Sugar Ray Robinson

World title reigns and bouts

NYSAC
WBA
RING
NYSAC
WBA
RING
NYSAC
WBA
RING
Light Heavyweight
Middleweight
Welterweight
1948
(26 years old)
1950
(28 years old)
1952
(30 years old)
1954
(32 years old)
1956
(34 years old)
1958
(36 years old)
1960
(38 years old)

Timeline of world title events

    20 Dec 1946

    Sugar Ray Robinson beats Tommy Bell via unanimous decision 15/15

    Welterweight (147 lb)

    Sugar Ray Robinson becomes the NYSAC, RING and WBA Welterweight world champion

    24 Jun 1947

    Sugar Ray Robinson beats Jimmy Doyle via knockout 8/15

    Welterweight (147 lb)

    19 Dec 1947

    Sugar Ray Robinson beats Chuck Taylor via knockout 6/15

    Welterweight (147 lb)

    28 Jun 1948

    Sugar Ray Robinson beats Bernard Docusen via unanimous decision 15/15

    Welterweight (147 lb)

    11 Jul 1949

    Sugar Ray Robinson beats Kid Gavilan via unanimous decision 15/15

    Welterweight (147 lb)

    9 Aug 1950

    Sugar Ray Robinson beats Charley Fusari via points decision 15/15

    Welterweight (147 lb)

    1 Jan 1951

    Sugar Ray Robinson's RING Welterweight world title reign ends

    14 Feb 1951

    Sugar Ray Robinson beats Jake LaMotta via knockout 13/15

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    Sugar Ray Robinson becomes the NYSAC, RING and WBA Middleweight world champion

    10 Jul 1951

    Randolph Turpin beats Sugar Ray Robinson via points decision 15/15

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    12 Sep 1951

    Sugar Ray Robinson beats Randolph Turpin via technical knockout 10/15

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    Sugar Ray Robinson becomes the NYSAC, RING and WBA Middleweight world champion

    13 Mar 1952

    Sugar Ray Robinson beats Bobo Olson via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    16 Apr 1952

    Sugar Ray Robinson beats Rocky Graziano via knockout 3/15

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    25 Jun 1952

    Joey Maxim beats Sugar Ray Robinson via corner retirement 13/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    18 Dec 1952

    Sugar Ray Robinson's RING Middleweight world title reign ends

    19 Dec 1952

    Sugar Ray Robinson's NYSAC and WBA Middleweight world title reign ends

    9 Dec 1955

    Sugar Ray Robinson beats Bobo Olson via knockout 2/15

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    Sugar Ray Robinson becomes the NYSAC, RING and WBA Middleweight world champion

    18 May 1956

    Sugar Ray Robinson beats Bobo Olson via knockout 4/15

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    2 Jan 1957

    Gene Fullmer beats Sugar Ray Robinson via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    1 May 1957

    Sugar Ray Robinson beats Gene Fullmer via knockout 5/15

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    Sugar Ray Robinson becomes the NYSAC, RING and WBA Middleweight world champion

    23 Sep 1957

    Carmen Basilio beats Sugar Ray Robinson via split decision 15/15

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    25 Mar 1958

    Sugar Ray Robinson beats Carmen Basilio via split decision 15/15

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    Sugar Ray Robinson becomes the NYSAC and WBA Middleweight world champion

    28 Mar 1958

    Sugar Ray Robinson becomes the RING Middleweight world champion

    4 May 1959

    Sugar Ray Robinson's WBA Middleweight world title reign ends

    22 Jan 1960

    Paul Pender beats Sugar Ray Robinson via split decision 15/15

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    10 Jun 1960

    Paul Pender beats Sugar Ray Robinson via split decision 15/15

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    3 Dec 1960

    Gene Fullmer and Sugar Ray Robinson share a draw 15/15

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    4 Mar 1961

    Gene Fullmer beats Sugar Ray Robinson via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight (160 lb)