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Originally posted by RiZOOM View PostOnce again RiZOOM proves old time boxers suck.
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Originally posted by RiZOOM View PostDo you know why SRR killed men in the ring? not because he was so powerful, but because he fought guys who were fighting for an extra bit of cash on the side of their day jobs. These guys didn't train 24/7 like todays boxers. Do you know why he fought the same men other and over again? because it was a weak time of boxing, like I said "only two men worth mentioning"
He was a top contender for the world title and had won 43 and only lost 7, he had fought 4 times in the last 6 months before the Robinson fight.
Doyle had actually suffered a career threatening head injury more than a year before against Artie Levine which almost ended his career but he decided to fight on...
Fighters back in the day fought the same fighters so many times because they could, Robinson fought 20 times in one year (1950), taking on all comers.
Ray Robinson fought more hall of famers than almost anyone aside from Henry Armstrong.
Even today Vasquez and Marquez are planning to fight for the fourth time.
Why? Because they can make the most money by fighting each other.
Marty Servo (the only guy who was undefeated on SRRs record) beat him twice. (although the record books say he lost) You never hear of Servo being P4P best. He probably would of been if he didn't fight the much bigger Rocky Graziano who basically ended his career. SRR beat Graziano (like 10 years later)
Sugar Ray Robinson in his 20th fight took on the undefeated future welterweight champion Servo and beat him by rather wide margins 7-2-1, 4-3-3, and 8-2, all for Robinson.
The next fight was closer, a split decision, which again went to Robinson by wide margins 6-3-1 & 9-1 on the judges scorecards although the referee scored it for Servo 5-3-2.
Last edited by TheGreatA; 05-08-2008, 04:48 PM.
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