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Sugar Ray Robinson was probably the greatest pound-for-pound fighter of all time.

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Sugar Ray Leonard
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: May 17
Actor
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Professional Boxer
Wilmington
North Carolina
Ray Charles Leonard
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When we got back to the U.S., I wanted to kiss the ground after seeing what people in other countries are denied or don't have.
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I lay around and wonder why you were always there for me.
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