"Sugar" Ray Robinson was one of the best boxers in any weight division.His first world title was at welterweight in 1946.Moving up a division,he beat Jake La Motta in 1951 to capture the middleweight title.He even had a crack at the light heavyweight title,but failed after a 14th round knockout.Robinson was born in Detroit in 1920 and turned professional in 1940.He went on to have 201 fights and won 174 of them,109 with knockouts.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Boxing's greatest champions
"Sugar" Ray Robinson was one of the best boxers in any weight division.His first world title was at welterweight in 1946.Moving up a division,he beat Jake La Motta in 1951 to capture the middleweight title.He even had a crack at the light heavyweight title,but failed after a 14th round knockout.Robinson was born in Detroit in 1920 and turned professional in 1940.He went on to have 201 fights and won 174 of them,109 with knockouts.
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