Willie Pep - would his fans please justify his placement in their top all time lists

Of course - he was much taller and had a stronger frame.

 

Fair enough, but I don't think that was your original point.

You stated that Willie Pep doesn't deserve to be rated on the same level as Sugar Ray Robinson. I in turn, responded by pointing out that the comparrison was irrelevent, given that Pep was an all time great featherweight, while Robinson was an all time great welterweight/middleweight. Ok, so maybe these guys met at featherweight in the amateurs, but that shouldn't have anything to do with how they rate in their own perspective divisions as professionals.

 

he didnt actually, according to SRR himself, it was a close scrap

 

That speaks better of Pep than it does for Robinson, then.

 

lol, Pep lost to a larger SRR in the Amateurs; that means nothing when comparing greatness.

 

How so, he goes and fights Pep in his own backyard and beats him, how does that appear better for Pep. whatever advantages Robinson would have in height and reach would be counteracted by a thicker set Pep, they did fight in the same weight class

 

Are you a boxer, China Joe?:think

 

Because Robinson was bigger - naturally bigger.

 

China_Hand_Joe is a joke and so is this thread. China_Hand_Joke should be your new name.

 

Too clever to be a boxer.:yep