Sugar Ray Robinson

Nile4000 · Post by **Nile4000** » 22 Jul 2006, 10:29

Was Sugar Ray Robinson the #1 contender for the lightweight title early in his career?

barry · Post by **barry** » 22 Jul 2006, 21:51

Robinson was first ranked in Ring magazine at the lightweight limit in May 1941.

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 23 Jul 2006, 08:53

So that would have meant Ray Robinson vs Sammy Angott for the Lightweight Title.

granberry · Post by **granberry** » 23 Jul 2006, 14:31

Robinson did fight Angott.

I have the film of it.

Angott was an amazingly strong lightweight.

Featherweight Willie Pep made the mistake of fighting Angott and got his first loss.

There are films of Angott fighting full grown welterweights Robinson and Fritzie Zivic

and in both fights Angott IS THE AGGRESSOR most of the way.

Amazing.

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 23 Jul 2006, 14:41

granberry wrote:Robinson did fight Angott.

I know, but that wasn't my point.

Nile4000 · Post by **Nile4000** » 29 Jul 2006, 10:05

I wonder if Angott was scared to defend against Robinson?

granberry · Post by **granberry** » 29 Jul 2006, 10:42

Nile4000 wrote:I wonder if Angott was scared to defend against Robinson?

I wonder if Robinson was scared to defend against Charley Burley?

I wonder if Ali was scared to give Jimmy Young a rematch?

I wonder if Jack Johnson was scared to defend against Sam Langford?

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Nile4000 · Post by **Nile4000** » 29 Jul 2006, 13:11

granberry wrote:
Nile4000 wrote:I wonder if Angott was scared to defend against Robinson?
I wonder if Robinson was scared to defend against Charley Burley?

I wonder if Ali was scared to give Jimmy Young a rematch?

I wonder if Jack Johnson was scared to defend against Sam Langford?

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It's a legit question.