He was born Walker Smith, Jr. But fight fans know him as the great Hall of Fame boxer, Sugar Ray Robinson. His long career as a professional went from 1940 to 1965 — a quarter century of excellence, too. During all those years, he piled up many honors, and in different divisions, as well. But all one needs to know is that boxing experts agree, nearly unanimously, that “pound for pound, Sugar Ray Robinson was the greatest boxer of all time.”