Sugar Ray Robinson was an American boxer widely regarded as the greatest pound-for-pound fighter in the sport's history. He held the world welterweight title and won the world middleweight title five separate times across a career spanning the 1940s and 1950s, compiling a professional record of 173 wins against only 19 losses. His combination of skill, power and ring generalship set a standard later fighters and commentators repeatedly cited as the benchmark for boxing greatness.
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Career HighlightWon the world middleweight boxing title five times, the first boxer in history to win a divisional world championship five times. 1 Classification
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He is often regarded as the greatest boxer of all time, pound-for-pound.
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He is often regarded as the greatest boxer of all time, pound-for-pound.
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; May 3, 1921 – April 12, 1989) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1940 to 1965.
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