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Sugar Ray Robinson (1921-1989) being held aloft by other boxers. Photo: New York World-Telegram and the Sun staff photographer: Orlando Fernandez, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Sugar Ray Robinson

Former World Welterweight and Middleweight boxing champion, Sugar Ray Robinson (birth-name Walker Smith, Jr) was born on May 3, 1921 in Detroit, Michigan.  Robinson with a record of 173 wins (108 by KO), 19 losses, six draws and two no contests has been considered by many as the greatest boxer of all times.  Robinson died April 12, 1989 at the age of 67 in Los Angeles, California.
May 3 - Sugar Ray Robinson and his family

1951 Sugar Ray Robinson Wife & Jr. Photo:Associated Press, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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