Compare Robinson and Grebs resumes.

It does.

This guy http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=9019&cat=boxer&pageID=2

Robinson gets ranked higher simply because of the film available of him and how damn good he looked in it ..Greb's resume is really the most impressive in boxing.

 

Grebs is better.

 

Greb beat Mickey Walker, Gene Tunney, Mike Gibbons, Tommy Gibbons, Tommy Loughran, Tiger Flowers, Jack Dillon, Maxie Rosenbloom, Mike McTigue, George Chip, Kid Norfolk, Jack Blackburn, Jeff Smith, Battling Levinsky, Willie Meehan, Lou Bogash, Leo Houck, Soldier Bartfield, Billy Miske, Gunboat Smith, Al McCoy, Zulu Kid, Willie KO Brennan, Jackie Clark, and more. The majority of those men he beat multiple times.

It really doesn't get any better than that unless you're simply talking about opposition faced rather than defeated, in which Archie Moore's resume can't be beat.

 

I was hoping you wouldnt ask and just go look them up ...I wanted to go to bed and listing Greb's opponants takes longer then just about anyone elses. :-((

But here we go.

Mickey Walker
Tiger Flowers
Gene Tunney
Tommy Loughran
Maxie Rosenbloom
Jack Dillon
Jack Renault
Zulu Kid
Jack Blackburn
George Chip
Mike McTigue
Soldier Bartfield
Gunboat Smith
Jeff Smith
Kid Norfolk
Battling Levinksy
Billy Miske
Bill Brennan
Willie Meehan
Tommy Gibbons
Lou Bogash
Billy Shade

Im probably missing a ton...and to top that off Greb fought just about every ranked contender from 160-175 who was floating around the time he fought. Guys probably not worth mentioning but it gives you an idea of the kind of dominance he had during his peak. He fought the last stage of his career half blind and very often gave away a significant amount of weight to his opponents.

They may not be all HOF but a lot of them are...He fought many of them multiple times and proved his dominance over just about all of them.

There really is no argument I can see for Robinson having a better resume then Greb's. Ray's is excellent, among the best 3 or 4 there ever was but Harry's was better. What hurts Greb is that there is no film available of him to gauge to kind of fighter he was. Whereas when you watch Robinson its like you just watched God boxing.

 

Jesus Sweet Pea, I wish Id seen that before.

Im off to hit the hay.

 

Robinson has a great resume and he had a fantastic record while in his prime but he went a bit longer past his prime at an age he should have been finished but I have to say if there is a better resume it is Harry Grebs who had an astounding career and resume. 2 of the best, then Archie

 

Can't believe I forgot "Slapsie" Maxie. Bogash was definitely worth a mention as well.

 

I'd say Ezzard Charles certainly has a better resume than Greb, not only is the era tougher, he fought the best of the best from MW-HW, Robinson maybe doesnt quite the resume quality, but like Floyd mayweather, robinson is the best of his era simply because you could see how good he was and how he dominated from LW-MW

Joe Louis
Walcott - 2-2 (arguably 3-1)
Rex Layne
Archie Moore x3
marshall - multiple times
Bivins - multiple times
Elmer Ray -1-1 arguably 2-0
Charles Burley - 2-0
Yarosz
Maxim
Oakland Billy Smith
Baroudi
Sattefied

Also arguably beat Harold Johnson and valdes past his prime, or that could just have been SuzieQ defending Charles as a Marciano opponent. And ofcourse gave Rocky a close fight in their first meeting

So all in all Charles fought better bigger HWs, better LHWs, and better MWs

 

Not based on the list you gave, nor any list you could give. In other words: no. Greb has him matched on quality and beat on quantity, whether you're doing a top 5, top 10, or top 20 list of opponents.

 

And why is that, particularly with Blackburn?

 

He doesnt have him matched on quality though. Charles fought better bigger HWs, better LHWs, and better MWs