Better Overall: Robinson or Greb?

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by salsanchezfan, Sep 6, 2018.


Who's Better P4P?

  1. Greb

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    32.1%

  2. Robinson

    19 vote(s)
    67.9%
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  1. Jel

    Jel Obsessive list maker Full Member

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    Exactly how I see it.
     
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  2. BCS8

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  3. JohnThomas1

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    Comedy gold.
     
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  4. greynotsoold

    greynotsoold Boxing Addict

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    That little bit of video has had me fascinated all day, so far as trying to visualize how Greb fought. Of course it is so short that I am extrapolating and guessing a lot, but I imagine him constantly turning an opponent and using a lot of shifts. I'd give a lot just to see one round of him fighting, just to see how close I am.
     
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  5. slender4

    slender4 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    How many Robinsonesque guys did Greb fight? Because Robinson fought a bunch of Grebesque guys; Fullmer, Graziano, LaMotta, etc..
     
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  6. KuRuPT

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    Sign out... for good.
     
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  7. Jel

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    I don’t know if we can say that guys like Fullmer, Graziano and LaMotta can really be compared with Greb, even in terms of style, let alone resume... but I’m going to start using the term ‘Grebesque’ with impunity in my posts.
     
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  8. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Mmmmm, I don't think that's at all accurate. Fullmer, Lamotta, et al, were nothing compared to Greb.
     
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  9. salsanchezfan

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    Fair enough; good points by you both. Definitely a valid way to look at it.
     
    salsanchezfan, Sep 7, 2018
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  10. Cojimar 1946

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    Comedy gold? Maybe Robinson would have lost less/drew less/had fewer controversial wins in his prime if he was as good as people seem to think. He frequently struggled with his opposition.
     
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  11. RockyJim

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    Yeah...and then you woke up!!!
     
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  12. Cojimar 1946

    Cojimar 1946 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Many younger boxing fans don't share the views of old timers on guys like Robinson. If you talk to younger fans you will find many who don't share the views of earlier generations
     
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  13. cross_trainer

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    Excellent post. People often overlook the proliferation of televised bouts as the reason for the Decline of Boxing. There's a disturbingly strong correlation between the number of filmed bouts, and the number of times that boxers get tagged on film.
     
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  14. Cojimar 1946

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    Do you think if Greb was in Robinsons era he would have faced the guys Robinson avoided like Charley Burley, Eddie Booker, Lloyd Marshall, Holman William's etc?
     
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  15. Hannibal Barca

    Hannibal Barca Active Member Full Member

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    Those guys are not "Grebesque". These guys below would qualify though.

    Joe Calzaghe
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    Ken Overlin
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    Jack Kid Berg
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