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Clearly, the very great Sugar Ray Robinson made his mark in professional boxing with a very established career. Where he is ranked right up at the very top in boxings pound for pound category.


Had Sugar Ray Robinson fought in eras which came after him, would he have been as dominant?


Hypothetical matchups. Of Sugar Ray Robinson against these respective boxers. Who do you think would win? -----



1. Sugar Ray Robinson against Les Darcy?



2. Sugar Ray Robinson against Stanley Ketchel?



3. Sugar Ray Robinson against Harry Greb?



4. Sugar Ray Robinson against Tiger Flowers?




5. Sugar Ray Robinson against Mickey Walker?




6. Sugar Ray Robinson against Carlos Monzon?




7. Sugar Ray Robinson against Roberto Duran?




8. Sugar Ray Robinson against Sugar Ray Leonard?



9. Sugar Ray Robinson against Thomas Hearns?




10. Sugar Ray Robinson against Esteban DeJesus?

Other hypothetical matchups. ---- Of Sugar Ray Robinson against these respective fighters. Who would win? ----



11. Sugar Ray Robinson against Wilfred Benitez?



12. Sugar Ray Robinson against Sugar Ray Leonard?




13. Sugar Ray Robinson against Hector Camacho?




14. Sugar Ray Robinson against Marvin Hagler?




15. Sugar Ray Robinson against Thomas Hearns?




16. Sugar Ray Robinson against Iran Barkley?




17. Sugar Ray Robinson against Michael Nunn?




18. Sugar Ray Robinson against Mike McCallum?




19. Sugar Ray Robinson against Julian Jackson?




20. Sugar Ray Robinson against Gerald McClellan?




21. Sugar Ray Robinson against Felix Trinidad?




22. Sugar Ray Robinson against Roy Jones, Jr.?




23. Sugar Ray Robinson against Bernard Hopkins?

He'd still dominant.

He'd be much faster, stronger, smarter, and fit due to the newer technologies, equipment, the robust knowledge of boxing practices and archived footage of historic fights.

He probably would be dominant in the years after him, but, not as dominant as he was in his time. Guys like the greats Roberto Duran, Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns for example, would give him LOTS OF TROUBLE at welterweight and middleweight monsters like Carlos Monzon or Marvin Hagler would probably take him too.