Robinson was 85-0 as an amateur with 69 of those victories coming by way of knockout, 40 in the first round. He turned professional in 1940 at the age of 19 and by 1951 had a professional record of 128-1-2 with 84 knockouts. Robinson held the world welterweight title from 1946 to 1951, and won the world middleweight title in the later year. He retired in 1952, only to come back two and a half years later and regain the middleweight title in 1955. He then became the first boxer in history to win a divisional world championship five times, a feat he accomplished by defeating Carmen Basilio in 1958 to regain the middleweight championship. Robinson was named "fighter of the year" twice: first for his performances in 1942, then nine years and over 90 fights later, for his efforts in 1951.
Statistics
| Nickname(s) | Sugar |
| Rated at | Lightweight, Middleweight, Light heavyweight |
| Nationality | Nationality |
| Birth date | May 3, 1921 |
| Birth place | Ailey, Georgia |
| Death date | April 12, 1989 |
| Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record
| Total fights | 200 |
| Wins | 173 |
| Wins by KO | 108 |
| Losses | 19 |
| Draws | 6 |
| No contests | 2 |
1 comments:
in my opinion this was the greatest fighter to ever lace up a pair of gloves.
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