Yeah he was 3 years removed from his last title but to his credit he had just beat Sammy Angott 2 months before and Angott went on to have spectacular fights with Ike Williams and Beau Jack, two great champions. So he was past his best but unless he became a shot fighter over night, it's not like he was a bum.

But Ray Robinson was in his prime at the time of the fight and he was really just beginning to build a legacy so I'm sure it was a total mismatch. But the trend has been that when you talk about Robinson's great victories you stop short of mentioning Armstrong because Armstrong was old. The Joe Louis - Marciano type thing. But it's not like Armstrong was a bad fighter. At least his record wouldn't suggest it. But SRR was miles ahead of him at that point.