The Great Sugar Ray Robinson.

Sugar Ray Robinson fought from 1940 till1 1965 and is considered by most boxing historians as the greatest pound-4-pound fighter of all time. His amazing performance in the ring and his achievements earned him that title. He truly was one of the finest fighters to step into the ring and he left a legacy behind him. I personally think he should be in any pound-4-pound list at least in the top 5. He achieved a lot of great things in the ring.


Professional record: 173-19-6

World Welterweight Champion
World Welterweight Title
5 Time Lineal Middleweight Champion
5 Time World Middleweight Title
22 World Title Fights
4 Welterweight Defenses
4 Middleweight Defenses
38 Fights against World Champions won 26
Fought 18 World Champions won 14 of them
28 fights against Hall of Famers
Fought 12 Hall of Famers beat 10 of them

He was also considered as the greatest boxer to ever live by Muhammad Ali, Benny Leonard, Roberto Duran and Joe Louis.

Robinson did not suffer his first defeat till 1943 to Jake Lammota avenging that loss 4 times. By 1951 he had a record of 132-1-1. In 1952 he made his first retirement and came back 3 years later in 1955. Robinson suffered most of his 19 defeats after that comeback. He also had one unbeaten run of 90-0.
One more thing I would like to mention is apart from the amazing number of Champions he fought he also fought nearly 40 top 10 rated contenders.

He had an amazing chin only suffering 1 KO loss. Robinson's power was no joke either, having over 100 KO's in his career over 70 in the first 3 rounds. Now combine that amazing KO power and his durability with a flawless technique and lighting fast speed and you have Sugar Ray Robinson. Many say we never even saw the best of Sugar Ray Robinson on film.


Final thoughts: Just like I've mentioned before, I can't decide for an absolute pound-4-pound greatest since there a lot of factors and it's simply too hard to decide. Robinson, in my opinion, should be always mentioned when having a discussion about who the greatest is. You could make a 5 hour documentary about him in the ring and out side of it.



1921-1989