Bobo Olson
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Carl "Bobo" Olson was an American boxer. He was the World Middleweight champion between October 1953 and December 1955, the longest reign of any champion in that division during the 1950s. His nicknam
Olson in 1954
Olson and Sugar Ray Robinson before their 1955 fight
Olson knocked out by Sugar Ray Robinson in 1955
Olson with wife Helen in 1955. They got married in Hawaii in 1946 and divorced in 1955
Sugar Ray Robinson
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Walker Smith Jr., better known as Sugar Ray Robinson, was an American professional boxer who competed from 1940 to 1965. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990. He is often
Bobo Olson
…10), 2:34 Aug 17, 1957 Meadows Race Track, Portland, Oregon, US 81 Win 72–9 Joey Maxim SD 10 Jun 18, 1957 Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, US 80 Loss 71–9 Sugar Ray Robinson KO 4 (15), 2:51 May 18, 1956 Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, California, US For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring middleweight titles 79 Loss 71–8 Sugar Ray Robinson…
Robinson in 1947
Jimmy Doyle (bottom) being helped up from the canvas by three unidentified men following his match against Sugar Ray Robinson. Doyle died hours later in a Cleveland hospital.
Robinson, Madison Square Garden, 1966
Robinson on Land of the Giants in 1969