In 1947, Robinson defended his title for the first time by knocking out Jimmy Doyle in the eighth round. Before that fight, Robinson had a dream that he was going to accidentally kill Doyle in the ring. As a result, he decided to pull out of the fight. However, a priest and a minister talked to Robinson and convinced him to go ahead with the bout. Robinson did just that and, unfortunately, Doyle died from the injuries sustained in the fight that night. Robinson said that the impact of Doyle's death was "very trying."

Ive heard that before to

"Mister, Its my job to hurt people"
Sugar Ray Robinson when asked after the fight whether he knew Doyle was hurt

G.O.A.T = Sugar Ray Robinson end of any discussion of the sort.

That's crazy. Thanks for sharing this story.