FANTASY FIGHT: Sugar Ray Robinson vs Felix Trinidad (15 Rounds/Poll)

SRR by KO

 

Ray Robinson could get put on his butt. Trinidad was a hell of a combination puncher, with quick hands at welterweight, his best weight.
And with Robinson's reckless aggression at times he did get hit with punches he could've avoided if he fought patiently.....
But this is a 10 - 10 fight.
Meaning if they fought 10 times Robinson is winning 10 times.
In a barn burner for about five rounds Robinson stops Trinidad more times than not with in 7rds.
Robinson's concrete chin being the key difference....

 

I tend to have always rated Trinidad a little lower than everyone else, but even if not...this is the Ray Robinson.

 

C'mon Rummy!
If you are speaking about in ring weight, & using maybe the best boxer in HISTORY, who was once 122-1-2 (the one loss against a fighter who was 16 bs. heavier & Sugar then beat every other/5 times...(while fighting everyone & often-before his MW titles...

It would take a remarkably disproportionate stylistic advantage to think anyone else who is not a candidate for GOAT at that weight has a very good chance!

 

Ray was significantly better than Oscar!

Tito's chin is the only thing that sees him past 5 or 6 rounds. He was brave, a strong puncher and a national icon, but he had a lot of physical talent with limited skillset. Robbi would keep him pivotting and cos he loaded his stance like a sprinter on the starting blocks at times, Tito, who already hasn't the greatest footwork, is going to struggle to avoid incoming damage, whilst not having the foundation to successfully land his own.

Robbi could be hurt, but his chin and durability are renowned - Tito's not gonna be the one to test the chin for me. He's too stalking and patient - Robbi would outbox him and outwork him and I can't see anything that Tito does to avoid getting lit up by the hooks to the body to drop his hands followed by violence to the head.

 

Trinidad is dangerous but id bet everything against him winning here.
At some point Ray s going to nail him hard.
Robinson by KO between 8-10.rounds

 

Cant see anyway Trinidad beats Sugar Ray

 

Oh man, Tito gets lobotomised in this one. Terrible match-up for him.

 

a landslide victory for RR,

maybe I'm wrong, but I don't see Tito being too much of a problem for Robinson.

 

I knowing the voting is 21-0 for Robinson, which includes my vote, but the vote totals belie the skill levels and closeness of the fight. Tito was undefeated until he moved to junior middleweight and has a lot of quality names on his resume. The problem is that he was put on his butt by at least three different fighters despite winning the fights. He was great but could be defensively irresponsible at times. I think Robby would be able to take advantage of those lapses and win via mid to late round KO.

Lastly, everytime there is a Ray Robinson welterweight thread it makes me a bit sad that there is so little footage of him from the 1940s.

 

God, how I wish. Martial artist supreme.

 

With what footage we do have of welterweight Robinson and what he achieved there, it is fair to say at least in my view that the list of genuine contenders to beat him at the weight is very small. Trinidad as great as he was, is not someone I would put on that list.