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The heat hurt Robby more so than Maxie cuz Robby was moving, sticking----boxing like the Dickens against the stronger, but lesser talent Joey Maxim.... SRR being more busy and piling up points also felt the heat more than Maxim, too...... Bottom Line is, SRR used way more energy throughout the battle with Maxim in the early 1950s.... Had the air been cooler, SRR would've won a clear decision for the 175 lb. title that night.... Christ, I believe SRR was only 164 pounds at the weigh-in..... Amazing....

MR.BILL

 

A couple of points : Yes RR did expend more energy than Maxim,but the Maxim braintrust knew that the best chance Joey had was to let the quicker Robinson , use up his energy and Maxim would go all out in the later rounds. And of course the heat didn't help Robinson or Joey Maxim, who after all had to lug around more weight,and didn't have A/C in his corner either. And aside from that, Joey Maxim,though a good boxer,was a VERY light hitter, and that is why he was chosen over LHs such as Moore, Charles, Johnson, Lloyd Marshall,to tackle the big boys those days. Ray
was the best of his time, but wisely knew his limitations...Cheers.

 

Burton,

SRR also took some time to fully develop into a middleweight as well.... When Ray stopped Jake in '51, Ray was only 155 1/2 pounds to Jake's full 160..... Ray went with the lesser Maxim cuz, yes, he was not a wicked puncher or the most physical 175 pounder in the world in 1952 or 1953, but I still regard Maxim as legit and naturally much bigger than SRR ever would become.... Again, SRR was like 164 pounds when he challenged Maxim.... Yes, the heat was the same in both corners, but the fact is, Ray expended himself more over all and was dead by round 13 / 14..... I don't have this fight on tape... I only have brief / quick clips.... But I've seen SRR reeling around the ring like a drunken sailor when the bout was halted... Maxim won cuz he out-lasted a spent SRR...

MR.BILLbbb:hi::hat