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Pound for pound, let’s check out ten of the All-Time Nice boxers. Let’s begin with former welterweight and middleweight champion ‘Sugar’ Ray Robinson, with a 174-19-6 with 109 knockouts. He turned skilled in October of 1940, occurring to win his first 40 matches, scoring 30 by knockout.
In September of 1941, Robinson defeated Marty Servo, 40-0-2. Then twice, he defeated former world champ Fritzie Zivic, 111-26-5. In October of 1942, he improved to 36-0, defeating Jake ‘Bronx Bull’ LaMotta, 25-4-2. In February of 1943, Robinson misplaced for the primary time in a rematch with him. Three weeks later, Robinson received the rematch. He would defeat LaMotta 4 of 5 matches
In December of 1946, Robinson received the NBA welterweight title, defeating Tommy Bell, 39-10-3. In June of 1947, he received the world title, stopping Jimmy Doyle 42-6-3.
In February of 1951, Robinson, 121-1-2, stopped then middleweight champ LaMotta, 78-14-3. In July of 1951, he misplaced to Randy Turpin, 40-2-1, within the UK. Two months later, he regained the title, stopping Turpin at Polo Grounds, New York.
In June of 1952, Robinson, in an try and win the sunshine heavy title from Joey Maxim, 78-18-4, forward after 13 rounds with scores 10-3, 9-3-1, 7-3-3. The referee, Ruby Goldstein, was changed because of the temperature at 104 levels. Robinson, 133-2-2, couldn’t come out for the 14th spherical. The remainder is historical past going 41-17-4 clearly staying lively a lot too lengthy.
Second is Henry ‘Homicide Hank’ Armstrong, 149-21-10 with 99 knockouts, holding the featherweight, welterweight, and light-weight all on the similar time.
Profitable his first world title was in October of 1937, knocking out NBA World Featherweight champion Petey Sarron, 107-21-13, at Madison Sq. Backyard, New York.
In Could of 1938, Armstrong received the world welterweight title, defeating Barney Ross, 74-3-3, on the Madison Sq. Backyard Bowl, Lengthy Island Metropolis, New York.
In August of 1938, Armstrong received the light-weight title by a break up determination over Lou Ambers, 75-5-7, at Madison Sq. Backyard, New York. He misplaced the rematch to Lou Ambers, 84-6-7, in June of 1939.
In September of 1940, Robinson misplaced his welter title in back-to-back fights with Fritzie Zivic, 100-24-5.
