Sugar Ray Robinson's Defence - Rate it out of 10

He knew how to parry punches, which is more than plenty of guys these days. Had some head movement and short bursts of slickness here and there.

 

One of the guys he modeled his style after was Kid Chocolate, who had slick upper body movement.

 

His footwork was his real defense.....

 

I also would rate his D 7/10.

Recently I saw highlights of his fights at welter against Riccio and Flores, and he eaten some serious shots to the chin. But he took it without a blink and responded with combo blows 10 times harder.

 

7.5/10.
Decent defense, but nothing special like a wille pep or whitaker.

 

He doesn´t have much of head movement....but a solid 7/10 would be fair in my opinion.....He was good at parrying and rolling punches....

 

6 or 7.

 

yes!

 

Ray Robinson at 147lbs was flawless in terms of hand speed and shot selection. Didn't throw a lot of expendable punches in his barrages. Unlike today's fighters. As far as defense he made excellent use of all the basic fundamentals and tools that lend to a great defensive fighter. Good head movement intertwined with his upper body movement. Great intelligent jab that was always provided great protection and incredible ring generalship. Ray always knew how to use the ring to his best advantage.

 

A little above average

 

I would give him a 6 .

He wasnt that hard to touch . Marty Servo managed to hit him with ease and rocked him pretty good a few times But Lucky for him , That chin of his was Iron .

 

6-7, decent slips and movement and a fundamentally sound stance but nothing particularly clever, and certainly not unhittable