When boxing legend Sugar Ray Robinson killed his opponent with one vicious punch
The boxing match between promising contender Jimmy Doyle and legendary Sugar Ray Robinson turned horrific and resulted in Doyle's death.
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Sugar Ray Robinson killed his opponent with one vicious punch (Image Courtesy: Boxing Rec)
One of the most decorated boxers in boxing history was Sugar Ray Robinson. He is regarded by many experts as the all-time greatest pound-for-pound boxer. In his 201 fights throughout his 25-year professional career, Robinson won 174 of them, including 109 knockouts and 65 decisions.
Robinson competed in multiple divisions and faced some of the best fighters in boxing history. However, one of the most notable ones was his match against Jimmy Doyle in 1947, in which Robinson successfully defended his welterweight titles. Doyle was a young, promising challenger and Robinson was at the pinnacle of his career; this was very evident in the fight.
Except for the sixth round, Sugar Ray Robinson controlled the fight from the get-go. Eventually, Robinson knocked down Doyle in the eighth round, forcing the referee to stop the fight.
Later, it was discovered that Doyle had passed away in a hospital after being seriously hurt during the fight. The entire boxing community was upset by this extremely shocking event. The incident would turn out to be more bizarre after learning about Robinson’s dream before the fight.
Sugar Ray Robinson had a nightmare before his fight against Jimmy Doyle
After the unfortunate death of Jimmy Doyle, Sugar Ray Robinson was in shambles and mentioned the dream he had the day before. Surprisingly, his dream was fairly accurate concerning what happened.
He said in an interview: “I had just gone to sleep and woke up in a cold sweat. In my dreams I knocked out Doyle and I saw him dying. I was terrified. The next morning I told everyone I had a premonition something terrible was going to happen. I told the press, the public and the boxing officials.”
Sugar Ray was destroyed by that eighth-round knockout and the truth of his dream for the rest of his days. The champion gave away money from his next couple of fights so that Doyle’s mother could buy a new home after learning that Doyle planned to purchase his mother a house with the prize money.
Robinson would subsequently hold himself responsible for the incident, but it was later discovered that Doyle had sustained such severe injuries during his previous battles that the California Commission in his home state had stopped approving of his fights.
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