Sports Fact of the Day 1/19/2007

1/19/1955:
Journeyman Ralph "Tiger" Jones seizes the opportunity of his career and handily defeats Sugar Ray Robinson in a unanimous 10-round decision at Chicago Stadium. For Robinson, the former welter- and middleweight champion, returning to the ring after an ill-advised "retirement," it's only the fourth loss in 143 pro fights. It's a nice win for Jones but surely a product of Robinson's inactivity and ring rust. It doesn't take Sugar Ray long to get back in top-top condition, and before the year is out he'll regain the middleweight crown from Bobo Olson.

Birthdays:
Bill Mikvy b. 1931
O.J. Anderson b. 1957
Stefan Edberg b. 1966
Junior Seau b. 1969
Tyrone Wheatley b. 1972