Sugar Ray Robinson
Chronology
| 1921 | Born on May 3 in Detroit, Michigan |
| 1932 | Moves with mother and sisters to New York City |
| 1936 | Trains with George Gainford at Salem-Crescent Gym and Athletic Club; assumes the name Ray Robinson as an alias in order to compete in AAU |
| 1940 | Makes a professional debut, against Joe Echeverria on October 4 at Madison Square Garden |
| 1941 | Fights in a main event for the first time, against Sammy Angott on July 21 |
| 1942 | Beats Jake LaMotta for the first time in New York City on October 2 |
| 1943 | Loses first fight ever on February 5, to LaMotta in Detroit; enters basic training as a U.S. Army draftee; marries Edna Mae Holly on May 29; beats Henry Armstrong in New York City on August 27 |
| 1947 | Knocks out Jimmy Doyle (who dies from injuries) in round 8 of a title bout on June 24 in Cleveland |
| 1950 | Beats Robert Villemain in Philadelphia, for Pennsylvania middleweight title; beats Charley Fusari in final welterweight defense, on August 9 in Jersey City; tours Europe in November and December |
| 1951 | Knocks out LaMotta in 13 rounds in Chicago, on February 14 for the middleweight championship; loses middleweight title to Randy Turpin in London on July 10; beats Turpin by a knockout for the middleweight title, on September 12 in New York City |
| 1952 | Loses to Joey Maxim in New York City on June 25 in a light heavyweight title bout; announces retirement on December 18 |
| 1954 | Returns to ring in an Ontario exhibition against Gene Burton on November 29 |
| 1955 | Beats Carl "Bobo" Olson for the middleweight title, on December 9 in Chicago |
| 1957 | Loses middleweight title to Gene Fullmer on January 2 in New York; beats Fullmer for the middleweight title, on May 1 in Chicago; loses middleweight title to Carmen Basilio on September 23 in New York; beats Basilio for the middleweight title, on March 25 in Chicago |
| 1958 | Loses middleweight title to Paul Bender on January 22 in Boston |
| 1965 | Retires on December 10 after 202 total bouts, 109 knockouts, 66 winning decisions, 6 draws, 18 losses by decision and 1 loss by knockout |
| 1989 | Dies on April 12 |
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- Sugar Ray Robinson - Won The Welterweight Belt
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