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Born: Walker Smith,
Jr.
Welterweight Champion 1946-51... Middleweight Champion 1951, 1951-52,
1955, 1957, 1958-60
The real Ray Robinson has faded into boxing
obscurity, while the boy who subbed for him in an amateur bout became one
of the sweetest fighters in history. Walker Smith, who adopted the name
Sugar Ray Robinson, won the world middleweight title on five separate
occasions-a record that is likely to stand for a long time.
The Boxing Register
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