How do you think this fight would play out? Feel free to pick and mention the weight class and which point in time for each fighter.
1966 at Middleweight would be an absolute war. Obviously it's not prime for prime but that may actually make it handicapped to the point of fairness. Both men would launch lead hooks throughout the first round, resulting in frequent tie-ups and each making a mental note of the other's power. Robinson would then settle into a rhythm of trying to time the smaller Griff coming in as he bravely advanced on Sugar, pushing him to his old body's limit with relentless punching and physicality. Ray might keep Emile honest with some stinging counters and force him to jab his way in, but Griffith would insist on getting his way, and get it. There would always be the chance that even this SRR could land something harder than Emile tasted in the Carter fight - but barring this, ultimately his economic offense stacked up against a higher workrate and fresher legs would lose him enough points to pass the torch by a perhaps close but still clear decision.
Griff could very well have won, and then lost a rematch, then there would be a rubber match...as great as Robinson was..I would never underestimate Emile Griffith.
Yeah, I genuinely believe Griffith could have beaten Robinson in one of three fights, only to be turned on his head in the rematches.
