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Sugar Ray Robinson
Posted: 22 Jul 2006, 10:29
by Nile4000
Was Sugar Ray Robinson the #1 contender for the lightweight title early in his career?
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Posted: 22 Jul 2006, 21:51
by barry
Robinson was first ranked in Ring magazine at the lightweight limit in May 1941.
Posted: 23 Jul 2006, 08:53
by KOJOE90
So that would have meant Ray Robinson vs Sammy Angott for the Lightweight Title.
Posted: 23 Jul 2006, 14:31
by granberry
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.
Posted: 23 Jul 2006, 14:41
by KOJOE90
granberry wrote:Robinson did fight Angott.
I know, but that wasn't my point.
Posted: 29 Jul 2006, 10:05
by Nile4000
I wonder if Angott was scared to defend against Robinson?
Posted: 29 Jul 2006, 10:42
by granberry
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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Posted: 29 Jul 2006, 13:11
by Nile4000
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.