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Brother Sugar Ray Robinson<\/strong><\/p>\n

May 3rd 1921 \u2013 April 12th 1989<\/p>\n

Member of:<\/p>\n

Joppa Lodge #55 PHA<\/a> New York City, New York<\/p>\n

American professional boxer. Frequently cited as the greatest boxer of all time, Robinson’s performances in the welterweight and middleweight divisions prompted sportswriters to create “pound for pound” rankings, where they compared fighters regardless of weight. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame <\/a>in 1990.<\/p>\n