Ruby Goldstein
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Reuven "Ruby" Goldstein, the "Jewel of the Ghetto", was an American boxer and prize fight referee. He was a serious World Lightweight Championship contender in the 1920s, and became one of America's m
Goldstein circa 1958
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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
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…refereed in many high-profile bouts. He served as a referee for 21 years, and was the "third man in the ring" for 39 world title fights. He refereed the Sugar Ray Robinson-Joey Maxim light heavyweight title fight on June 25, 1952. he bout was held outdoors at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Robinson, the reigning…
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