Al Robinson

For the baseball player, see Al Robinson (baseball).

Albert "Al" Robinson (June 18, 1947 – January 24, 1974) was a boxer from Oakland, California who competed in the featherweight division (– 57 kg) during his career.

Al Robinson

Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
	1968 Mexico City	Featherweight

Amateur career

Robinson was the featherweight (125 pounds) silver medalist in the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. In the final Robinson lost a highly disputed bout to Antonio Roldan of Mexico. Robinson was dominating the fight when suddenly the referee gave Robinson a warning. About a minute later, the referee issued a second violation for an alleged butt that opened up a bloody gash on Roldan's head. This resulted in Robinson's automatic disqualification.

Olympic results

1968 – Mexico City

Below are the results of Al Robinson, a featherweight boxer who represented the United States at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics:

Round	Opponent	Result
Round of 32	John Cheshire	Won by referee stopped contest
Round of 16	Teogenes Pelegrino	Won by knockout in the second round
Quarterfinals	Abdel Hady Khallaf Allah	Won by decision 5–0
Semifinals	Ivan Mihailov	Won by decision 4–2
Final	Antonio Roldán	Lost by disqualification (won silver medal)

Pro career

Robinson turned pro in 1969 and won his first six bouts before being KO'd by journeyman Fermin Soto. He recovered after the loss to win his next six bouts.

Death

On April 30, 1971, Robinson lapsed into a coma, after complaining that he was feeling ill after a workout at the New Oakland Boxing Club. Robinson never came out of the coma, and died on January 24, 1974.

References

• "Robinson Remains in Semi Coma", May 10, 1971, Oakland Tribune
• "Oakland Boxer Dies", January 26, 1974, San Mateo Times

External links

• Boxing record for Al Robinson from BoxRec (registration required)
• Al Robinson at databaseOlympics.com (archived)