Sugar Ray Robinson Although there is no perfect anything, Sugar Ray Robinson almost surpassed that mark in his boxing career. In the brutal sport, Sugar Ray had more speed and accuracy. Unfortunately, Robinson had a tough time managing his private life and blew 4 million dollars, causing him to fight in the forties just to make ends meet. Sugar Ray started off with an amatuer manager-George Gainford-and had his name confused. Instead of fighting as Walker Smith, he passed as Ray Robinson, and the name stuck. It's contreversial that Sugar Ray won all of his amatuer contests, but most say he did. 1940 was his pro debut. After forty successful pro fights, Robinson got his break, by winning the welterweight title from Tommy Bell. Then, it was Robinson's turn on Jake LaMotta. Avenging his previous loss, Sugar Ray won in thirteen rounds. Then, while in Britain, Robinson accepted a fight with Randolph Turpin. Turpin defeated him on points. But in a rematch, Robinson prevailed, re-claiming his title. After more boxing, Robinson eventually was pushed to retirement, at the age of forty-five. Afterwords, Sugar Ray acted in movies, owned a Harlem night club, and set up a youth foundation. Then, with Alzheimers disease, Robinson died at the age of sixty-eight.