Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Ray Robinson's opposition, how would he have fared?

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  1. Mark Anthony

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    At lightweight, Ray was very thin at lightweight because of his height, he filled out and peaked at welter developing more power as he matured before moving up to middleweight, he was powerful enough to knock strong middleweight Gene Fullmer out with one punch, his body was bigger and stronger as a pro.
     
  2. Mark Anthony

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    The pros are more important than the amateurs, amateur bouts are only three rounds.
     
  3. Mark Anthony

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    Wasn't his uppercut vs Fullmer the most iconic counter punch of all-time?
     
  4. Mark Anthony

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    Floyd couldn't throw combos the way Robi could either.
     
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  5. Mark Anthony

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    Up to which weight though? You can't compare moving up to middleweight to moving up to light-welter and welter, nor can you compare Floyd moving up to Robi moving up to light-heavy, Robi's middleweight record was iconic.
     
  6. George Crowcroft

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    Over their whole careers, Floyd is more consistent because he didn't lose - but he also had 50 fights in 19 years. Robinson was much more consistent at his peak, hence why he was 133-3-2 over 12 years, having beaten all but one man with one of the longest win streaks in history. I don't even see how that's up for debate.

    Dominance is just obviously Robinson. It's one thing to make someone miss and start looking foolish; it's much more dominant to knock the best in the world out.

    There's 13 rounds of it against LaMotta.
     
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  7. NoNeck

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    50 and zero over 19 years and five weightclasses is more dominant than Robinson's numbers.
     
  8. George Crowcroft

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    130 - 154 = 135 to 160. 133-2-2 in 12 years > 50-0 over 19.

    Nothing about the counter punching? Coz it'd involve actually watching something?
     
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  9. NoNeck

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    Floyd's medal at 126 is worth more than whatever Robinson did at 135 (nothing).
     
  10. Ioakeim Tzortzakis

    Ioakeim Tzortzakis "The David Haye of Loma's Gay" -Edgar Allan Poe Full Member

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    Beating the #3 and #1 Lightweight in the world is nothing ? By today's standards such body of work would get you in the P4P top 10
     
  11. Greg Price99

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    Furthermore, Sammy Angott is a top 20 all time LW (#13 on my list).
     
  12. George Crowcroft

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    Beat an ATG 3x mate. That's more than Floyd did at 135.
     
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    Your act must be even tiring for you at this point.
     
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  14. Ioakeim Tzortzakis

    Ioakeim Tzortzakis "The David Haye of Loma's Gay" -Edgar Allan Poe Full Member

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    Let us not forget Diego Corrales got ranked top 5 P4P for beating the #3 rated Roberto Garcia and #2 rated Angel Manfredy. I don't recall Mayweather getting ranked top 5 P4P by winning a bronze medal.
     
  15. NoNeck

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    Show me where he beat Angott at 135?