5 Time World Middleweight Boxing Champion & also held the World Welterweight Championship.
At his prime, owned an entire block of businesses in Harlem.
At the end of his career fought mostly in Europe with mixed success.
Born at 9:00pm-EST
Boxer
Boxer Jake LaMotta called him "the three toughest fighters (he) ever went up against", adding "I fought Sugar so many times, I'm surprised I'm not diabetic!"
Considered by many commentators to have been the best boxer in history.
Defeated Jake LaMotta 5 out of 6 fights.
Did a night-club act in the mid-1950s where he jumped robe on stage and tap danced with beautiful show-girls in the background.
Easily spotted wherever he went, behind the wheel of his always current-year, always fuchsia-colored Cadillac convertible.
Ended his career almost broke.
Frank Sinatra helped him into a movie career.
Had an amateur boxing record of 85-0, with 69 knockouts, 42 in the first round.
His son Ronnie was a roller derby skater.
His son with Marjorie, Ronnie, was born September 25, 1938. His son with Edna, Ray, Jr., was born in 1949.
His wife, Edna graced the cover of the first issue of Jet Magazine (1 November 1951).
Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, 1990.
Inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame, 1981.
Knocked out world middleweight champions Rocky Graziano, Carl "BoBo' Olsen, Gene Fullmer, Randy Turpin, and Jake LaMotta.
Known as a shrewd business man.