Sugar Ray Robinson Losses

Sugar Ray Robinson had 19 losses in his professional boxing career of 198 fights — six of them in world-title fights and 13 in non-title fights. One of these losses came via way of KO. Here is the complete list of Robinson's losses in reverse chronological order:
  • 1.

    Sugar Ray Robinson loses to Joey Archer

    On November 10, 1965, a 44-year-old Sugar Ray Robinson (173-18-6, 109 KOs) and Joey Archer met in the ring.

    Robinson came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 21 days.

    Sugar Ray Robinson lost to Joey Archer via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 173-19-6.

  • 2.

    Sugar Ray Robinson loses to Stan Harrington in their 2nd fight

    On August 10, 1965, a 44-year-old Sugar Ray Robinson (170-17-6, 108 KOs) and Stan Harrington met in the ring for the 2nd time,.

    Robinson came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 14 days.

    Sugar Ray Robinson lost to Stan Harrington via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 170-18-6.

  • 3.

    Sugar Ray Robinson loses to Ferd Hernandez

    On July 12, 1965, a 44-year-old Sugar Ray Robinson (169-16-6, 108 KOs) and Ferd Hernandez met in the ring.

    Robinson came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 18 days.

    Sugar Ray Robinson lost to Ferd Hernandez via split decision in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 169-17-6.

  • 4.

    Sugar Ray Robinson loses to Stan Harrington in their 1st fight

    On June 1, 1965, a 44-year-old Sugar Ray Robinson (168-15-6, 108 KOs) and Stan Harrington met in the ring.

    Robinson came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 57% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 days.

    Sugar Ray Robinson lost to Stan Harrington via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 168-16-6.

  • 5.

    Sugar Ray Robinson loses to Memo Ayón

    On May 24, 1965, a 44-year-old Sugar Ray Robinson (168-14-6, 108 KOs) and Memo Ayón met in the ring.

    Robinson came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 26 days.

    Sugar Ray Robinson lost to Memo Ayón via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 168-15-6.

  • 6.

    Sugar Ray Robinson loses to Mick Leahy

    On September 3, 1964, a 43-year-old Sugar Ray Robinson (160-13-5, 104 KOs) and Mick Leahy met in the ring.

    Robinson came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 58% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 7 days.

    Sugar Ray Robinson lost to Mick Leahy via points decision in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 160-14-5.

  • 7.

    Sugar Ray Robinson loses to Joey Giardello

    On June 24, 1963, a 42-year-old Sugar Ray Robinson (154-12-3, 102 KOs) and a 32-year-old Joey Giardello (90-23-8, 31 KOs) met in the ring.

    Robinson came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 20 days. Giardello was on a 3-fight win streak with a 25% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 30 days.

    Joey Giardello defeated Sugar Ray Robinson via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Giardello improves his record to 91-23-8, while Robinson adds a loss to his record at 154-13-3.

  • 8.

    Sugar Ray Robinson loses to Terry Downes

    On September 25, 1962, a 41-year-old Sugar Ray Robinson (148-11-3, 97 KOs) and Terry Downes met in the ring.

    Robinson came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 59% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 16 days.

    Sugar Ray Robinson lost to Terry Downes via points decision in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 148-12-3.

  • 9.

    Sugar Ray Robinson loses to Phil Moyer

    On July 9, 1962, a 41-year-old Sugar Ray Robinson (148-10-3, 97 KOs) and Phil Moyer met in the ring.

    Robinson came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 12 days.

    Sugar Ray Robinson lost to Phil Moyer via split decision in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 148-11-3.

  • 10.

    Sugar Ray Robinson loses to Denny Moyer in their 2nd fight

    On February 17, 1962, a 40-year-old Sugar Ray Robinson (147-9-3, 96 KOs) and a 22-year-old Denny Moyer (30-6, 8 KOs) met in the ring for the 2nd time,.

    Robinson came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 9 days. Moyer was on a -1-fight win streak with a 22% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 27 days.

    In the rematch, Denny Moyer defeated Sugar Ray Robinson via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Moyer improves his record to 31-6, while Robinson adds a loss to his record at 147-10-3.

  • 11.

    Sugar Ray Robinson loses to Gene Fullmer in their 4th fight

    On March 4, 1961, a 39-year-old Sugar Ray Robinson (143-8-3, 94 KOs) and a 29-year-old Gene Fullmer (44-4-2, 14 KOs) met in the ring for the 4th time, in a middleweight bout.

    Robinson came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 1 day. Fullmer was on a 0-fight win streak with a 28% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 1 day.

    In the rematch, Gene Fullmer defeated Sugar Ray Robinson via unanimous decision in the 15-round middleweight fight. Fullmer improves his record to 45-4-2, while Robinson adds a loss to his record at 143-9-3.

  • 12.

    Sugar Ray Robinson loses to Paul Pender in their 2nd fight

    On June 10, 1960, Sugar Ray Robinson and Paul Pender met again in a rematch.

    Robinson came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 8 days.

    Sugar Ray Robinson was defending his middleweight titles and, fighting for the middleweight The Ring titles against Paul Pender and lost via split decision in the 15-round middleweight fight, and adds a loss to his record at 143-8-2.

  • 13.

    Sugar Ray Robinson loses to Paul Pender in their 1st fight

    On January 22, 1960, the 38-year-old The Ring middleweight world champion, Sugar Ray Robinson (142-6-2, 93 KOs), faced Paul Pender, in a title defense fight.

    Robinson came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 8 days.

    Sugar Ray Robinson was defending his middleweight The Ring titles against Paul Pender and lost via split decision in the 15-round middleweight fight, and adds a loss to his record at 142-7-2.

  • 14.

    Sugar Ray Robinson loses to Carmen Basilio in their 1st fight

    On September 23, 1957, the 36-year-old The Ring middleweight world champion, Sugar Ray Robinson (140-5-2, 92 KOs), faced a 30-year-old Carmen Basilio (51-12-7, 25 KOs), in a title defense fight.

    Robinson came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 22 days. Basilio was on a 3-fight win streak with a 35% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 7 days.

    Carmen Basilio defeated Sugar Ray Robinson via split decision and wins the The Ring title. Basilio improves his record to 52-12-7, while Robinson adds a loss to his record at 140-6-2.

  • 15.

    Sugar Ray Robinson loses to Gene Fullmer in their 1st fight

    On January 2, 1957, the 35-year-old The Ring middleweight world champion, Sugar Ray Robinson (139-4-2, 91 KOs), faced a 25-year-old Gene Fullmer (29-3, 11 KOs), in a title defense fight.

    Robinson came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 23 days. Fullmer was on a 5-fight win streak with a 34% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 11 days.

    Gene Fullmer defeated Sugar Ray Robinson via unanimous decision and wins the The Ring title — in his first world-title fight. Fullmer improves his record to 30-3, while Robinson adds a loss to his record at 139-5-2.

  • 16.

    Sugar Ray Robinson loses to Ralph Jones

    On January 19, 1955, a 33-year-old Sugar Ray Robinson (132-3-2, 88 KOs) and Ralph Jones met in the ring.

    Robinson came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 14 days.

    Sugar Ray Robinson lost to Ralph Jones via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 132-4-2.

  • 17.

    Sugar Ray Robinson loses to Joey Maxim

    On June 25, 1952, a 31-year-old Sugar Ray Robinson (131-2-2, 87 KOs) got a shot at the light-heavyweight The Ring title held by 30-year-old Joey Maxim (77-18-4, 20 KOs).

    Robinson came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 9 days. Maxim was on a 1-fight win streak with a 20% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 19 days.

    The challenger refused to continue the fight in the final round, and Joey Maxim is crowned the new light-heavyweight world champion. Maxim improves his record to 78-18-4 (21 KOs), while Robinson adds a loss to his record at 131-3-2.

  • 18.

    Sugar Ray Robinson loses to Randolph Turpin in their 1st fight

    On July 10, 1951, the 30-year-old The Ring middleweight world champion, Sugar Ray Robinson (128-1-2, 85 KOs), faced Randolph Turpin, in a title defense fight.

    Robinson came in to the fight on a 39-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 days.

    Sugar Ray Robinson was defending his middleweight The Ring titles against Randolph Turpin and lost via points decision in the 15-round middleweight fight, and adds a loss to his record at 128-2-2.

  • 19.

    Sugar Ray Robinson loses to Jake LaMotta in their 2nd fight

    On February 5, 1943, a 21-year-old Sugar Ray Robinson (40-0, 29 KOs) and a 20-year-old Jake LaMotta (30-5-2, 6 KOs) met in the ring for the 2nd time,.

    Robinson came in to the fight on a 40-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 22 days. LaMotta was on a 5-fight win streak with a 16% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 14 days.

    In the rematch, Jake LaMotta defeated Sugar Ray Robinson via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. LaMotta improves his record to 31-5-2, while Robinson adds a loss to his record at 40-1.

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