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Definition of Sugar ray robinson
1. Noun. United States prizefighter who won the world middleweight championship five times and the world welterweight championship once (1921-1989).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sugar Ray Robinson
Literary usage of Sugar ray robinson
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Muhammad Ali & Company by Thomas Hauser (1998)
"Roy Jones: Number one, sugar ray robinson. And number two—this might surprise
you—Salvador Sanchez. Sanchez was from Mexico and he died young [Sanchez was ..."
2. Oversight of the Professional Boxing Industry: Hearing Before the Committee edited by John McCain (2000)
"In the 1950's, Johnny Bratton was likened to sugar ray robinson. They called him
the Honey Boy. Mentally afflicted, he ended up pan-handling on street ..."
3. An Inverted Sort of Prayer by Chris F. Needham (2006)
"I thought the one was perhaps sugar ray robinson or else a young Cassius Clay,
but I was still very much unsure—his face was distorted by his opponent's ..."
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