Better resume: Ray Robinson or Henry Armstrong?

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by Raskolnikov, Oct 19, 2010.


  1. Raskolnikov

    Raskolnikov Guest

    Vote and explain please :bbb
     
  2. bodhi

    bodhi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Hm, I don“t know really. But Armstrong has a better and much more impressive Top win than Robinson.
     
  3. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    Robinson's is much deeper having top men from several era's Armstrong's included. I'm not sure beating Ross at WW trumps beating Galivan at WW. Although Armstrong had around a 10lb size disadvantage, so it is comparable to Robinson-Lamotta except RObinson was probably giving up similar weight to the amount Armstrong gave up against Garcia (just checked he gave up more weight in his first Lamotta wins)
     
  4. bodhi

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  5. TheGreatA

    TheGreatA Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Armstrong has a ridiculously extensive resume but there is an argument for Robinson having fought in a better era. Had Armstrong come around a few year earlier he would have had to compete with the likes of Tony Canzoneri, Jimmy McLarnin and Kid Chocolate, among others. Lou Ambers and Barney Ross were still going strong though.
     
  6. El Bujia

    El Bujia Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    There's not much in it either way, although if I had to choose I'd go with Armstrong narrowly due to the constant size disadvantage he had during his fights.