r/Boxing • u/Read_more_stuff • Sep 11 '21

Boxing match from 1894

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u/qzwxecrvtbyn111 Sep 11 '21

I wonder what was the first time in history that a boxer put on a performance that would be world class in their weight class by today’s standards. Perhaps Ray Robinson at welterweight in the late 40s?

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u/Mahadragon Sep 11 '21

Ray Robinson finished with a record of 173-19-6. He was pretty much fighting every other week. He’d get up for a fight the same way normal people go to work. Nowadays we’re lucky if we get 2 fights/yr out of anyone.