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=Sugar Ray=

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Sugar Ray's real name is Walker Smith Jr. He was born on May 3, 1921 and died on April 12, 1989. He was a professional boxer. He ws inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990. His father worked two jobs to support his family—cement mixer and sewer worker. His parents got divorced and he moved to Harlem with his mom. At first he wanted to be a doctor when he grew up, but he dropped out of high school in the 9th grade so instead he wanted to be a boxer. When he was 14, he attempted to enter his first boxing tournament but was told he needed to first obtain an AAU membership card. However, he could not procure one until he was sixteen years old. He received his name when he circumvented the AAU's age restriction by borrowing a card from his friend Ray Robinson. He said that his style was as "sweet as sugar." You can find this information and more at []

By: Riley Vancuren