BOXING History + Stories
Posted: Sun May 03, 2020 7:06 pm
Thread for stories , greatest boxers, greatest bouts, controversies quotes and news
So who was the greatest boxer of all time in any weight division ?
SUGAR RAY ROBINSON
This mans name comes up often in the greatest discussions
Appropriately this thread started on what would have been Robinsons birthday, today 3/5
He was born Walker Smith Junior on 3/5/1921, he would have been a Barbara Feldon 99 years old today
His early trainer was George Gainford when he was still Walker Smith Junior
There was a Ray Robinson at Gainfords gym, but he stopped attending
Gainford gave Walker Smith the boxing name of Ray Robinson , that same night he won his debut amateur fight
AMATEUR CAREER
85 fights
85 wins
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
200 fights
173 wins
6 draws
2 no contests
19 losses
In Robinsons prime he was almost unbeatable
4/10/1940 he won his debut fight against Joe Echevarria
5/2/1943 was his first loss , that being against the Raging Bull Jake LaMotta[ no relation to Robert De Niro]
10/7/1951 was his 2nd loss, that being against Randolph Turpin
At this stage Sugar Ray Robinson in mostly his prime , had fought about 133 bouts in 11 years, before losing for only the second time
10/11/1965 was his last fight, which was a loss to Joey Archer
So the great man fought for a staggering 25 years , 1940-1965
Robinson fought twice the day after birthdays
4/5/1955 when he defeated Garth Panter
4/5/1963 when he defeated Maurice Roblet , when aged 42
200 fights is a colossal amount of professional fighting
He fought Jake LaMotta on 6 occasions , losing only once to the raging bull
One of those fights was stooped by the ref when LaMotta was taking an awful beating
Many years later LaMotta said something like this :
" He was pounding me up against the ropes , I could do nothing , but I wouldnt go down and they stopped the fight , good thing they stopped the fight as i would probably got killed."
So is Sugar Ray Robinson the greatest boxer of all the weight divisions of all time ?
So who was the greatest boxer of all time in any weight division ?
SUGAR RAY ROBINSON
This mans name comes up often in the greatest discussions
Appropriately this thread started on what would have been Robinsons birthday, today 3/5
He was born Walker Smith Junior on 3/5/1921, he would have been a Barbara Feldon 99 years old today
His early trainer was George Gainford when he was still Walker Smith Junior
There was a Ray Robinson at Gainfords gym, but he stopped attending
Gainford gave Walker Smith the boxing name of Ray Robinson , that same night he won his debut amateur fight
AMATEUR CAREER
85 fights
85 wins
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
200 fights
173 wins
6 draws
2 no contests
19 losses
In Robinsons prime he was almost unbeatable
4/10/1940 he won his debut fight against Joe Echevarria
5/2/1943 was his first loss , that being against the Raging Bull Jake LaMotta[ no relation to Robert De Niro]
10/7/1951 was his 2nd loss, that being against Randolph Turpin
At this stage Sugar Ray Robinson in mostly his prime , had fought about 133 bouts in 11 years, before losing for only the second time
10/11/1965 was his last fight, which was a loss to Joey Archer
So the great man fought for a staggering 25 years , 1940-1965
Robinson fought twice the day after birthdays
4/5/1955 when he defeated Garth Panter
4/5/1963 when he defeated Maurice Roblet , when aged 42
200 fights is a colossal amount of professional fighting
He fought Jake LaMotta on 6 occasions , losing only once to the raging bull
One of those fights was stooped by the ref when LaMotta was taking an awful beating
Many years later LaMotta said something like this :
" He was pounding me up against the ropes , I could do nothing , but I wouldnt go down and they stopped the fight , good thing they stopped the fight as i would probably got killed."
So is Sugar Ray Robinson the greatest boxer of all the weight divisions of all time ?