Sugar Ray Robinson Sugar Ray Robinson Sugar Ray Robinson (born Walker Smith Jr.; May 3, 1921 – April 12, 1989) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1940 to 1965. Robinson's performances in the welterweight and middleweight divisions prompted sportswriters to create "pound for pound" rankings, where they compared fighters regardless of weight. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990. He is widely regarded as the greatest boxer of all time and in 2002, Robinson was ranked number one on "The Ring" magazine's list of "80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years". Robinson was 85–0 as
Gertrude Robinson Smith young musicians, the Boston University Tanglewood Institute. Concerts by these gifted young musicians draw large audiences. Smith’s cultured background, commanding presence and organizational talents served her well as President of the Berkshire Symphonic Festival from 1934 through 1955. Through these first two decades she led a fledgling festival to the enduring success and international acclaim enjoyed by Tanglewood today. Gertrude Robinson Smith died on October 22, 1963 in New York City at New York Hospital. She had suffered a stroke a month earlier. Gertrude Robinson Smith Gertrude Robinson Smith (July 13, 1881 – October 22, 1963) was an arts patron,