Dec. 19, 1947: Sugar Ray Robinson defeats Chuck Taylor

 On this day in 1947, Sugar Ray Robinson defeats Chuck Taylor to retain his boxing welterweight championship belt.

Robinson, who was raised here and learned the “sweet science” while toiling at the Brewster Recreation Center, located on the city’s lower east side, stops Taylor in the sixth round.
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Robinson’s overall record now stands at a sensational 84-1-1. The bout is held at Olympia Stadium. A prestigious floor seat ticket for the match costs a cool $10.
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  Brewster Recreation Center, Chuck Taylor, Olympia stadium, On this day, Sugar Ray Robinson, welterweight

Ken Coleman

Ken Coleman, the author of On this Day: African-American Life in Detroit, is a native Detroiter and former news reporter. He served on the Detroit Charter Revision Commission. He lives in Detroit with his wife, Kim Trent, and their son, Jackson Coleman.

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