ROBINSON, SUGAR RAY LARGE FORMAT PHOTOGRAPH

Sugar Ray Robinson (Walker Smith, Jr.) became a professional fighter on October 4, 1940. He defeated Tommy Bell on December 20, 1946 to win the World Welterweight Title. He defeated Jake LaMotta on February 14, 1951 to win the World Middleweight Title. He would eventually win that title on four additional occasions. In a career which ran until 1965 he would claim victories over Gene Fullmer, Carmen Basilio, Kid Gavilan, Bobo Olson, Rocky Graziano, Henry Armstrong and Randy Turpin. Presented here is an original vintage large photgraph of Robinson.
This vintage photo of Robinson measures 10 1/2 inches by 13 1/4 inches.The photo shows some edge and corner wear with a very small crease in the upper left corner.the back has the photographers mark.The image is vivid.