Would you define Sugar Ray Robinson as at 'technician'?

I don't know what a "technician" is, so I don't know.

The label "puncher" fits SRR. His greatest gift by far was his punching (power, speed, accuracy, single shots, combinations).
IMO.

 

He was the puncher par excellance..even more so than Joe Louis.

 

Maybe 4 a tall man he could b regarded as a technician . Haven't seen much of him yet , only d Basilio #1 and maybe #2 and i think they weren't complete or at least 1 of them . But usually when a man wants 2 learn how 2 fight , he'd better learn it from some1 similar 2 himself with his attributes and take in2 consideration what his limitations and preferences r , like not wanting 2 get hit 2 much , liking it less 2d body / less 2d head / good stamina / **** stamina / good power / poor power , etc . Then find d best example that fits all of his demands both stylistically and physically .
4 most ppl WSJ is not d 1 2 learn from , just like a 5'6" man would b a fool trying 2 fight like him , but it would b less foolish 4 a man 6'6" 2 fight like a 5'6" man .
Best example of a big man who fought relatively like a little man was George Foreman . But even he relied on his size but in a different manner than d Klitschkos do . I think it's possible that George Foreman fought in a nearly perfect way 4 him but it wouldn't fit Wladimir Klitschko because he is not as powerful , lacks Foreman's fluidity in power punching , not as durable and not as busy and needs more time 2 think / thinks 2 much .
WSJ's style would've worked 4 very few , possibly himself alone and it's not because his technique can't b understood / immitated , it's because other ppl's physicality especially wouldn't let them 2 get away with it .
So i don't think he was more of a technician than George Foreman was .
Foreman couldn't immitate WSJ but/and WSJ couldn't immitate George Foreman .

edit : but i guess he was a better technician than George Foreman after reminding in d difference between them in terms of quantity of opponents & d lengths of their careers . Maybe it had different / additional reasons but currently i can accept WSJ being considered d better technician of d 2 , he also didn't have Foreman's weight advantage over opponents .

 

I normally describe someone as a technician when thats there main asset as a fighter like Mikey Mcallum or the likes, Ray had it all so when a fighter is a complete package in this way I dont describe them as a technician, I'd call Ray a boxer puncher personally.

 

D truest boxer puncher was Julian Jackson . 2 a lesser extent but still Gerald McClellan & Earnie Shavers . WSJ was just a very big man 4 his weight and 1 who had other physical advnatages in addition such as good stamina , good punch resistance , good handspeed .

 

SRR had a phenomenal chin, and was a technically flawless
fighter. Speed, skills, ko power, and experience. Whats his record
like 175 wins and 19the losses, mst of which were in his last
75fights. I ve read a comment a while back saying that SRR
could punch excellently while back peddalling, while SRL
could not execute as effectively. Anyway SRR was a master
technician and could brawl with the best as well. Hell of
a nice guy too by all acounts. SRR and Joe louis, still
Waters run deep.

 

Depends of what you mean by technician....

I don´t think his defense was based on reflexes, to me his footwork was his best defensive attribute....

 

Nobody's mentioned -- beyond all the attributes that've been touched on -- SRR, under a mega-watt grill 'n the grace of a dancer, was a STONE KILLER.

 

I think Rays defense was based mostly on as Vic-Jofre said footwork and height. Technician? Depends on what you mean. Offensively his technique was perfect but defensively not really.

 

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I honestly don't see how Robinson has come to be known primarily as this grand, elegant boxer. Sure, He circled the ring with fluidity and balance and possessed a quick, accurate jab, but used it to set up and unload an array of power shots, effectively choosing his spots and ripping off multiple shots to the body and head at the drop of a dime. He was susceptible to counters, but had so much speed and power, could punch and hurt you wading in-and-out, going forward or backwards, with a cast iron chin of his own. This is based primarily on Middleweight material, when Robinson was over 30 years old and no longer at his peak or even his most dominant weight class. Crazy.

 

the welterweight footage we have shows this perfectly

 

Just an unbelievable fighter, who was probably several decades ahead of his time strictly from an athletic standpoint. In terms of pure skills, boxing has declined. Nobody is 'out-moderning' Ray Robinson. You can take him as he was - without any nutritional/training/quasi-evolution advances - and he ripples through your era. Ruthlessly. :hi:

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