Can a case be made that SRR ducked dangerous opponents?

McGrain · Jun 16, 2008

OLD FOGEY said:

I think it is bizarre to criticize Robinson for not fighting Ezzard Charles. Robinson fought at 135 and change as late as Sept, 1941. Charles was a big middleweight who was a ranked lightheavy by 1942
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I agree with you.

dpw417 · Jun 16, 2008

OLD FOGEY said:

I think it is bizarre to criticize Robinson for not fighting Ezzard Charles. Robinson fought at 135 and change as late as Sept, 1941. Charles was a big middleweight who was a ranked lightheavy by 1942.

Robinson against Burley or Williams could have been made, but Robinson gives up weight to fight very tough men. What if he loses? Does the loss to a middleweight derail him from ever getting a welterweight championship bout? Robinson was under no obligation to step out of his weight class unless it was in his interest to do so. As a black fighter, it was certainly possible that his career could have gone south in the same way that Burley's did if he was not handled correctly and took a loss or two.
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Pretty much sums it up. Thanks for the info, OF.

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