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Pound for pound, let’s take a look at the ten greatest boxers of all time. Let’s start with former welterweight and middleweight champion ‘Sugar’ Ray Robinson, 174-19-6 with 109 knockouts. He turned professional in October 1940, winning his first 40 bouts, scoring 30 by knockout.
In September 1941, Robinson defeated Marty Serv, 40-0-2. He then beat former world champion Fritzie Zivic twice, 111-26-5. In October 1942, he improved to 36-0, defeating Jake ‘Bronx Bull’ LaMotta, 25-4-2. In February 1943, Robinson lost for the first time in a rematch with him. Three weeks later, Robinson won the rematch. He would beat LaMott in 4 out of 5 matches
In December 1946, Robinson won the NBA Welterweight Championship, defeating Tommy Bell by a score of 39-10-3. In June 1947, he won the world title, stopping Jimmy Doyle 42-6-3.
In February 1951, Robinson, 121-1-2, stopped then middleweight champion LaMotta, 78-14-3. In July 1951, he lost to Randy Turpin, 40-2-1, in Great Britain. Two months later, he regained the title, stopping Turpin at the Polo Grounds in New York.
In June 1952, Robinson, trying to win the light heavyweight title from Joey Maximus, 78-18-4, led after 13 rounds by scores of 10-3, 9-3-1, 7-3-3. Referee Ruby Goldstein was replaced due to a 104 degree temperature. Robinson, 133-2-2, could not get out for the 14th round. The rest is history going 41-17-4 and apparently staying active too long.
The other is Henry ‘Homicide Hank’ Armstrong, 149-21-10 with 99 knockouts, holding the featherweight, welterweight and lightweight divisions simultaneously.
He won his first world title in October 1937 by knocking out NBA world featherweight champion Petey Saron, 107-21-13, in Madison Square Garden, New York.
In May 1938, Armstrong won the world light heavyweight title, defeating Barney Ross, 74-3-3, at the Madison Square Garden Bowl, Long Island City, New York.
In August 1938, Armstrong won the lightweight title by split decision over Lou Ambers, 75-5-7, at Madison Square Garden, New York. He lost a rematch to Lou Ambers, 84-6-7, in June 1939.
In September 1940, Robinson lost his welterweight title in back-to-back fights with Fritzie Zivic, 100-24-5.
