in todays era would sugar ray robinson had different acomplishments?

[rightsideup]

Would he have won more titles at different weights for lightweight up. Would he as a amateur waited for Olympic exposure
e?

[them_apples]

Would he have won more titles at different weights for lightweight up. Would he as a amateur waited for Olympic exposure
e?

I don't know how he would cope with someone running all the time but he would be at the top and beating the **** out of anyone who even dare fight him.

[joeandthebums]

Would he have won more titles at different weights for lightweight up. Would he as a amateur waited for Olympic exposure
e?

Yes I think he would of went to the Olympics at a very young age - got gold and turned pro with a big contract and fanfare. No different in effect to actual events.

As for titles, he would of been a collector of titles like all elite boxers of today.

With the amount of title holders at each weight class I could see Robinson claiming titles at as many weight classes as 8 (Lightweight to Cruiserweight) if the right "champion" held a title.

[Ray Corso]

In the current era Sugar would easily be the scarest on the planet and the phrase that was actually coined for him p4p would once again be only his.
Who knows about amateur titles he was an excellant competititor. He was 85-0
with 69 KO's and thats unheard of today 40 in round one!
From 1940 to 1951 he went 128-1-1 with 84 KO's!!!
From 1943 to 51 he went 91-0!!!!

Seriously the BS over guys like Calzaghe and Mayweather gets silly, their good for their era's but they can't compare to the high skill level of Robinson. If you want to talk about records 91-0 hell your sister could beat you atleast 6 times out of 91 hahahaha...the expression pound for pound was invented watching this man work!
Watching a real boxer/puncher is the best style to see and appreciate in boxing.
He was the greatest fighter to date!

Ray.

[Scott9945]

Difficult to predict how long SRR would have remained an amateur. But he certainly would win titles at 140 and 154, and would have an excellent chance at 168 too.

[califo]

He would have won a lot more titles because there are so many more available.

[zmm001]

Yes I think he would of went to the Olympics at a very young age - got gold and turned pro with a big contract and fanfare. No different in effect to actual events.

As for titles, he would of been a collector of titles like all elite boxers of today.

With the amount of title holders at each weight class I could see Robinson claiming titles at as many weight classes as 8 (Lightweight to Cruiserweight) if the right "champion" held a title.

I think you're going a bit far with CW to be honest I think he would be too small to win a title at LHW in the day before the fight weighins era but on the other hand he probably would have been able to make 130 and win a title there early in his career.

[Ray Corso]

The numbers I used are from his bio, the actual concensus I believe in is from Willie Pep. I knew Pep for 20 years and the topic of Robinson came up often because of Willie boxing Robinson early in Robinsons amateur career.
As far as the AAU is concerned Robinson was an undeated fighter but there were many "smokers" that all the fighter participated in without actual decisions recorded.
I'll take my word over your passing comments along with Pep's and about a dozen other men who knew him, fought him, and worked with him.
"Generally accepted at least twice, to Billy Graham and Patsy Pesca".
Generally accepted by who? You?

Ray.

[rightsideup]

I enjoy reading about ray Robinson I own two books on him and am going to check out a third.

[The Old LefHook]

If Robinson fought today he would be as ignorant as other modern fighters, and would not be schooled half as well.

I like another question better: What would happen if Robinson were magically transported to our era with no changes due to weight training and superior nutrition? I doubt if he would like the pillow gloves much, but he would adapt and crush every existing middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight, cruiserweight and many a bum heavyweight, as well. He would certainly beat an oafish scrub like Tyson Fury. He would like the money very much, though he would not care for advertising logos in the middle of the ring for a committed puncher to slip on.

The reason it would be so easy for him? A great gap in fundmentals with today's fighters. Today's squared-up fighters show again and again that they are confused by the traditional stance. They will not do well against the greatest master of it.