Quote Originally Posted by Taeth
SRR is the most overrated guy when compared to nowaday boxers I've ever seen. For his time he was the best ever in comparison, but in no way, shape, or form can he compete with somebody so much faster, and technically more skilled than him. Let's face it technique is way better today than it was back in the day. The more any sport or anything is done improvements are found, and people utilize those improvements, and there have been way too many improvements since when Robinson fought to nowadays for him to ever beat PBF unless they fought at 154 and up. Ray Robinson is such a slow puncher he would be countered all day. People say they had such a good work rate back in the day, but they didn't really its just peoples memories make the past look generally better than it was. Whether it is family memories or fighters unless a traumatic event happens people will always see things better than they really were... like SRR.
Actually I must disagree with you there. Back in Sugar Ray Robinson's day, I believe it was much tougher on the fighters since they fought so often and had more rivals to go after that improve their skills. As far as technique being so much more improved today? Give me a break. Most fighters are head hunters and wouldn't have a clue where the solar plexis is. The fighters in Ray's day knew to kill the body before killing the head. As far as being a slow puncher, how can you say that about SRR? Going by badly fading films that seem a step behind in the timing department, when old timers write how fast he was I take their reports as accurate. As far as PBF goes, Pernell Whitaker at his best beats PBF any day (that's my opinion).