'Sugar' Ray Robinson
/ˌʃʊɡə reɪ ˈrɒbɪnsən/
/ˌʃʊɡər reɪ ˈrɑːbɪnsən/
- (1920-89) a US boxer who many people regard as the greatest of all time. He was the World Welterweight Champion (1946) and then the only person to become World Middleweight Champion five times. During his career, he lost only 19 of his 202 professional fights.
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