He particularly remembered fighting soon afterwards on the same bill as Sugar Ray Robinson.

BBC: 5. Howard Winstone

From 1940-65, Sugar Ray Robinson had 200 fights, winning 173 with 19 loses, 6 draws and 2 no contests.

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The careers of Benny Leonard, Joe Louis, Henry Armstrong and most of all, Sugar Ray Robinson, attest that defeats don't always debunk.

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Floyd Mayweather Jr is another fighter to have retired undefeated but legends like Joe Louis, Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Robinson and Sugar Ray Leonard all suffered blots on their copy book.

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But should the warrior from south Wales beat Jones in his 46th professional fight, Calzaghe would achieve a feat that even Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Robinson and Joe Louis failed to accomplish.

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