Sugar Ramos
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Sugar Ramos
Ultiminio "Sugar" Ramos (born December 2, 1941, Matanzas, Cuba) is a Cuban boxer, who began his boxing career in his native country.
ExileHe won the Cuban Featherweight championship belt in 1960 and then fled to Mexico City when Fidel Castro came into power. Famous boutsIn Mexico, Ultiminio "Sugar" Ramos built his historical career. On March 21, 1963, Ramos had a bout scheduled at Dodger Stadium. On that day, Ramos severely beat Davey Moore. In the 10th round, Moore was knocked down. His head bounced off the bottom rope, and then hit the canvas. Four days later, Moore died from injuries sustained to his brain stem. This was similar to Ramos' twelfth professional fight in which Jose Blanco died from injuries sustained in the fight. Ramos was criticized. RetirementRamos lost his title in 1965 and never challenged for his title again. He did continue boxing, however, until 1972. RecordsHis record was 55 wins (40 KO's) 8 loses, and 3 Draws.
Cultural referencesBob Dylan wrote a song about the event where Davey Moore succumbed to death while posing the question of public responsibility. It is titled "Who Killed Davey Moore?" and was also sung by Pete Seeger.
Phil Ochs wrote a song titled "Davey Moore" http://web.cecs.pdx.edu/~trent/ochs/lyrics/davey-moore.html which told the story of Davey Moore's death and placed the guilt on the managers and the boxing "money men" as well as boxing fans.
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