Rank Robinson by Category

[The Old LefHook]

Just cut and paste the list and replace my numbers with your own.

*This is an All Time list. For instance, if Robby were graded purely against the moderns in the feinting category, he would probably come out a 10 instead of an 8, since feinting is one of the lost arts in my opinion.

*In every category listed Robinson would be a 10 for his era, he was leagues ahead of everyone in almost every caregory, even in ring generalship which I have always considered his weakest category, but this is an All Time List.

* In an historical context it is unfair to judge Robinson for not having evolved to the keep-away level of an Ali or a Leonard when he was already leagues ahead of 99.99% of fighters in his era at staying away. Keep perspective.

I am sure there will be plenty of disagreement. According to myself, Robinson's average for the 21 categories rounds off to a 9.809, which is not too shabby but also proves no one is perfect, even Robby.


1 Defense...............8= B
2 Jab.......................8= B
3 Lefhook...............10= A+
4 Right Cross.........10= A+
5 Body punching.....10= A+
6 Footwork..............9=A-
7 Speed...................8.5= B+
8 Feints...................8= B (Walcott would be a 10)
9 Ring Generalship...7.5= C+ (Hagler would be a 6, Monzon a 9.5)
10 Chin.....................9.5= A
11 Durability.............10= A+
12 Combinations.......10=A+
13 Power....................9= A-
14 Stamina.................9= A-
15 Balance.................10= A+
16 Athleticism..............9.5= A
17 Opponent Quality...10= A+
18 Fights Regularly......10=A+
19 Counter punching...10= A+
20 Attack.....................10= A+
21 Uppercuts................10=A+

[Mr.MojoRisin']

Just cut and paste the list and replace my numbers with your own.

*This is an All Time list. For instance, if Robby were graded purely against the moderns in the feinting category, he would probably come out a 10 instead of an 8, since feinting is one of the lost arts in my opinion.

*In every category listed Robinson would be a 10 for his era, he was leagues ahead of everyone in almost every caregory, even in ring generalship which I have always considered his weakest category, but this is an All Time List.

* In an historical context it is unfair to judge Robinson for not having evolved to the keep-away level of an Ali or a Leonard when he was already leagues ahead of 99.99% of fighters in his era at staying away. Keep perspective.

I am sure there will be plenty of disagreement. According to myself, Robinson's average for the 21 categories rounds off to a 9.809, which is not too shabby but also proves no one is perfect, even Robby.


1 Defense...............8= B
2 Jab.......................8= B
3 Lefhook...............10= A+
4 Right Cross.........10= A+
5 Body punching.....10= A+
6 Footwork..............9=A-
7 Speed...................8.5= B+
8 Feints...................8= B (Walcott would be a 10)
9 Ring Generalship...7.5= C+ (Hagler would be a 6, Monzon a 9.5)
10 Chin.....................9.5= A
11 Durability.............10= A+
12 Combinations.......10=A+
13 Power....................9= A-
14 Stamina.................9= A-
15 Balance.................10= A+
16 Athleticism..............9.5= A
17 Opponent Quality...10= A+
18 Fights Regularly......10=A+
19 Counter punching...10= A+
20 Attack.....................10= A+
21 Uppercuts................10=A+

1 Defense...............8
2 Jab.......................9.5
3 Lefhook...............10
4 Right Cross.........10
5 Body punching.....10
6 Footwork..............10
7 Speed...................10
8 Feints...................9
9 Ring Generalship...9.5
10 Chin.....................10
11 Durability.............8
12 Combinations.......10
13 Power....................10
14 Stamina.................9.5
15 Balance.................10
16 Athleticism..............10
17 Opponent Quality...10
18 Fights Regularly......10
19 Counter punching...10
20 Attack.....................10
21 Uppercuts................10

Overall: 8.74

[The Old LefHook]

Good job, Mojo. I do not consider any of your rankings unreasonable. A few of them are different from mine, but mine are not frozen for all time anyway. They change all the time as I review more evidence.

[The Old LefHook]

Here I rank Jones by category.

1 Defense...............10= A+
2 Jab.......................7= C
3 Lefhook...............10= A+
4 Right Cross.........10= A+
5 Body punching.....10= A+
6 Footwork..............10=A+
7 Speed...................10= A+
8 Feints...................8= B (Walcott would be a 10)
9 Ring Generalship...9= A (Hagler would be a 6, Monzon a 9.5)
10 Chin.....................6.5= D+
11 Durability.............8= B
12 Combinations.......10=A+
13 Power....................10= A+
14 Stamina.................9= A-
15 Balance.................10= A+
16 Athleticism..............10= A
17 Opponent Quality...7.5= C+
18 Fights Regularly......7.5=C+
19 Counter punching...10= A+
20 Attack.....................8= B
21 Uppercuts................10=A+

Everyone agrees?