Sugar Ramos

Sugar Ramos
Sugar Ramos
Statistics
Real name	Ultiminio Ramos Zaqueira
Nickname(s)	Sugar
Weight(s)	Featherweight
Height	5 ft 4 1⁄2 in (164 cm)
Reach	64 1⁄2 in (164 cm)
Nationality	Cuban; Mexican;
Born	2 December 1941; Matanzas, Cuba
Died	3 September 2017 (aged 75); Mexico City, Mexico
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	66
Wins	55
Wins by KO	40
Losses	7
Draws	4
No contests	0

Ultiminio Ramos Zaqueira (December 2, 1941 – September 3, 2017) was a Cuban-Mexican boxer who was better known as Sugar Ramos. Ramos fought out of Mexico where he was adopted as a national hero. He was a World Featherweight champion and member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

Exile

Ramos won the Cuban Featherweight championship belt in 1960 and then fled to Mexico City when Fidel Castro came into power.

Famous bouts

In 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. 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.

Retirement and death

Ramos lost his titles in 1964 to Vicente Saldivar after the fight was stopped in the twelfth round due to cuts. Ramos then moved up to lightweight, eventually earning a shot at then champion Carlos Ortiz in 1966. Ramos would lose the fight via fifth round TKO, and then an immediate rematch by TKO in the fourth round.[1] He continued boxing until 1972. Sugar Ramos died at the age of 75 on September 3, 2017 in his adopted home of Mexico City due to complications from cancer. He was survived by his 4 children.[2][3]

Records

His record was 55 wins (40 KO's) 7 losses, and 4 Draws.

He was elected into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1992 as both "Ultiminio Ramos" and "Sugar Ramos"—apparently as two different boxers.

Cultural references

Bob 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" 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.
A tribute to Davey Moore is also made by the New Zealander and French writer and singer Graeme Allwright Wikipedia via his song Qui a tué Davy Moore (see Graeme_Allwright site)

Achievements
Preceded by Davey Moore	WBA Featherweight Champion March 21, 1963 – September 26, 1964	Succeeded by Vicente Saldivar
Inaugural Champion	WBC Featherweight Champion March 21, 1963 – September 26, 1964	Succeeded by Vicente Saldivar

References

"Boxrec".
"Cuban-Mexican Legend Sugar Ramos passes away aged 75 - The Boxing Hype". theboxinghype.com. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
Fallece leyenda del box, Ultiminio Ramos, a los 75 años Archived 2017-09-04 at the Wayback Machine(in Spanish)

IBHOF Bio

External links

Boxing record for Sugar Ramos from BoxRec

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[1] "Boxrec".

[2] "Cuban-Mexican Legend Sugar Ramos passes away aged 75 - The Boxing Hype". theboxinghype.com. Retrieved 2017-09-04.

[3] Fallece leyenda del box, Ultiminio Ramos, a los 75 años Archived 2017-09-04 at the Wayback Machine(in Spanish)