March Maddness IV Middleweights.

I'm skipping 168 for now. 12 rounds. If a draw higher seed advances. Top ratted (boxrec) active and all automatic bids. Also Roy Jones and James Toney recive wild card bids.

1 Sugar Ray Robinson
16 Charley Burley
8 Gene Fullmer
9 Fred Apostoli

5 Marvin Hagler
12 Roy Jones Jr
4 Harry Greb
13 James Toney

6 Bobo Olson
11 Sergio Gabriel Martinez
3 Dick Tiger
14 Holman Williams

7 Mickey Walker
10 Joey Giardello
2 Carlos Monzon
15 Nino Benvenuti

 

He got left off by the "selection committee" and is now in the NIT.

 

Group A
1 Sugar Ray Robinson
16 Charley Burley
8 Gene Fullmer
9 Fred Apostoli

Sugar Ray Robinson vs. 16 Charley Burley. The best version of each at 160 would have been a great fight. I'm not sure who would win. I'd give a slight edge to Robinson as the higher seed.
In the other bout Fullmer beats Apostoli.

Robinson beats Fullmer
Group A winner: 1 Sugar Ray Robinson

 

Group B
5 Marvin Hagler
12 Roy Jones Jr
4 Harry Greb
13 James Toney

In two upsets both Jones and Toney win in highly compitive bouts. Both not without conterversty.

While It's clear that Jones is better at 168 and 175. I fell that Toney has the edge at 160 winning a close and contervisual decision.
Group B winner: 13 James Toney

 

Group C
6 Bobo Olson
11 Sergio Gabriel Martinez
3 Dick Tiger
14 Holman Williams

In the first round both higher seeds Olsen and Tiger advance.
In the Group final Tiger stops Olsen.
Group C winner: 3 Dick Tiger

 

Group D
7 Mickey Walker
10 Joey Giardello
2 Carlos Monzon
15 Nino Benvenuti
Walker Beats Giardello and Monzon beats Benvenuti.
Monzon wins the Group by beating Walker.
Group D winner: 2 Carlos Monzon

 

Group A winner: 1 Sugar Ray Robinson
Group B winner: 13 James Toney

Robinson was a better welterweight than middleweight. Not that he wasn't an outstanding middleweight. Toney on the other hand may have been at his best at 160. While Robinson has outstanding defense. Toney's is better and that makes the diffrance.
Group A vs. Group B winner: 13 James Toney

 

Group C winner: 3 Dick Tiger vs. Group D winner: 2 Carlos Monzon
I think Monzon will win by late round stoppage.

 

2 Carlos Monzon vs. 13 James Toney
Monzon uses his jab to keep Toney off balance. Toney has his molmets, but Monzon wins a decision.