Many have said that pound-for-pound he was the best. It is a shame that his standing on this list has been compromised by 1 star votes; some of those comments are laughable. Why would a fighter who won championships as a welterweight and middleweight fight Ali or Tyson? This category does not say greatest heavyweight fighter. They have weight classes for a reason. Robinson beat 18 world champions and 10 Hall of Fame members during his career.

very sweet boxer

Ray Robinson was as close to perfect as there has ever been.  Speed of a welterweight and the power of a heavyweight.  Ask alot of the old time trainers and fighters and 95% will say his name among the top 3 All-Time.

rated number one in Ring Magazine's list of the 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years. Ali came in 3rd. most people just say ali is the greatest because he was a heavyweight and heavyweights have always gotten the most attention

he was the best

Absolutely amazing; he had it all: rhythm, speed, power, stamina - all his fights are beautiful and represent the true great times in boxing

Robinson p4p easily among the 3 greayest fighters ever and arguably the best ever. The "original" Sugar Ray could do it all, he had grace, speed, balance, 2 handed power, an iron chin (never physically knocked out in over 200 fights). Peak record of 128-1-2. Was unbeatable for a period of more than 8 years. There was nothing that he could not do.

It seems to be that there are some clowns here that think they know a thing or two about boxing, but really guys you are just speaking out of your ass.Let me elaberate, SUGAR RAY ROBINSON, best boxer of all time, there will never ever be a boxer better than him, check the stats, he is the only fighter to be undefeated in 133 fights, who else done that, Huh, thought so, no one else, No doubt Rocky Marciano was world class, and i would rate him second best boxer of all time with his 49 fights undefeated 43 KO that is brilliant, but if that is brilliant, what do you call 133 fights undefeated
Or should i say 200 fights 19 loss 6 draws 173 wins and 108 KO's, that will never repeat itself in all of boxing history. No one can strip him of that, you try knocking out 108 masters of the ring. And for that other clown who said Sugar Ray is a Ape, Your mother is a Ape.

Pound for pound the greatest style, grace and movement of a ballet dancer and thunder and lightning with his hands, a genius.

Jake La Motta (raging bull) said that Sugar Ray Robinson was by far the best boxer he ever faced. I, along with many boxing journalists and ex-fighters, consider Robinson to be pound for pound the greatest fighter to have stepped into a ring. Muhammad Ali said Sugar Ray was his all time boxing hero, and freely admitted that he based his boxing style on his. Ali once said that no matter how good a boxer he (Ali) became, he could never be better than Sugar Ray Robinson. The ultimate accolade.

THIS MONKEY CANT BOX TO SAVE HIS OWN LIFE....HE EVEN FIGHTS WORSTE THAN KOREAN JUDO BUM JUNG SUNG YONG AND THE BITCH DRIULIS GONZALEZ.

ORIGINAL GLASS JAW OF BOXING. ONLY BECAUSE OF HIS HEIGHT AND APE LIKE REACH. MARCIANO WOULD HAVE DESTROYED THIS SLOB TO OBLIVION INSIDE OF 1 ROUND.

Sugar Ray Robinson defined the essence of the sweet science; as the nickname Sugar Ray says. The best fighter of all time period. He had the best ring savy, outsmarted opponents, and was the best at adapting to the style of his opponents. He also possessed the best skills of any fighter, he had the power, the speed, the agility, and the heart. His record of 173 wins, 19 losses, 6 draws and 108 Ko's, speaks volumes about the greatness of Sugar Ray. In his prime he would've easily handled the great middleweights of the 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's to today's stars. Many fighters including the great Muhammad Ali consider him the greatest fighter pound for pound, which really says the most about Sugar Ray. A shame on how his life ended in destitution, a man of his stature deserved a more fitting ending.

litterly overrated. Hagler would have smoked his butt.

A great fighter, and a class act. Have only seen film of his fights, but reading the comments of several opponents it is clear that this was a fearsome combatant. Pound for pound, one of the best ever.

sucks

Even the great Muhammed Ali stated that Sugar Ray Robinson was the best pound for pound boxer of all time

Without a doubt, the greatest fighter in the ring, all time. He had no weaknesses, outboxed all boxers, outpunched all punchers, best defensive fighter, the best world class and champion opponents. He has no peer

Anyone who knows anything about the Sweet Science will agree that he is the greatest fighter who ever walked the planet. He was a boxer/puncher with speed, accuracy, a granite chin, lights out power, finesse, great defense, experience, and an unbelievable list of conquests (Armstrong, Gavilan, LaMotta, Basilio, to name a few). Ali worshiped and emulated him (right down to the color of his trunks) and admitted the superiority of Sugar Ray. Those of you who call Sugar Ray Robinson a bum or are so ignorant as to compare heavyweights to welterweights are suffering from acute pugilistica dementia --oh wait, that would mean thay they actually got in the ring and have an informed opinion, so never mind. They should add new category to this entitled Legendary just for him.

I cant believe some of the remarks such as Marciano or Tyson would have beat Ray. Robinson was a middleweight at most, Ali himself said i am the greatest HW but ok Robinson was better P4P. Robinson is the clear No 1 WW and in the Top 3 at MW. Most expert historians regard Robinson as the best P4P ever.

overrated

Robinson was a welterweight and middleweight and should not be compared head-to-head with heavyweights, but p4p he was elite. Over-rated? His prime record was 128-1-2. In his career he fought 18 world champions when there was only one champion in each division. He defeated 10 Hall of Famers. He had more career knockouts than any active champion has fights (109). 'Nuff said.

I would like you all to remember Walker Smith Jr. (aka Sugar Ray Robinson) for a moment in time with great respect when you speak of great fighters. I'm very glad that I'm old enough to have seen him fight Jake once. He was the Rocky in real life. May God bless his soul.

Is a killer not a fighter. He killed poor Jimmy Doyle in 1947. Sugar ray was a nut case. He was lucky he didnt face Marciano.

Tyson would have destroyed him in 3 rounds.

Prime Ali, Prime Klitschko, Prime Tyson, Prime Marciano, Prime Frazier and Prime Foreman all would have smoked him to death. Lamotta was better.

Sugar Ray Robinson was the greatest ever. Who can compare to him? He had the speed, power, and grace- all in a single package. And watching him fight other greats such as Henry Armstrong and Rocky Graziano illustrated his willingness to fight anyone, anytime. His signature fights with Jake LaMotta, however, solidified his place as the greatest fighter of all-time, as the 'Sugar Man' sliced and diced the 'Raging Bull' with the surgical finesse of a matador. His only vulnerability came when he, alone, lost to the heat against a thoroughly outclassed (and outpunched) Joey Maxim. No one could have beaten Sugar Ray Robinson- pound for pound- ever!

Overrated

Marciano would have kicked his ass

I like to give reviews with a little substance. Sugar Ray (the original) was the greatest ever in his sport. There is nothing more that I can add to what has already been said, except if if you don't believe it check out some of the old films.

His record says it all. 'nuff said.

I was lucky enough to have met this great man in 1976, he was an old man but he still worked out at the Main Street Gym in L.A. and could still move. He actually took the time to show me what I was doing wrong with my right hand. Generally regarded as pound for pound the greatest champion of all time. Hard to argue with that. But I do it anyways (sacreligious , I know). I have Duran on par or slightly ahead. Most don't agree but that's my opinion. But that doesn't change how I feel about the original Sugar Ray. He was a great fighter in the ring and a class act in and out of it.

Ray Robinson (as a welterweight) pound for pound is the greatest fighter who ever lived. I believe his record as a welterweight was something like 86-1. He wasn't AS great as a middleweight, though he's probably remembered more for his battles in that weight class. He was the total package!

the greatest fighter who ever lived he was the fastest bar none he had style back in his time he could tap dance jump rope while quating up and down for speed. Beat Jake lamota 5 out of 6 times! was a multitime champion. He had 175 wins! fought every couple of weeks on average. The best pound for pound also the best at middleweight and welterweight.

Gangster

Never ducked anyone enough said

Greatest fight P4p no if or buts about it.

One example of how boxing ain't what it used to be:Sugar Ray lost his first fight against Jake LaMotta and won the rematch three weeks later-with a tune up in between(against Jackie Wilson-not the singer).Nobody ever did it with more effective style.

what are your talking about tick daddy? he was the muhammad ali in middleweights anyone agree?

he's no Ali

Johnny Roulette calls LaMotta his rival? c'mon Johnny they had 6 fights and Ray won 5!!!!! The greatest fighter who ever lived period!

Ray Robinson was P4P the best.Though not as a middleweight. As a welterweight he was GREAT as a middle he was good.His total dominance as welter forced him to move up as other greats have been forced to do.read his record if in doubt....

Best pound for pound fighter ever, had everything required to be a legend, only one slight criticism, he carried on too long.

Just plain good.

robinson wus the greatest. no question. i personally hold a very tiny grudge against him for beating one of my fav middleweights, jake lamotta, 5 times. but with that aside, robinson had it all. power, speed, technique, heart, stamina, a solid chin, several rivals, numerous great fights with great fighters, and of course STYLE! robinson wus the best and always will be.

The greatest of all time. Move over Ali.... CASSIUS CLAY!!!!!

Long career of competitive excellence, and extreme dominance at welterweight. Fast, but also effective because he was always thinking a couple moves ahead of his opponent. Tremendous sense of space. Great chin, only stoppage due to heat postration in bid to win lightheavyweight title. Fine puncher, good combinations. Could go to the body when needed; this helped turn the fight both in his challenge of LaMotta, and also his fight against Bobo Olson that went the distance. Hard to anticipate where his left would land, as he would sometimes begin hooks both to the head and the body from the same starting point. Five stars; if this were a 1-to-10 system, he'd get a ten.

sure he was p-4-p for his time but things change. he cant even lick roy jones feet in a fight. he was great and he ducked charley burley and every other threating black fighter of his time. he lost to alot of no skill having,no punching power,white guys...and he's the greatest?lol!!!he was probably the 2nd or 3rd best of all time but he aint perfect like historians want him 2 be

the term 'pound per pound' was created to describe Robinson. no-one compares to him

Probably greatest pound for pound fighters ever, what made Sugar Ray so great is the way he could mix up speed and power. No other boxer has been able to do that the way he did. Unfortunately like all boxers he carried on too long.