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Sugar Ray Robinson was scheduled to fight 22-year old Jimmy Doyle on June 25, 1947. The Saturday night before the fight, he had a dream in which he killed Doyle in the ring.
Some sources claim that the dream disturbed Robinson and he wanted to back out of the fight. Fight promoters, who stood to lose money by Robinson’s decision, brought in a Catholic priest (some sources say a priest and minister) who sought to calm Robinson’s nerves by assuring him that it was only a dream.
Robinson decided to go ahead with the fight, and dropped Doyle with a devastating left hook in the 8th round, winning by TKO (the bell rang at the count of 9). Doyle never regained consciousness and was carried from the ring by a stretcher.
Robinson went to visit Doyle in the hospital and told reporters he hadn’t realized the extent of Doyle’s injuries the night before. Doyle was operated on for a blood clot in his brain by noted brain specialist Dr. Spencer Braden. He also suffered from respiratory paralysis. The boxer died of a cerebral hemorrhage 17 hours after being knocked out.
Some sources claim that the dream disturbed Robinson and he wanted to back out of the fight. Fight promoters, who stood to lose money by Robinson’s decision, brought in a Catholic priest (some sources say a priest and minister) who sought to calm Robinson’s nerves by assuring him that it was only a dream.
Robinson decided to go ahead with the fight, and dropped Doyle with a devastating left hook in the 8th round, winning by TKO (the bell rang at the count of 9). Doyle never regained consciousness and was carried from the ring by a stretcher.
Robinson went to visit Doyle in the hospital and told reporters he hadn’t realized the extent of Doyle’s injuries the night before. Doyle was operated on for a blood clot in his brain by noted brain specialist Dr. Spencer Braden. He also suffered from respiratory paralysis. The boxer died of a cerebral hemorrhage 17 hours after being knocked out.
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