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Pound for pound, let’s take a look at ten of the greatest boxers of all time. Let’s start with former welterweight and middleweight champion ‘Sugar’ Ray Robinson, 174-19-6 with 109 knockouts. In the year He turned professional in October 1940, winning his first 40 matches and scoring 30 goals.
In September 1941, Robinson beat Marty Servo 40-0-2. He then beat former two-time world champion Fritzi Zivic 111-26-5. In October 1942, Jake ‘Bronx Bull’ LaMotta went 25-4-2 and improved to 36-0. In February 1943, Robinson lost his first rematch with him. Three weeks later, Robinson won the rematch. LaMotta wins 4 out of 5 matches
In the year In December 1946, Robinson defeated Tommy Bell 39-10-3 to win the NBA welterweight title. In June 1947, he stopped Jimmy Doyle 42-6-3 to win the world title.
In February 1951, Robinson, 121-1-2, stopped then middleweight champion LaMotta, 78-14-3. He lost to Randy Turpin 40-2-1 in July 1951 in the UK. Two months later, he stopped Turpin at the Polo Grounds in New York and claimed the title.
In June 1952, Robinson went 10-3, 9-3-1, 7-3-3 after 13 rounds when trying to win the light heavyweight title from Joey Maxime, 78-18-4. Referee Ruby Goldstein was replaced due to a 104 degree temperature. Robinson, 133-2-2, failed to make it to the 14th round. The rest is history. 41-17-4 obviously stayed active too long.
Second Henry ‘Homicide Hank’ Armstrong, 149-21-10 with 99 bouts, holds the featherweight, welterweight and lightweight titles simultaneously.
He won his first World Cup in the year In October 1937, he defeated Petty Sharon, 107-21-13, to become the NBA World Featherweight Champion at Madison Square Garden, New York.
In the year In May 1938, Armstrong defeated Barney Ross 74-3-3 at the Madison Square Garden Bowl, Long Island City, New York to win the world welterweight title.
In the year In August 1938, Armstrong won the lightweight title by split decision against Lou Ambers, 75-5-7, in Madison Square Garden, New York. He lost the rematch in June 1939 at Lough Ambers 84-6-7.
In September 1940, Robinson lost his welterweight title in back-to-back fights with Fritzie Zivic, 100-24-5.
