Sugar Ray Robinson Autographs
Walker Smith Jr. (May 3, 1921 – April 12, 1989), better known as Sugar Ray Robinson, was an American professional boxer who competed from 1940 to 1965. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990. He is often regarded as the greatest boxer of all time, pound-for-pound, and is ranked as such by BoxRec as of April 2025.
Robinson was a dominant amateur, but his exact amateur record is not known. It is usually listed as 85–0 with 69 knockouts, 40 in the first round. However it has been reported he lost to Billy Graham and Patsy Pesca as a teenager under his given name, Walker Smith Jr. He turned professional in 1940 at the age of 19 and by 1951 had a professional record of 129–1–2 with 85 knockouts. From 1943 to 1951 Robinson went on a 91-fight unbeaten streak, the sixth-longest in professional boxing history behind Pedro Carrasco with 93, Jimmy Wilde with 95, Buck Smith with 102, Packey McFarland with 104, and Young Griffo with 107. Robinson held the world welterweight title from 1946 to 1951, and won the world middleweight title in the latter 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. Historian Bert Sugar ranked Robinson as the greatest fighter of all time and in 2002, Robinson was also ranked number one on The Ring magazine's list of "80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years". He was named the best boxer of all time, pound for pound, by the International Boxing Research Organization (IBRO) in both of its all-time ratings, in 2006 and 2019.
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Current items with a signature of Sugar Ray Robinson
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Traded items with a signature of Sugar Ray Robinson
The most expensive item with a signature of Sugar Ray Robinson (Multi-signed glove including ROCKY MARCIANO, SONNY LISTON & SUGAR RAY ROBINSON) was sold in June 2016 for $5,250.00 while the cheapest item (Sugar Ray Robinson Sketch Card Limited 9/50 Edward Vela Signed) found a new owner for $0.99 in July 2022. The month with the most items sold (9) was November 2011 with an average selling price of $135.00 for an autographed item of Sugar Ray Robinson. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2016 with $2,715.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.73 was January 2025. In average, an autographed item from Sugar Ray Robinson is worth $119.31.
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Latest News about Sugar Ray Robinson
On This Day: Jake LaMotta ends incredible unbeaten run of Sugar Ray Robinson - B (02/05/2019): Matt Christie provides 10 facts about the night Jake LaMotta defeated the great Sugar Ray Robinson 'Young, white Sugar Ray Robinson' aiming high (07/22/2014): Described by his coach as a young, white Sugar Ray Robinson, Alex Hanan is taking the New Zealand boxing scene by storm. read more 
Son of boxing legend Sugar Ray Robinson meets with young Jersey City boxers (04/11/2014): In front of a crowd of boxing fans and Jersey City youth, Ray Robinson II, the son of the world-renowned prizefighter Sugar Ray Robinson, handed out a few words of wisdom yesterday at Franklin L. Williams School. 'Bigger than life': Sugar Ray Robinson broke the mold (02/06/2014): Considered by many to be the pound-for-pound greatest fighter of all time, Robinson was also something else -- a beloved father. FOXSports.com looks into his legacy in honor of Black History Month. 'Only Sugar Ray Robinson could have beaten Floyd' (09/02/2013): MANILA, Philippines – It will take no less than Sugar Ray Robinson, perhaps the greatest fighter of all time, to hand undefeated American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. his first professional loss.
Older News Stories about Sugar Ray Robinson
Prize fighter Joey Maxim follows victory over Sugar Ray Robinson with salesman s (03/2013): Here is the story of prize fighter Joey Maxim who landed at St. Clair, only to land elsewhere once his time had played out Hall of Fame boxer Carmen Basilio, who beat Sugar Ray Robinson for title in 1957 (11/2012): Carmen Basilio, an onion farmer’s son who wrested the world middleweight boxing crown from Sugar Ray Robinson in 1957 and lost an equally epic, razor-edge rematch six months later, died Wednesday at age 85. David Oyelowo to Headline Sugar Ray Robinson Biopic (10/2012): David Oyelowo, who stars in the upcoming Lincoln , has signed on to headline Sweet Thunder , an upcoming biopic of boxer Sugar Ray Robinson. Based on Wil Haygood's biography, the film version was also adapted by Haygood and will be produced by Rachael Horovitz and Danny Strong.
