Sugar Ray Robinson vs Floyd Mayweather Jr.

[Tiozzo]

After hearing burner say that Floyd is better and has more skill than Robinson, I wanted to see if there were any non-delusional posters on here. Robinson at WW in his prime absolutely destroys Floyd and it wouldn't be competitive. Thoughts?

Co-sign. Floyd has great skills, but SRR would have been too much for him to handle. It would have ended with a brutal ko. SRR was a big WW. Floyd is a small one.

[r.burgundy]

After hearing burner say that Floyd is better and has more skill than Robinson, I wanted to see if there were any non-delusional posters on here. Robinson at WW in his prime absolutely destroys Floyd and it wouldn't be competitive. Thoughts?

theres not a ww in history who destroys floyd.i think he could outpoint floyd based on the fact that he has a 2 fisted attack but i could also see him getting potshotted to death.ray robinson is probally the most offensivley gifted fighter of all time but his defense left something to be desired

[BoxingFanFirst]

Everypne saying SRR would be to much probably has never even seen him fight. I've only seen like two, so i'm not going to comment.

[Tiozzo]

i just did last saturday. 1:15, 2:05 and the Ellerbe dance afterwards.Rd2

the second right hand was a thing of beauty
I still can't believe how close he was to getting ko'ed

[DR.ORGYY]

no discredit to carmen basilio but if he could beat robinson, y cant floyd or pacquiao beat robinson?

[Boxingholic]

Those 2 should not be put in same sentence. SRR the goat will not pretend retirement to duck 4-5 top WW. Flyod is fraud and joke man!!!!

[Tiozzo]

no discredit to carmen basilio but if he could beat robinson, y cant floyd or pacquiao beat robinson?

basilio was a tough mofo

After what we witnessed saturday and since we know Pacman has been ko'ed before, both Pacquiao and Floyd get KTFO by SRR

Come on now, both Pacquiao and Floyd are blown-up featherweight and super featherweight.

[Mahatma]

At WW: I'll just say this: Thomas Hearns and SRL would have excellent chances at beating Mayweather (matter of fact Tommy I think beats him with out ?) at 147. I have never seen SRR fight -- that dude was way before my time -- but I have had the pleasure of seeing Leonard and Hearns. Those 2 always come to mind when I think of dream fights against Mayweather. SRR, I haven't seen that dude fight enough to give a clear anwser on how he would have matched up against Mayweather. So it's tough to say, but from what I've read an heard from the old timers...dude was suppose to be the real deal.

[etlux]

no discredit to carmen basilio but if he could beat robinson, y cant floyd or pacquiao beat robinson?

because he beat Robinson who was close to 40 years old.

Keep in mind Robinson has like 19 losses or whatever but almost every single one of those came in after he retired and then came back old and shot and fought on way past his prime because he was broke.

PRIME Robinson before his retirement had a record of like 130-1. You think Pac/Floyd stand a chance against that?

[Tiozzo]

At WW: I'll just say this: Thomas Hearns and SRL would have excellent chances at beating Mayweather (matter of fact Tommy I think beats him with out ?) at 147. I have never seen SRR fight -- that dude was way before my time -- but I have had the pleasure of seeing Leonard and Hearns. Those 2 always come to mind when I think of dream fights against Mayweather. SRR, I haven't seen that dude fight enough to give a clear anwser on how he would have matched up against Mayweather. So it's tough to say, but from what I've read an heard from the old timers...dude was suppose to be the real deal.

there is plenty of SRR's fights footage on Youtube...