Would Burley Have Been Robinson's best win?

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  1. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    In terms of credit and H2H'ness? Would people have actually given Ray credit for this one, then, and how would it be viewed today from our comfy Iphone setting?
     
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  2. McGrain

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    I think it actually depends upon how the fight goes. A very narrow or controversial win would make it his best scalp, yes. A wide victory or a knockout (lolz) would see his best win default to the Keed.

    Sceptics say that Burley's reputation was built upon this supposed duck by Robinson. I dispute that but it cannot be argued that his overall brilliance was revealed by the notion. Ironically, if it were unfilmed, a particularly brilliant performance by Robinson would have damaged rather than enhanced his atg status.

    I suspect it would have been a dull fight, that Robinson might have shaded based upon the speed of his second punch.
     
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  3. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    That is a fcking great post and might as well /thread :lol:

    The thing with outcomes is when fighters make it look so easy it just gets forgotten. Just like when I say if Tyson had to gut it out against Spinks and get the KO late he'd be a lot more revered than the KO1 and the whole "tyson beat nothing but bums" argument :patsch :patsch
     
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  4. Hands of Iron

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    Imagine Mosley doesn't land those two right hands in Round 2 against Floyd. The fight would be **** on several times more than it already is.
     
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    :patsch
     
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  6. turbotime

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    In their welter primes? I don't think so.
     
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    :think
     
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  8. PowerPuncher

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    I think Burley is better and more accomplised than Kid Gavilan, and he's giving up weight, so pretty much yes.

    I think Robinson stylistically would be all wrong for Burley too, like Leonard-Benitez or Jones-Toney
     
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  9. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    Leonard/Benitez is an ace comparison
     
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  10. McGrain

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    It may very well be (no knockout though).
     
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  11. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    No one knocks Burley out. He's not in my iron chin top 10 :neutral:
     
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  12. McGrain

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    He was on the deck too much for such a list, but nobody is knocking that guy out.
     
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  13. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    What about with a Calzaghe ref?
     
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  14. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    Chavez got dropped ? Toney?



    Or we doing quality of puncher here?
     
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  15. turbotime

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    You think he shakes Burley?
     
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