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IN A career that spanned three decades, Sugar Ray Robinson embodied the essence of the sweet science.
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He was a world welterweight champion and held the middleweight title five times. Robinson combined an athlete's grace and excellent power and was nearly unbeatable in his prime. He is considered by many to be the best fighter in history, pound-for-pound.
He earned the nickname "Sugar" Ray when a newspaper reporter described him as "sweet as sugar."
Among the fellow Hall of Famers Robinson beat are Henry Armstrong, Kid Gavilan, Carmen Basilio, Jake LaMotta, Rocky Graziano, Gene Fullmer and Fritzie Zivic.
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Robinson was so efficient for so long that he won his first Fighter of the Year award in 1942 and his second in 1951.
Robinson, whose real name was Walker Smith, turned pro in 1940 and won his first 40 fights before losing to LaMotta.
After that defeat, Robinson wouldn't lose for another eight years. In 1942, he decisioned former champion Zivic and future cham