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Sugar Ray Robinson wins his 1st World boxing title...
Sugar Ray Robinson wins his 1st World boxing title...
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December 21, 1946
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, section 2 (sports) only, Dec. 21, 1946
* Sugar Ray Robinson as a welterweight boxer
* Wins his first World boxing title vs. Tommy Bell
The front page of this section has a nice banner headline: "RAY ROBINSON WINS WELTERWEIGHT TITLE" with subheads and photo. Nice for display.
Complete section 2 (sports) only with all 12 pages, some small binding holes along the spine, nice condition.
wikipedia notes: By 1946, Robinson had fought 75 fights to a 73–1–1 record, and beaten every top contender in the welterweight division. However, he refused to cooperate with the Mafia, which controlled much of boxing at the time, and was denied a chance to fight for the welterweight championship. Robinson was finally given a chance to win a title against Tommy Bell on December 20, 1946. Robinson had already beaten Bell once via decision in 1945. The two fought for the title vacated by Servo, who had himself lost twice to Robinson in non-title bouts. In the fight, Robinson, who only a month before had been involved in a 10-round brawl with Artie Levine, was knocked down by Bell. The fight was called a "war", but Robinson was able to pull out a close 15-round decision, winning the vacant World Welterweight title.
Category: The 20th Century
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