Vintage boxing artwork
THE RING ALMANAC
THE RING ALMANAC
← A–Z Index
Welterweight–Middleweight · Golden Age (1920–1959)

Sugar Ray Robinson

Top 100 · #16 · 68.6 points
174
Wins
19
Losses
6
Draws
109
KOs
63%
KO %
Born
1921
Died
1989
Nationality
USA
Career
1940–1965

Widely regarded as the greatest pound-for-pound fighter ever, the originator of the term itself.

Titles & Honours

Career Timeline

1940–1965
  1. Milestone

    First recorded professional bout

    vs Joe Echevarria · W TKO

  2. Milestone

    25th recorded win

    vs Marty Servo · UD. Newspaper decisions excluded.

  3. Milestone

    50th recorded win

    vs George Martin · TKO. Newspaper decisions excluded.

  4. Milestone

    100th recorded win

    vs Don Lee · UD. Newspaper decisions excluded.

  5. Signature fight

    vs Jake LaMotta

    W TKO13 Jake LaMotta (1951) – St. Valentine's Day Massacre · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

  6. Signature fight

    vs Bobo Olson

    W KO2 Bobo Olson (1955) · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

  7. Signature fight

    vs Gene Fullmer

    W KO5 Gene Fullmer (1957) · Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.

  8. Signature fight

    vs Gene Fullmer

    W KO5 Gene Fullmer (1957) · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

  9. Milestone

    150th recorded win

    vs Diego Infantes · KO. Newspaper decisions excluded.

  10. Milestone

    Latest recorded bout

    vs Joey Archer · L UD. Not necessarily the retirement date.

Derived from the current archive and profile honours. Title-reign years are not exact bout dates; title claims are not independently verified. Signature fights use existing profile selections, or clearly labelled wins over other archived fighters when no selections exist. Year-only dates retain their original precision.

Photo Archive

Original 1956 Sugar Ray Robinson & Wife Box Wire Photo
Original 1956 Sugar Ray Robinson & Wife Box Wire Photo
ORIGINAL 1969 SUGAR RAY ROBINSON ABC TV JAZZ PROGRAM BOXING WIRE PHOTO 8x10
ORIGINAL 1969 SUGAR RAY ROBINSON ABC TV JAZZ PROGRAM BOXING WIRE PHOTO 8x10
American boxer Sugar Ray Robinson (1921-1989) in the ring at Madison Square Garden for last time.
American boxer Sugar Ray Robinson (1921-1989) in the ring at Madison Square Garden for last time.
American boxer Sugar Ray Robinson (1921-1989) being held aloft by other boxers.
American boxer Sugar Ray Robinson (1921-1989) being held aloft by other boxers.
Original Jan 30 1947 Sugar Ray Robinson Welterweight Champion Boxing Wire Photo
Original Jan 30 1947 Sugar Ray Robinson Welterweight Champion Boxing Wire Photo
Jimmy Doyle (bottom) being helped up from the canvas by three unidentified men following his match against Sugar Ray Robinson. Doyle died hours later in a Cleveland hospital.
Jimmy Doyle (bottom) being helped up from the canvas by three unidentified men following his match against Sugar Ray Robinson. Doyle died hours later in a Cleveland hospital.

6 archival photographs under their original licences.

Fight-by-Fight Record

DateResultOpponentMethodRoundVenue
1940-10-04WJoe EchevarriaTKO2Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1940-10-08WSilent StaffordTKO2Municipal Auditorium, Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
1940-10-22WMitsos GrisposUD6New York Coliseum, Bronx, New York, U.S.
1940-11-11WBobby WoodsKO1Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1940-12-09WNorment QuarlesTKO4Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1940-12-13WOliver WhiteTKO3Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1941-01-04WTony IacovacciKO1Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
1941-01-13WFrankie WallaceTKO1Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1941-01-31WGeorge ZengarasPTS6Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1941-02-08WBenny CartagenaKO1Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
1941-02-21WBobby McIntireUD6Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1941-02-27WGene SpencerRTD4Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
1941-03-03WJimmy TyghKO8Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1941-04-14WJimmy TyghTKO1Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1941-04-24WCharley BurnsKO1Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
1941-04-30WJoe GhnoulyTKO3Uline Arena, Washington, D.C., U.S.
1941-05-10WVictor TroiseTKO1Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
1941-05-19WNick CastiglioneKO1Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1941-06-16WMike EvansKO2Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1941-07-02WPete LelloTKO4Polo Grounds, New York City, New York, U.S.
1941-07-21WSammy AngottUD10Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1941-08-27WCarl GugginoTKO3Queensboro Arena, Queens, New York U.S.
1941-08-29WMaurice ArnaultTKO1Atlantic City Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
1941-09-19WMaxie ShapiroTKO3Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1941-09-25WMarty ServoUD10Philadelphia Convention Hall, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1941-10-31WFritzie ZivicUD10Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1942-01-16WFritzie ZivicTKO10Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1942-02-20WMaxie BergerTKO2Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1942-03-20WNorman RubioTKO7Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1942-04-17WHarvey DubsTKO6Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
1942-04-30WDick BannerKO2Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
1942-05-28WMarty ServoSD10Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1942-07-31WSammy AngottUD10Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1942-08-21WReuben ShankKO2Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1942-08-27WTony MotisiKO1Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1942-10-02WJake LaMottaUD10Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1942-10-19WIzzy JannazzoUD10Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1942-11-06WVic DellicurtiUD10Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1942-12-01WIzzy JannazzoKO8Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
1942-12-14WAl NettlowTKO3Philadelphia Convention Hall, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1943-02-05LJake LaMottaUD10Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
1943-02-19WCalifornia Jackie WilsonMD10Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1943-02-26WJake LaMottaUD10Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1943-04-30WFreddie CabralKO1Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
1943-07-01WRalph ZannelliUD10Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
1943-08-27WHenry ArmstrongUD10Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1944-10-13WIzzy JannazzoKO2Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
1944-10-27WLou WoodsTKO9Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1944-11-24WVic DellicurtiUD10Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
1944-12-12WSheik RangelTKO2Philadelphia Convention Hall, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1944-12-22WGeorge MartinTKO7Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
1945-01-10WBilly FurroneTKO2Uline Arena, Washington, D.C., U.S.
1945-01-16WTommy BellUD10Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
1945-02-14WGeorge CostnerKO1Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1945-02-23WJake LaMottaUD10Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1945-05-14DJosé BasoraSD10Philadelphia Convention Hall, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1945-06-15WJimmy McDanielsKO2Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1945-09-18WJimmy MandellTKO5Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S.
1945-09-26WJake LaMottaSD12Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1945-12-04WVic DellicurtiUD10Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
1946-01-14WDave ClarkTKO2Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1946-02-05WTony RiccioTKO4Elizabeth Armory, Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S.
1946-02-15WO'Neil BellKO2Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
1946-02-27WCliff BeckettKO4St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
1946-03-04WSammy AngottUD10Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1946-03-14WIzzy JannazzoUD10Fifth Regiment Armory, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
1946-03-21WFreddie FloresKO5Golden Gate Arena, New York City, New York, U.S.
1946-06-12WFreddie WilsonKO2Worcester Auditorium, Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
1946-06-25WNorman RubioPTS10Roosevelt Stadium, Union City, New Jersey, U.S.
1946-07-12WJoe CurcioKO2Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1946-08-15WVinnie VinesKO6Hawkins Stadium, Albany, New York, U.S.
1946-09-25WSidney MillerKO3Twin City Bowl, Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S.
1946-10-07WOssie HarrisUD10Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1946-11-01WCecil HudsonKO6Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
1946-11-06WArtie LevineKO10Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
1946-12-20WTommy BellUD15Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
1947-03-27WBernie MillerTKO3Dorsey Park, Miami, Florida, U.S.
1947-04-03WFreddie WilsonTKO3Akron Armory, Akron, Ohio, U.S.
1947-04-08WEddie FinazzoTKO4Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.
1947-05-16WGeorgie AbramsSD10Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1947-06-24WJimmy DoyleTKO8Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
1947-08-21WSammy SecreetKO1Rubber Bowl, Akron, Ohio, U.S.
1947-08-29WFlashy SebastianKO1Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1947-10-28WCalifornia Jackie WilsonTKO7Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
1947-12-10WBilly NixonTKO6Elizabeth Armory, Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S.
1947-12-19WChuck TaylorTKO6Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
1948-03-04WOssie HarrisUD10Toledo Sports Arena, Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
1948-03-16WHenry BrimmUD10Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S.
1948-06-28WBernard DocusenUD15Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1948-09-23WKid GavilánUD10Yankee Stadium, Bronx New York, U.S.
1948-11-15WBobby LeeUD10Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1949-02-10WYoung Gene BuffaloKO1Kingston Armory, Kingston, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1949-02-15DHenry BrimmSD10Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S.
1949-03-25WBobby LeeUD10Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1949-04-11WDon LeeUD10Omaha City Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
1949-04-20WEarl TurnerTKO8Oakland Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.S.
1949-06-07WFreddie FloresTKO3Page Arena, New Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S.
1949-06-20WCecil HudsonKO5Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
1949-07-11WKid GavilánUD15Philadelphia Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1949-08-24WSteve BelloiseRTD7Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, U.S.
1949-09-09WBenny EvansTKO5Omaha City Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
1949-09-12WCharley DodsonKO3Houston City Auditorium, Houston, Texas, U.S.
1949-11-09WDon LeeUD10Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado, U.S.
1949-11-13WVern LesterKO5Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
1950-01-30WGeorge LaRoverTKO4New Haven Arena, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
1950-02-13WAl MobleyTKO6Coliseum Arena, Miami, Florida, U.S.
1950-02-18WJohnny DudleyKO2Municipal Stadium, Orlando, Florida, U.S.
1950-02-22WAaron WadeKO3Municipal Auditorium, Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
1950-02-27WJean WalzackUD10St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
1950-03-22WGeorge CostnerKO1Philadelphia Convention Hall, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1950-04-21WCliff BeckettTKO3Memorial Hall, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
1950-04-28WRay BarnesUD10Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
1950-06-05WRobert VillemainUD15Philadelphia Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S
1950-08-09WCharley FusariPTS15Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S
1950-08-25WJosé BasoraKO1Scranton Stadium, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S
1950-09-04WBilly BrownUD10Coney Island Velodrome, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
1950-10-16WJoe RindoneTKO6Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
1950-10-26WBobo OlsonKO12Philadelphia Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1950-11-08WBobby DykesMD10Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1950-11-27WJean StockTKO2Palais des Sports, Paris, France
1950-12-09WLuc van DamKO4Palais des Sports, Brussels, Belgium
1950-12-16WJean WalzackUD10Palais des Expositions, Geneva, Switzerland
1950-12-22WRobert VillemainTKO9Palais des Sports, Paris, France
1950-12-25WHans StretzTKO5Haus der Technik, Frankfurt, Germany
1951-02-14WJake LaMottaTKO13Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1951-04-05WHolly MimsUD10Miami Stadium, Miami, Florida, U.S.
1951-04-09WDon EllisKO1Municipal Auditorium, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
1951-05-21WKid MarcelTKO5Palais des Sports, Paris, France
1951-05-26WJean WanesUD10Hallenstadion, Zürich, Switzerland
1951-06-10WJan de BruinTKO8Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium
1951-06-16WJean WalzackTKO6Palais des Sports, Liège, Belgium
1951-06-24NCGerhard HechtNC2Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany
1951-07-01WCyrille DelannoitRTD3Palazzo Dello Sport, Turin, Italy
1951-07-10LRandolph TurpinPTS15Earls Court Arena, London, England
1951-09-12WRandolph TurpinTKO10Polo Grounds, New York City, New York, U.S.
1952-03-13WBobo OlsonUD15San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S.
1952-04-14WRocky GrazianoKO3Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1952-06-25LJoey MaximRTD13Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, U.S.
1955-01-05WJoe RindoneKO6Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
1955-01-19LRalph JonesUD10Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1955-03-29WJohnny LombardoSD10Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
1955-04-14WTed OllaTKO3Milwaukee Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
1955-05-04WGarth PanterUD10Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
1955-07-22WRocky CastellaniSD10Cow Palace, Daly City, California, U.S.
1955-12-09WBobo OlsonKO2Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1956-05-18WBobo OlsonKO4Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
1956-11-10WBob ProvizziUD10New Haven Arena, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
1957-01-02LGene FullmerUD15Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1957-05-01WGene FullmerKO5Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1957-09-23LCarmen BasilioSD15Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, U.S.
1958-03-25WCarmen BasilioSD15Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1959-12-14WBob YoungKO2Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1960-01-22LPaul PenderSD15Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
1960-04-02WTony BaldoniKO1Baltimore Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
1960-06-10LPaul PenderSD15Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
1960-12-03DGene FullmerSD15Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
1961-03-04LGene FullmerUD15Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
1961-09-25WWilf GreavesSD10Convention Arena, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
1961-10-21WDenny MoyerUD10Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1961-11-20WAl HauserTKO6Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
1961-12-08WWilf GreavesKO8Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1962-02-17LDenny MoyerUD10Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1962-04-27WBobby LeeKO2National Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
1962-07-09LPhil MoyerSD10Los Angeles Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
1962-09-25LTerry DownesPTS10Empire Pool, London, England
1962-10-17WDiego InfantesKO2Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria
1962-11-10WGeorges EstatoffTKO6Palais des Sports de Gerland, Lyon, France
1963-01-30WRalph DupasSD10Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
1963-02-25WBernie ReynoldsKO4Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
1963-03-11WBilly ThorntonKO3Lewiston Armory, Lewiston, Maine, U.S.
1963-05-04WMaurice RobletKO3Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Quebec, Canada
1963-06-24LJoey GiardelloUD10Philadelphia Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1963-10-14WArmand VanucciPTS10Palais des Sports, Paris, France
1963-11-09DFabio BettiniPTS10Palais des Sports de Gerland, Lyon, France
1963-11-16WEmiel SarensKO8Palais des Sports, Brussels, Belgium
1963-11-29WAndre DavierPTS10Palais des Sports, Grenoble, France
1963-12-09WArmand VanucciPTS10Palais des Sports, Paris, France
1964-05-19WGaylord BarnesUD10Portland Exposition Building, Portland, Maine, U.S.
1964-07-08WClarence RileyTKO6Wahconah Park, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
1964-07-27DArt HernándezMD10Omaha City Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
1964-09-03LMick LeahyPTS10Paisley Ice Rink, Paisley, Scotland
1964-09-28WYoland LevequePTS10Palais des Sports, Paris, France
1964-10-12WJohnny AngelTKO6London Hilton, London, England
1964-10-24WJackie CailleauPTS10Palais des Sports, Nice, France
1964-11-07WJean Baptiste RollandPTS10Stade Helitas, Caen, France
1964-11-14WJean BeltrittiPTS10Palais des Sports de Marseille, Marseille, France
1964-11-27DFabio BettiniPTS10Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Italy
1965-03-06WJimmy BeechamKO2National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica
1965-04-03WEarl BastingsKO1Sports Center, Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
1965-04-28WRocky RandellKO3Norfolk Municipal Auditorium, Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
1965-05-24LMemo AyónUD10Plaza de Toros El Toreo, Tijuana, Mexico
1965-06-01LStan HarringtonUD10Honolulu International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
1965-06-24WHarvey McCulloughUD10Washington Coliseum, Washington, D.C., U.S.
1965-07-12LFerd HernandezSD10Hacienda, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
1965-07-27WHarvey McCulloughUD10Richmond Arena, Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
1965-08-10LStan HarringtonUD10Honolulu International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
1965-09-15NCNeil MorrisonNC2Norfolk Arena, Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
1965-09-23WHarvey McCulloughUD10Philadelphia Athletic Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1965-10-01WPeter SchmidtUD10Cambria County War Memorial Arena, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1965-10-20WRudolph BentTKO3Community Arena, Steubenville, Ohio, U.S.
1965-11-10LJoey ArcherUD10Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Showing 201 of 201 recorded fights · last updated 2026-10-11. Imported record tables are not independently verified and may be incomplete. Early-era logs include newspaper decisions (NWS), which are not counted in the official totals above.

Record notes

Fight record last retrieved: 2026-10-11. Title histories remain subject to archival review.

Historical-era totals differ between record-keeping conventions (newspaper decisions, exhibitions).

Compare with another fighter