Widely regarded as the greatest pound-for-pound boxer of all time, Sugar Ray Robinson was the very definition of a modern boxer-puncher. He was fast, slick, powerful, and fearless in the ring. With an incredible ending record of 174 (109 KO) wins to only 19 defeats (almost all of which came far past his prime), he certainly has one of the most impressive professional records of all time. His history as a man is also impressive. When he heard that black soldiers would not be allowed to attend, he courageously refused to box in exhibitions to entertain the military.