[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 177 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 177

  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Sugar Ray 
    Robinson should be recognized for his athletic achievements and 
                      commitment to young people.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 17, 2005

 Mr. Rangel submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                   the Committee on Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Sugar Ray 
    Robinson should be recognized for his athletic achievements and 
                      commitment to young people.

Whereas Sugar Ray Robinson was born in Detroit, Michigan, on May 3, 1920;
Whereas, in 1932, Robinson moved to New York City where he started boxing as an 
        amateur, going undefeated in 89 bouts, and winning the Golden Gloves 
        featherweight title in 1939;
Whereas, in 1940, he began boxing professionally and fought at New York City's 
        Madison Square Garden for the first time;
Whereas, in 1946, he won his first world title as a welterweight, and then held 
        the middleweight title for 5 years between 1951 and 1960;
Whereas after retiring for a time he returned to box a series of exciting 
        matches before permanently retiring on December 10, 1965;
Whereas in a career spanning 25 years, he won 175 of 202 bouts with 109 
        knockouts;
Whereas his grace, speed, power, and mastery of the ring earned him 
        international acclaim as one of the greatest fighters in boxing history;
Whereas Sugar Ray Robinson was elected into the Boxing Hall of Fame in 1967;
Whereas, in 1969, he established the Sugar Ray Robinson Youth Foundation; and
Whereas Sugar Ray Robinson died in Culver City, California, on April 12, 1989, 
        at the age of 68: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved,  That it is the sense of the House of Representatives 
that Sugar Ray Robinson should be recognized as one of history's 
greatest professional boxers, whose dedication to boxing and commitment 
to young people have earned him a permanent place in sports history.
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