Sugar Ray Robinson's record vs ranked opposition

Well, since I did one on Louis, why not do one on the insanity that is Sugar Ray Robinson ?

W Frankie Wallace (#9 ranked Lightweight in 1937)
W Joe Ghouly (#8 ranked Lightweight in 1935)
W Pete Lello (#3 ranked Lightweight at the time)
W Sammy Angott (#1 ranked Lightweight at the time)
W Carl "Red" Guggino (#9 ranked Lightweight in 1936)
W Maxie Shapiro (#8 ranked Lightweight in 1942, next year)
W Marty Servo (Future undisputed Welterweight Champion, in 1946)
W Fritzie Zivic (#3 ranked Welterweight at the time, former undisputed WW champ)
W Fritzie Zivic (#3 ranked Welterweight at the time, former undisputed WW champ)
W Maxie Berger (#6 ranked Welterweight in 1940)
W Norman Rubio (#10 ranked Welterweight at the time)
W Marty Servo (Future undisputed Welterweight Champion, in 1946)
W Sammy Angott (Current undisputed Lightweight Champion)
W Reuben Shank (#8 ranked Middleweight by the end of 1943)
W Tony Motisi (#9 ranked Welterweight at the time)
W Jake LaMotta (#6 ranked Middleweight at the time, future Middleweight champion)
W Izzy Jannazzo (#8 ranked Welterweight in 1941, last year)
W Vic Dellicurti (#8 ranked Middleweight in 1939, #10 ranked Middleweight by the end of 1944)
W Izzy Jannazzo (#8 ranked Welterweight in 1941, last year)
L Jake LaMotta (#6 ranked Middleweight at the time, future Middleweight champion)
W California Jackie Wilson (#3 rated Welterweight at the time)
W Jake LaMotta (#6 ranked Middleweight at the time, future Middleweight champion)
W Ralph Zanneli (#5 ranked Welterweight by the end of the year)
W Henry Armstrong (#2 ranked Welterweight at the time, former FW, LW and WW Champion)
W Izzy Jannazo (#8 ranked Welterweight at the time)
W Vic Dellicurti (#10 ranked Middleweight at the time)
W Sheik Rangel (#10 ranked Welterweight in 1942)
W Tommy Bell (#1 ranked Welterweight by the end of 1946)
W George Costner (#7 ranked Welterweight by the end of 1947)
W Jake LaMotta (#2 ranked Middleweight at the time, future Middleweight Champion)
D Jose Basora (#4 ranked Middleweight at the time)
W Jimmy McDaniels (#4 ranked Welterweight at the time)
W Jake LaMotta (#3 ranked Middleweight at the time, future Middleweight Champion)
W Vic Dellicurti (#10 ranked Middleweight in 1944)
W Sammy Angott (#8 ranked Welterweight at the time, former Lightweight champion)
W Izzy Jannazzo (#8 ranked Welterweight in 1943)
W Norman Rubio (#10 ranked Welterweight in 1941)
W Tommy Bell (#1 ranked Welterweight by the end of the year)
W Georgie Abrams (#5 ranked Middleweight at the time)
W Jimmy Doyle (#7 ranked Welterweight at the time)
W California Jackie Wilson (#8 ranked Welterweight at the time)
W Bernard Docusen (#3 ranked Welterweight at the time)
W Kid Gavilan (#1 ranked Welterweight at the time)
W Earl Turner (#5 ranked Welterweight in 1942)
W Kid Gavilan (#1 ranked Welterweight at the time)
W Steve Belloise (#2 ranked Middleweight at the time)
W "Little Tiger" Aaron Wade (#5 ranked Middleweight in 1945)
W George Costner (#2 ranked Welterweight at the time)
W Ray Barnes (#7 Middleweight by the end of the year)
W Robert Villemain (#3 Middleweight at the time)
W Charley Fusari (#3 Welterweight at the time)
W Jose Basora (#4 ranked Middleweight in 1944
W Bobo Olson (Future Middleweight champion)
W Bobby Dykes (#2 ranked Welterweight by the end of 1952)
W Robert Villemain (#8 Middleweight at the time)
W Jake LaMotta (Current Middleweight Champion of the world)
W Holly Mims (#8 ranked Middleweight by the end of 1953, top 3 in 1954)
L Randy Turpin (#1 ranked Middleweight at the time)
W Randy Turpin (Current Middleweight champio)
W Bobo Olson (#3 ranked Middleweight by the end of the year)
W Rocky Graziano (#10 ranked Middleweight at the time, former Middleweight champion)
L Joey Maxim (Light Heavyweight champion of the world, lost due to plot)
L Ralph Jones (#9 ranked Middleweight by the end of the year)
W Rocky Castellani (#2 ranked Middleweight at the time)
W Bobo Olson (Current Middleweight Champion)
W Bobo Olson (#1 ranked Middleweight at the time)
L Gene Fullmer (#1 ranked Middleweight at the time)
W Gene Fullmer (Current Middleweight Champion)
L Carmen Basilio (Current Welterweight Champion)
W Carmen Basilio (Current Middleweight Champion)
L Paul Pender (#8 ranked Middleweight at the time)
L Paul Pender (Current Middleweight Champion)
D Gene Fullmer (#1 ranked Middleweight at the time, former Middleweight Champion)
L Gene Fullmer (#1 ranked Middleweight at the time, former Middleweight Champion)
W Denny Moyer (#9 ranked Middleweight at the time, first lineal and undisputed 154 Champion)
L Denny Moyer (#9 ranked Middleweight at the time, first lineal and undisputed 154 Champion)
L Terry Downes (#2 ranked Middleweight at the time, former Middleweight Champion)
W Ralph Dupas (#3 ranked Welterweight at the time, future undisputed 154 Champion)
L Joey Giardello (#4 ranked Middleweight at the time, future Middleweight Champion)
L Mick Leahy (#10 ranked Middleweight at the time)
L Stan Harrington (#10 ranked Middleweight at the time)
L Ferd Hernandez (#6 ranked Middleweight by the end of 1966)
L Stan Harrington (#10 ranked Middleweight at the time)
L Joey Archer (#2 ranked Middleweight at the time)

That makes a total of 65-17-2. That's more wins vs ranked fighters than Muhammad Ali's whole career fight total. It almost equals Louis', Hagler's and Hearns' career fight total.

The 17 losses look bad, but let's be real, who cares ? Aside from those modernists who swear that their favourite's record of 16-2 vs ranked fighters or whatever totally compares to Robinson's resume.

He was over 40 years old for 8 of those losses and very close to 40 for 3 of them. A 38 year old Robinson prior to the Pender bouts sat at a crazy 63-6-1. A 30 year old pre-Maxim bout Robinson sat at 58-2-1. He beat the 3rd best Welterweight in the world and then beat a borderline top 10 ATG Middleweight within 7 days.

Now tell me, what did you do last week ?

 

W Siarhei Liakhovich (#7th ranked HW in 2007)
W Bermaine Stiverne (#2 ranked HW at the time)
W Bermaine Stiverne (#2 ranked HW in 2014)
W Chris Arreola (#9 ranked HW in 2014)
W Luis Ortiz (#5 ranked HW at the time)
D Tyson Fury (Was the lineal Champ but would have otherwise been unranked at the time)
W Dominick Breazeale (#9 ranked HW in 2017)
W Luis Ortiz (#5 ranked HW at the time)
L Tyson Fury (#1 ranked HW at the time)
L Tyson Fury (Current WBC Champion)
L Joseph Parker (#8 ranked HW at the time)
L Zhilei Zhang (#3 ranked HW at the time)


Done. Took me like 5 minutes. 7-4-1.