Quote Originally Posted by Bilbo
He probably never was the greatest fighter of all time at middleweight. His prime was at welter but he's remembered for his middleweight achievements.

It's similar to Evander Holyfield. We regard him as one of the greatest of all time's at heavyweight and he is, but his real prime was as a crusier. If Evander would have been a bit heavier and never fought at cruiser he may not be regarded quite so highly as he is although I don't dispute for a second that either of them are all time greats in the divisions that made them famous.
I disagree that Holyfield was in his prime or at his best at cruiserweight, its just a weaker division, he was clearly better as a heavyweight. I think that Robinson was better as a welterweight, but what suprises me is that he was having a hard time with tough, but not overly skilled guys before he became significantly old.