Originally posted by Rusty Tromboni
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Robinson was big welter...just was. So he could always fight middle weight, even when he was ensconsed in the welter division. So yeah it was one of his less sexy advantages... Along with the speed! the dancing! the reflexes! there was his size. The fact that when he fought La Motta he did so as a Middle is only something that matters when we look at the issue through the prizm I created. The physicality of LaMotta was known...and he certainly fought epic battles with Ray Robinson. Robinson could not compete using size against La Motta either.
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