could someone please enlighten me as to srr amateur record? i believe he had something like 46 first round kos. any truth to this? thanks all.
Here'a what I have. Also, some sources have him losing to Billy Graham when he was very young. Sugar Ray Robinson Amateur Record "Sugar" Ray Robinson (Walker Smith Jr.) BORN May 3 1921; Ailey, Georgia DIED April 12 1989; Harlem, New York HEIGHT 6-0 WEIGHT 134 ¼ - 165 ½ lbs MANAGERS Curt Horrmann, George Gainford TRAINERS Soldier Jones, Harry Wiley We did a extensive research on Ray Robinson's amateur record and found a loss in the 1938 118-lb Junior Division. Here is the finding's of Robinson's Golden Gloves career, as well as his last two amateur fights before he turned pro. NEW YORK GOLDEN GLOVES (Represented Salem-Crescent A.C.) 1938 118-lb. junior Jan 29 Thomas Polizzi, Good Sheherd A. C. ..........W KO 2 Feb 4 Bobby Ruffin, Bennet A.C. ..................….....W PTS 3 This content is protected Apr 11 Ed Cappelli, New York ...........................…W KO 1 (Metropolitan AAU Boxing Championship) 1939 126-lb. open Feb 13 Alfredo Guido, 92nd Street YMCA ...........….W PTS 3 Feb 22 Patrick Brady, Columbus Council Hall ..........W KO 1 Feb 28 Frank Arcidiacano, Hippodrome ................…W PTS 3 Mar 6 Louis Valentine, Madison Square Garden .......W PTS 3 126-lb open Eastern Regionals Mar 13 Armann Dascenza, Madison Square Garden ..…W KO 1 Mar 13 Edward Dowell, Madison Square Garden .........W PTS 3 Mar 14 Bob Fisher, Madison Square Garden ............….W KO 1 Mar 14 Mario Centi, Madison Square Garden ..........…..W PTS 3 126-lb open Inter-City Mar 29 Tony Ancona, Chicago Stadium ....................W PTS 3 1940 135-LB OPEN Jan 25 Woodrow Tolliver, Oddfellows Hall ..................W KO 2 Jan 30 Drew a bye - Oddfellows Hall Feb 2 Michael Solicito, St. Anslem's Church ............….W KO 2 Feb 7 William Wolfe, Ridgewood Grove ....................…W KO 1 Feb 14 Bellesandro Carubia, Bronx Coliseum ................W KO 3 Feb 19 Andrew Nonella, Madison Square Garden ..........W KO 1 135-lb open Eastern Regionals Mar 4 Joe Vidulich, Bronx Coliseum ...........................W KO 1 Mar 5 Howard Hettrich, Bronx Coliseum .....................W KO 1 Mar 6 Steve Kukol, Madison Square Garden ................W PTS 3 Mar 6 Jimmy Butler, Madison Square Garden ...............W KO 1 135-lb open Inter-City Mar 18 Tony Ancona, Madison Square Garden ............…W KO 3 Apr 15 Frank (Smokey) Robinson, Rochester, NY ...........W PTS 5 Sep 5 Joseph Smalls, New York, NY ........................…….W KO 1 Another source has the following: *** AMATEUR BOUTS *** (Record: 85-0, 69 knockouts, 40 in first round) 1939 -Robinson was the 126 Pound New York Golden Gloves Champion -Robinson was the 126 Pound Inter-City Golden Gloves Champion 1940 -Robinson was the 135 Pound New York Golden Gloves Champion -Robinson was the 135 Pound Inter-City Golden Gloves Champion
I am reading his book "Sweet Thunder" right now and i just got into his amateur career so i will let you know what the book says once i read through it.
