	Win	68–1–1	Vinnie Vines	KO	6 (10), 2:46	August 15, 1946	Hawkins Stadium, Albany, New York, U.S.
69	Win	67–1–1	Joe Curcio	KO	2 (10), 0:10	July 12, 1946	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
68	Win	66–1–1	Norman Rubio	PTS	10	June 25, 1946	Roosevelt Stadium, Union City, New Jersey, U.S.
67	Win	65–1–1	Freddie Wilson	KO	2 (10), 2:00	June 12, 1946	Worcester Auditorium, Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
66	Win	64–1–1	Freddie Flores	KO	5 (10), 2:52	March 21, 1946	Golden Gate Arena, New York City, New York, U.S.
65	Win	63–1–1	Izzy Jannazzo	UD	10	March 14, 1946	Fifth Regiment Armory, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
64	Win	62–1–1	Sammy Angott	UD	10	March 4, 1946	Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
63	Win	61–1–1	Cliff Beckett	KO	4 (10), 0:40	February 27, 1946	St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
62	Win	60–1–1	O'Neil Bell	KO	2 (10), 1:10	February 15, 1946	Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
61	Win	59–1–1	Tony Riccio	TKO	4 (10), 2:16	February 5, 1946	Elizabeth Armory, Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S.
60	Win	58–1–1	Dave Clark	TKO	2 (10), 2:22	January 14, 1946	Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
59	Win	57–1–1	Vic Dellicurti	UD	10	December 4, 1945	Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
58	Win	56–1–1	Jimmy Mandell	TKO	5 (10), 1:31	September 18, 1945	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S.
57	Win	55–1–1	Jimmy McDaniels	KO	2 (10), 1:23	June 15, 1945	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
56	Draw	54–1–1	José Basora	SD	10	May 14, 1945	Philadelphia Convention Hall, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
55	Win	54–1	Jake LaMotta	UD	10	February 23, 1945	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
54	Win	53–1	George Costner	KO	1 (10), 2:55	February 14, 1945	Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
53	Win	52–1	Tommy Bell	UD	10	January 16, 1945	Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
52	Win	51–1	Billy Furrone	TKO	2 (10), 2:28	January 10, 1945	Uline Arena, Washington, D.C., U.S.
51	Win	50–1	George Martin	TKO	7 (10), 3:00	December 22, 1944	Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
50	Win	49–1	Sheik Rangel	TKO	2 (10), 2:50	December 12, 1944	Philadelphia Convention Hall, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
49	Win	48–1	Vic Dellicurti	UD	10	November 24, 1944	Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
48	Win	47–1	Lou Woods	TKO	9 (10), 2:10	October 27, 1944	Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
47	Win	46–1	Izzy Jannazzo	KO	2 (10), 1:10	October 13, 1944	Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
46	Win	45–1	Henry Armstrong	UD	10	August 27, 1943	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
45	Win	44–1	Ralph Zannelli	UD	10	July 1, 1943	Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
44	Win	43–1	Freddie Cabral	KO	1 (10), 2:20	April 30, 1943	Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
43	Win	42–1	Jake LaMotta	UD	10	February 26, 1943	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
42	Win	41–1	California Jackie Wilson	MD	10	February 19, 1943	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
41	Loss	40–1	Jake LaMotta	UD	10	February 5, 1943	Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
40	Win	40–0	Al Nettlow	TKO	3 (10)	December 14, 1942	Philadelphia Convention Hall, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
39	Win	39–0	Izzy Jannazzo	KO	8 (10), 2:43	December 1, 1942	Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
38	Win	38–0	Vic Dellicurti	UD	10	November 6, 1942	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
37	Win	37–0	Izzy Jannazzo	UD	10	October 19, 1942	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
36	Win	36–0	Jake LaMotta	UD	10	October 2, 1942	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
35	Win	35–0	Tony Motisi	KO	1 (10), 2:41	August 27, 1942	Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
34	Win	34–0	Reuben Shank	KO	2 (10), 2:26	August 21, 1942	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
33	Win	33–0	Sammy Angott	UD	10	July 31, 1942	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
32	Win	32–0	Marty Servo	SD	10	May 28, 1942	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
31	Win	31–0	Dick Banner	KO	2 (10), 0:32	April 30, 1942	Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
30	Win	30–0	Harvey Dubs	TKO	6 (10), 2:45	April 17, 1942	Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
29	Win	29–0	Norman Rubio	TKO	7 (12), 3:00	March 20, 1942	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
28	Win	28–0	Maxie Berger	TKO	2 (12), 1:43	February 20, 1942	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
27	Win	27–0	Fritzie Zivic	TKO	10 (12), 0:31	January 16, 1942	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
26	Win	26–0	Fritzie Zivic	UD	10	October 31, 1941	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
25	Win	25–0	Marty Servo	UD	10	September 25, 1941	Philadelphia Convention Hall, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
24	Win	24–0	Maxie Shapiro	TKO	3 (10), 2:04	September 19, 1941	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
23	Win	23–0	Maurice Arnault	TKO	1 (8), 1:29	August 29, 1941	Atlantic City Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
22	Win	22–0	Carl Guggino	TKO	3 (8), 2:47	August 27, 1941	Queensboro Arena, Queens, New York U.S.
21	Win	21–0	Sammy Angott	UD	10	July 21, 1941	Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
20	Win	20–0	Pete Lello	TKO	4 (8), 1:48	July 2, 1941	Polo Grounds, New York City, New York, U.S.
19	Win	19–0	Mike Evans	KO	2 (8), 0:52	June 16, 1941	Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
18	Win	18–0	Nick Castiglione	KO	1 (10), 1:21	May 19, 1941	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
17	Win	17–0	Victor Troise	TKO	1 (8), 2:39	May 10, 1941	Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
16	Win	16–0	Joe Ghnouly	TKO	3 (8), 2:07	April 30, 1941	Uline Arena, Washington, D.C., U.S.
15	Win	15–0	Charley Burns	KO	1 (10), 2:35	April 24, 1941	Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
14	Win	14–0	Jimmy Tygh	TKO	1 (10), 1:51	April 14, 1941	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
13	Win	13–0	Jimmy Tygh	KO	8 (10), 1:13	March 3, 1941	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
12	Win	12–0	Gene Spencer	RTD	4 (6)	February 27, 1941	Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
11	Win	11–0	Bobby McIntire	UD	6	February 21, 1941	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
10	Win	10–0	Benny Cartagena	KO	1 (6), 1:33	February 8, 1941	Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
9	Win	9–0	George Zengaras	PTS	6	January 31, 1941	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
8	Win	8–0	Frankie Wallace	TKO	1 (6), 2:10	January 13, 1941	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
7	Win	7–0	Tony Iacovacci	KO	1 (6), 0:40	January 4, 1941	Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
6	Win	6–0	Oliver White	TKO	3 (4)	December 13, 1940	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
5	Win	5–0	Norment Quarles	TKO	4 (8), 0:56	December 9, 1940	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
4	Win	4–0	Bobby Woods	KO	1 (6), 1:31	November 11, 1940	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
3	Win	3–0	Mitsos Grispos	UD	6	October 22, 1940	New York Coliseum, Bronx, New York, U.S.
2	Win	2–0	Silent Stafford	TKO	2 (4)	October 8, 1940	Municipal Auditorium, Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
1	Win	1–0	Joe Echevarria	TKO	2 (4), 0:51	October 4, 1940	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.

Later life

In his autobiography, Robinson states that by 1965 he was broke, having spent all of the $4 million in earnings he made inside and out of the ring during his career.^[59] A month after his last fight, Robinson was honored with a Sugar Ray Robinson Night on December 10, 1965, in New York's Madison Square Garden. During the ceremony, he was honored with a massive trophy. However, there was not a piece of furniture in his small Manhattan apartment with legs strong enough to support it. Robinson was elected to the Ring Magazine boxing Hall of Fame in 1967, two years after he retired and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990. In the late 1960s he acted in some television shows, like Mission: Impossible. An episode of Land of the Giants called "Giants and All That Jazz" had Sugar as a washed up boxer opening a nightclub.^[60] He also appeared in a few films including the Frank Sinatra cop movie The Detective (1968), the cult classic Candy (1968), and the thriller The Todd Killings (1971) as a police officer. In 1969, he founded the Sugar Ray Robinson Youth Foundation for the inner-city Los Angeles area. The foundation does not sponsor a boxing program.^[61] He was diagnosed with diabetes mellitus that was treated with insulin.^[62]

Death

In Robinson's last years he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.^[62] He died in Los Angeles on April 12, 1989 at the age of 67. Robinson is buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, California.^[63]

Personal life

Sugar Ray Robinson with Edna Mae Holly in 1956

Robinson married Marjorie Joseph in 1938; the marriage was annulled the same year. Their son, Ronnie Smith, was born in 1939. Robinson met his second wife Edna Mae Holly, a noted dancer who performed at the Cotton Club and toured Europe with Duke Ellington and Cab Calloway. According to Robinson, he met her at a local pool he frequented after his boxing workouts. In an attempt to get her attention he pushed her into the pool one day, and said it was an accident.^[64] After this attempt was met with disdain, he appeared at the nightclub she danced at and introduced himself. Soon the couple were dating and they married in 1944.^[65] They had one son, Ray Robinson Jr. (born 1949) before their acrimonious divorce in 1962.^[66] She appeared on the first cover of Jet magazine in 1951.^[67]

In April 1959, Robinson's eldest sister, Marie, died of cancer at the age of 41.^[68]

In December 1959, Barbara Johnson (aka Barbara Trevigne) of South Ozone Park, a beautiful singer and dancer, brought a paternity suit in New York against the former champ, claiming Sugar Ray Robinson was the father of her son Paul born in 1953. On May 18, 1963, Jet reported that the court had ruled in Robinson's favor. Robinson is quoted exulting at the win saying "Justice triumphed."^[69]

In 1965, Robinson married Millie Wiggins Bruce and the couple settled in Los Angeles.^[31] When Robinson was sick with his various ailments, his son accused the elder Robinson's wife of keeping him under the influence of medication to manipulate him. According to Ray Robinson Jr., when Robinson Sr's mother died, he could not attend his mother's funeral because Millie was drugging and controlling him.^[70] However, Robinson had been hospitalized the day before his mother's death due to agitation which caused his blood pressure to rise. Robinson Jr. and Edna Mae also said they were kept away from Robinson by Millie during the last years of his life.^[70]

Robinson was a Freemason, a membership shared with a number of other athletes, including fellow boxer Jack Dempsey.^[71][72]Robinson guest-starred in Season 2, Episode 6 of Irwin Allen's Land of the Giants.^{[citation needed]}

Boxing style

Rhythm is everything in boxing. Every move you make starts with your heart, and that's in rhythm or you're in trouble.

— Ray Robinson^[73]

Robinson was the modern definition of a boxer puncher. He was able to fight almost any style: he could come out one round brawling, the next counterpunching, and the next fighting on the outside flicking his jab. Robinson would use his formless style to exploit his opponents' weaknesses. He also possessed great speed and precision. He fought in a very conventional way with a firm jab, but threw hooks and uppercuts in flurries in an unconventional way.^[74] He possessed tremendous versatility—according to boxing analyst Bert Sugar, "Robinson could deliver a knockout blow going backward."^[75] Robinson was efficient with both hands, and he displayed a variety of effective punches—according to a Time article in 1951, "Robinson's repertoire, thrown with equal speed and power by either hand, includes every standard punch from a bolo to a hook—and a few he makes up on the spur of the moment."^[12] Robinson commented that once a fighter has trained to a certain level, their techniques and responses become almost reflexive. "You don't think. It's all instinct. If you stop to think, you're gone."^[76]

Legacy

Robinson being held aloft by Gene Fullmer and Carmen Basilio in 1965

Robinson has been ranked as one of the greatest boxers of all time by sportswriters, fellow boxers, and trainers.^[11][77][78] The phrase "pound for pound" was created by sportswriters for him during his career as a way to compare boxers irrespective of weight.^[13][29] Hall of Fame fighters Muhammad Ali, Joe Louis, Roberto Durán and Sugar Ray Leonard have ranked Robinson as the greatest pound-for-pound boxer in history.^[75][79][80] In 1997, The Ring ranked him as the best pound-for-pound fighter in history,^[13] and in 1999 he was named "welterweight of the century", "middleweight of the century", and overall "fighter of the century" by the Associated Press.^[81] In 2007 ESPN.com featured the piece "50 Greatest Boxers of All Time", in which it named Robinson the top boxer in history.^[77] In 2003, The Ring ranked him number 11 in the list of all-time greatest punchers.^[82] Robinson was also ranked as the number 1 welterweight and the number 1 pound-for-pound boxer of all time by the International Boxing Research Organization.^[83] He was inducted into the Madison Square Garden Walk of Fame at its inception in 1992.^[84]

Robinson was one of the first African Americans to establish himself as a star outside sports. He was an integral part of the New York social scene in the 1940s and 1950s.^[13] His glamorous restaurant, Sugar Ray's, hosted stars including Frank Sinatra, Jackie Gleason, Nat King Cole, Joe Louis, and Lena Horne.^[85][86] Robinson was known as a flamboyant personality outside the ring. He combined striking good looks^[87] with charisma and a flair for the dramatic. He drove a flamingo-pink Cadillac and was an accomplished singer and dancer, who once pursued a career in the entertainment industry.^[88] According to ESPN's Ron Flatter: "He was the pioneer of boxing's bigger-than-life entourages, including a secretary, barber, masseur, voice coach, a coterie of trainers, beautiful women, a dwarf mascot and lifelong manager George Gainford."^[13] When Robinson first traveled to Paris, a steward referred to his companions as his "entourage". Although Robinson said he did not like the word's literal definition of "attendants", since he felt they were his friends, he liked the word itself and began to use it in regular conversation when referring to them.^[89] In 1962, in an effort to persuade Robinson to return to Paris—where he was still a national hero—the French promised to bring over his masseur, his hairdresser, a man who would whistle while he trained, and his trademark Cadillac.^[90] This larger-than-life persona made him the idol of millions of African American youths in the 1950s. Robinson inspired several other fighters who took the nickname "Sugar" in homage to him: Sugar Ray Leonard, Sugar Shane Mosley, and MMA fighter "Suga" Rashad Evans.^[91][92][93]

See also

• List of welterweight boxing champions
• List of middleweight boxing champions
• The Ring pound for pound

Footnotes

1. Before that fight, Robinson had a dream that he was going to accidentally kill Doyle in the ring. As a result, he decided to pull out of the fight. However, a priest and a minister convinced him to go ahead with the bout."Sugar Ray Robinson – Dreams Come True". YouTube. Retrieved March 3, 2013.

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4. Eisele, Andrew. "Ring Magazine's 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years". About.com Sports.
5. "BoxRec ratings: world, pound-for-pound, active and inactive". BoxRec. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
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7. United States Postal Service Stamp Announcements
8. Robinson and Anderson, p. 7.
9. Robinson and Anderson, pp. 8–9.
10. Robinson and Anderson, p. 5.
11. "Sugar Ray Robinson Returns to the Ring to a 'Stamping Ovation' of 100 Million" (Press release). U.S.Postal Service. April 7, 2006. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
12. Businessman Boxer, Time, June 25, 1951, Retrieved June 6, 2007.
13. Flatter, Ron. "The sugar in the sweet science". ESPN. Retrieved June 6, 2007.
14. Schwartz, Larry. "A brooding genius". ESPN. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
15. Nichols, Joseph C. (November 1, 1941). Harlem Fighter Still Unbeaten, The New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2007.
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17. Nichols, Joseph C. (October 3, 1942). "Robinson Takes Unanimous Decision Over La Motta in Garden 10-Round Bout". The New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2007.
18. Robinson's Streak Ended by LaMotta, The New York Times, Associated Press. February 6, 1943. Retrieved June 6, 2007.
19. Robinson and Anderson, p. 110.
20. Robinson and Anderson, pp. 120–129.
21. Robinson and Anderson, pp. 126–130.
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32. Robinson's biographer Wil Haygood stated during a September 25, 2010 book festival appearance that Doyle was pushing himself to fight to "buy his mother a house" and after Doyle's death in 1947, Robinson gave the earnings of his next four fights to Doyle's mother, so she could buy that house."
33. Wil Haygood, Book TV, September 2010
34. Robinson and Anderson, p. 165.
35. "The Lineal Middleweight Champions". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
36. "Jake LaMotta". BoxRec. Retrieved June 6, 2007. Archived April 25, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
37. Robinson and Anderson, pp. 187–88.
38. Dethroned in London, The New York Times, July 15, 1951. Retrieved June 6, 2007.
39. Sugar Ray Gives Mme. Auriol Kiss; Boxer as Cancer Fund 'Envoy,' Busses French Chief's Wife Twice on Each Cheek, The New York Times, May 17, 1951. Retrieved June 6, 2007.
40. "Sugar's Lumps". Time. July 23, 1951. Retrieved June 6, 2007.
41. Daley, Arthur (September 12, 1951). "Sports of The Times; For the Championship". The New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2007.
42. Harlem Hails Robinson; More Than 10,000 Cheer Verdict, Sing and Dance in Street, The New York Times, September 13, 1951. Retrieved June 6, 2007.
43. Rose, Murray (December 27, 1951). "Sugar Ray Robinson Named Fighter Of Year". St. Petersburg Times. Associated Press. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
44. "The Lineal Light Heavyweight Champions". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
45. Robinson and Anderson. p. 227
46. Robinson and Anderson. p. 266
47. Nichols, Joseph C. (May 1, 1957). "Utah 160-Pounder to Defend Crown". The New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2007.
48. Nichols, Joseph C. (May 2, 1957). "Robinson Knocks Out Fullmer in Fifth Round to Regain Middleweight Crown". The New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2007.
49. Fitzgerald and Hudson. p. 40
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50. "Basilio Takes Title By Beating Robinson". The New York Times. September 24, 1957. Retrieved June 6, 2007.
51. Nichols, Joseph C. (March 26, 1958). "Robinson Outpoints Basilio and Wins World Middleweight Title Fifth Time". The New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2007.
52. Nichols, Joseph C. (January 23, 1960). "5–1 Choice Loses A Split Decision", The New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2007.
53. Conkilin, William R. (October 22, 1961) "Robinson Beats Moyer in Ten-Rounder Here". The New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2007.
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55. Left Hook Floors Sugar Ray in 4th, The New York Times, June 25, 1963. Retrieved June 6, 2007.
56. "Robinson Beaten in Archer Fight". The New York Times. Associated Press. November 11, 1965. Retrieved June 6, 2007.
57. "Robinson Declares Bout With Archer Was His Last Fight". The New York Times. Associated Press. November 12, 1965. Retrieved June 6, 2007.
58. https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Jimmy_Doyle
59. Robinson and Anderson, p. 4.
60. Mission Impossible Archived October 8, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
61. Wiley. p. 223
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64. Robinson and Anderson, pp. 91–2.
65. Wiley, Ralph (July 13, 1987). "Bittersweet Twilight for Sugar". Sports Illustrated Vault.
66. "Remembering Sugar Ray: Edna Mae Robinson recalls the glitter and pain of her past". Ebony. XLV (2): 74, 76, 78. December 1989.
67. Chenault. p. 31
68. "Ray Robinson's' Sister Dies". The New York Times, April 21, 1959. Retrieved June 6, 2007.
69. "Sugar Beats Paternity Suit On His 40th Birthday". Jet. XX (4): 54. May 18, 1961. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
70. Wiley. p. 221
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74. Boyd and Robinson II. p. 271
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76. Hauser. p. 29
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External links

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• Official website

Sporting positions
World titles
Preceded by Marty Servo Vacated	World Welterweight champion December 20, 1946 – December 25, 1950 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by Kid Gavilán
Preceded by Jake LaMotta	World Middleweight champion January 14, 1951 – July 10, 1951	Succeeded by Randy Turpin
Preceded by Randy Turpin	World Middleweight champion September 12, 1951 – December 1952 Retired	Vacant Title next held by Carl Olson
Preceded by Carl Olson	World Middleweight champion May 18, 1956 – January 2, 1957	Succeeded by Gene Fullmer
Preceded by Gene Fullmer	World Middleweight champion May 1, 1957 – September 23, 1957	Succeeded by Carmen Basilio
Preceded by Carmen Basilio	NBA Middleweight champion March 25, 1958 – 1959 Stripped	Vacant Title next held by Gene Fullmer
	World Middleweight champion March 25, 1958 – January 2, 1960	Succeeded by Paul Pender
Records
Preceded by Stanley Ketchel 2	Most world title reigns in middleweight division 5 March 25, 1958 – present	Incumbent

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