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What’s scary is that his prime as a welterweight was never filmed properly.

SRR went 43-0, had one loss, then went on a 76-fight winning streak across multiple weight categories. The man fought three fights in three weeks in three different european countries, against each country's reigning champion. He won all of those fights. What an absolute legend. It's amazing to see someone have so much talent and work so hard with every fight.

Sugar Ray retired after going on a run of 128-1 (84 KOs) & capturing the welterweight & middleweight titles. He came back 3 years later, recaptured his title, and fought for 12 more years, finally ending his career with 174 wins & 19 losses (109 KOs). His competition was the best in boxing history - 18 world champs & 10 Hall of Famers. His career spanned 25 years during a period when there were only 8 weight divisions & one championship belt (compared to 17 weight classes & 5 "championship belts" today). There was also a lot more competition. This means every division was much deeper, and it was more difficult to win the world championship. This man had power in both hands, speed, timing, ring IQ, creativity, heart, a good chin (never KO'd), great footwork & athleticism. Trivia: He was so good that the term "pound-for-pound" was created to describe his abilities. He's also the inventor of the concept of the entourage, lol.

The man who forced the P4P list to even exist

9:46 as funny as that is, that was a big component of Sugar Ray’s style. His skill as a finisher wasn’t so much based on his natural power, as it was based on his ability to figure out when to open up and throw with 100% commitment. We always hear how you shouldn’t load up and put everything in your punches, but there are moments when wild haymakers can land, and Ray Robinson excelled at finding those moments

Ali, Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. walk into a bar and merge into a single boxer.

Whats so crazy is this was all instinctively built inside of him. He was not even thinking, only reacting and flowing. Absolutely mind blowing

The GOAT! This guy is the reason why the pound-for-pound list was created!! 💪🏿✊🏿🥊🔥

I had some knowledge of Sugar Ray Robinson. And i knew he was a legend. But man.... he had 200+ fights IN BOXING. 174 wins....

Sugar Ray Robinson and Roberto Duran are my two favourite boxers of all time, but undoubtedly Sugar is the greatest. Fought every week nearly of his career and look beautiful doing it.

We need at least 20 minutes on this legend

I love how excited you got over the doubled-up body shots. So unprofessional and out of character, but not worth criticising because of both comedic value, and the fact that we can relate way too easily. Nice to see a different version of you having fun with this...

I was waiting for this one, if you ever get the chance to, would love to see Alexis arguello v Aaron Pryor

The man .the myth. the legend Suger ray Robinson the goat pound for pound boxer of all the time

There'll simply never be another like him. Great analysis.

My man was out there fighting like he had the power of god and anime on his side.

FINALLY!😀 I have been REALLY looking forward to a second Robinson breakdown and you did an exceptional job at it! You really are the best of your kind on KZfaq. If you could, I would love for you to do a second breakdown on Joe Louis next, as he also used parries and stiff-arms at long range, as well as constant angle changes during combinations. I think a second breakdown on Louis could be VERY interesting.

Goat of goats 🐐🐐🐐 Also keep in mind the videos are actually of him past his prime. He’s in his 30’s by then and sports medicine was archaic compared to today. Incredible champion.

Damn. I am always jealous of SRR’s hooks. So quick and powerful. Pure athleticism at its finest. How he made it look so easily shows why he is considered the best P4P boxer ever. He just is so great and awe inspiring

Man, I wish I'd have had access to this channel back when I was fighting. I had to learn a lot of this the hard way, and theres tons more that I never did figure out.

Sad part is the first 10 years of his fights were lost and too damaged… I believe there was a fire, just imagine watching him for the first decade of his career completely destroying people .. possibly looking even faster n stronger and more flexible

I heard a lot of great things about Robinson but didn't know much about him. This video changed that, thanks

201 professional fights over 22 years. That's a fight approximately every six weeks. Insane what boxers use to go through.

"Even when his opponents backed away, he'd catch them with a leaping gazelle hook." You say this like it's easy. Like you can just bang out a gazelle hook after an exchange of 4-5 punches! That man did things that shouldn't be possible. 🤣

Ali was right. Sugar Ray Robinson is the greatest pound for pound fighter of all time. I read in a biography that Robinson in his prime fought 4 top fighters of lightweight and middleweight divisions in just 18 days. That's just superhuman. It's a shame we can't watch him in his prime and appreciate his greatness.

Awesome, thank you so much. My grandpa always said, although there have been some great ones, Ray Robinson was pretty clearly the greatest pound for pound. Wish we had more footage of his early days of dominance.

Great work David. I'm constantly surprised that SRR doesn't feature in more videos.

the biggest tragedy of all is most of sugar rays fights are not on film

"Look at that, that just looks awesome." TMMA - describing Ray Robinson's double hook to the body and hook to the head. Love the way you do such an in depth analysis on great fighters from the past & present and still remain the excited fan. Great job as usual.

The way Robinson whipped his looping punches is almost unseen now. Beautiful work

The Jazz Boxer. That's what this video highlights to me. He was a jazz dancer in the ring. He literally had 'jazz hands', and the footwork and movement to match it. The music in his movements made his opponents fall asleep, lulling them into submission with his pace. The violent tangoist, indeed. Truly the pound for pound greatest. No wonder Ali bowed to him.

Sugar Ray Robinson is as dangerous as he is charming, he could throw double hooks, and triple jabs and at the same time dance. Pound for pound he is the best, along with Willie Pep and Henry Armstrong.

Glad to see we are getting a more in depth video of the greatest. Have you ever considered covering Barrera vs Morales 1 or Gatti vs Ward 1?

Still looks better than most modern fighters. Absolutely the GOAT.

Damn, I was just watching Robinson's highlights. Thanks for the video

Most boxing historians would say Sugar ray Robinson is the GOAT 🐐

7:56 there's all this professional talk and then there's this moment right here Hehe I love this guy

Imagine prime Robinson vs prime Roy Jones at 160lbs?🤯

Pound for pound, I’m the greatest heavyweight of all time. But the pound for pound greatest of all time is Sugar Ray Robinson- Muhammad Ali

it's odd that a video about Robinson makes me appreciate that much more how LaMotta stayed conscious during that beating he took against him.

GREATEST 10 MINS OF BOXING IN HISTORY!!!!!! I CANT NAME 1 FIGHTER OF ANY ERA WHO WOULDVE BEAT THIS MAN IN HIS PRIME AND REMATCHING RAY TAKES YEARS OFF YOUR CAREER

The man’s boxing iq was just something I don’t think will ever been seen again in boxing. Absolutely impeccable

Imitation is the greatest honor. So many have tried to fight like sugar ray, yet there's only 1. Ali was right, pound for pound Robinson was the greatest! What a great video David Christian. As always, you smashed so I smashed the like. Damn, your channel is so damn fun. Seriously!

No one can switch from pure boxing to absolute puncher as quick as Ray Ps Ali footwork was also influenced by Willy Patrano who trained at Ali’s 5th Street and also trained under Angelo Dundee

I remember as a young man listening to Rocky G talking. But when he talked about Ray it was all respect that no other fighter got from him.

The way Ali praises Sugar Ray out of not just his effectiveness, but his aesthetic elegance. Nobody got that kind of compliments from him.

The last video you did do last time(years ago) didn't stand with the quality of the recent videos.... I'm glad you revisited him

It's interesting to note how similar Ali's style was to Robinson. I think Ali might have perfected Robinson's style with the addition of lighting fast speed at the heavyweight class, but this style is right up there as the most effective boxing style along with the peek-a-boo boxing.

His style was so aggressive and menacing!

Great video and analysis. I love Ali largely because I see so much similarities with Sugar Ray. But Robinson had so much more in terms of trap setting and sheer knock out power. Nobody, In my opinion has come close. Thanks for mentioning Armstrong. He is another favorite of mine. Great Job!

It blows my mind that someone hasn't made a film about this legend yet.

I've always said sugar ray Robinson is the best boxer ever, then Ali then iron mike but they're all legends that would give eachother the best fights in history

My favorite boxer. A champion of champions. He didn't always get fair treatment from the referee and judges. His fights with Fuller and Basilio were incredible! I would have liked to see Robinson have a rematch with Maxum. Robinson was winning that fight.

Violent poetry in motion! Superb analysis as always - really enjoyed that.

The perfect definition of a boxer-puncher.

What a great video! The first time I've ever seen a real breakdown of SRR skills. Everything I've seen before of him just looks like a guy with no defence throwing hooks from his waist. Fantastic, thank you.

I have to say once again- your analyses of boxers/matches etc are masterful. No one has the level of detailed insights that you provide.

Been waiting for this one for a long time, and boy it didn't disappoint! Great breakdown! SRR was a genius and without a doubt, the GOAT.

Amazing breakdown of SRR, very detailed and precise!

Most Greatest Pound to Pound man was ahead of his time

He had everything

I really liked your musical metaphor at the beginning. Perfectly complimented the video samples. Nice work.

Love the pinch of humor at the end. More please!

Great breakdown. I'll watch that more than once. My old PAL boxing coach used to practically tear up when he talked about Robinson. He was a perfect fighter.

I enjoy all your videos so much. I appreciate the time and effort you put into these gems🙏🏾. Every time I rewatch one of your videos I always gain a better understanding or find something new to make myself a better boxer!

There was Sugar Ray Robinson and then there is everyone else.. The 🐐

The quality of some of this footage 💕

Can we just take a moment to appreciate that buddy always drops low key bars in these videos?

1.Circle and jab with cross steps and skip steps, combinations of body and head jabs 2.Defending parrying opponents attacks with a rear hand 3.Head jab with a cross step, body jab with an outside crouch, counter long range punches(opponents attack while you throw the body jab) 4.Counter: Right handed body hook to the kidney, counter by slipping the jab or counter the crouching opponents 5.Rear uppercut(Use head movement and Timing) and walk your opponent into your punches 6.Slip inside and load up a lead hook counter 7.Pivoting out of and exchange in a deep crouch (Use unpredictable angles) if opponents come after you counter with hard jabs or hooks 8.Set up your strikes with head movement and footwork 9.Doubling up the to the same target Example:double hook to the liver then hard lead hook to the head 10.Positional wrestling with shoulders, head or your arms 11.Position your head on opponent's shoulder and destroy he's body 12.Catch retreating opponents with a gazelle hook

He is still the GREATEST boxer ever to lace up gloves in my opinion.

i've been waiting for this video for while. Very excited.

Thank you for all the hard work you put into these contents

Great video , thanks a lot , I really like the way you build your videos , entertaining and interesting, super great job

You do not know how long i have been waiting for this video thank you for making it

Awesome work my guy. Keep it up!

Fantastic breakdown! Instant subscribe. So glad this came across my timeline

Finally!!!!! Our prayers have been answered

That final left hook at 1:04 fucking teleported to his face

My favorite Boxer of all time, Him & Muhammad Ali Sugar Ray was a beast at Welterweight, Held the title for 4 to 5 years, but sadly there was no recorded footage of his prime years. He was pretty good at Middleweight, 3x Champion of that weight division

With All Due Respect2 *CassiusClay* aka Muhhamad Ali whom is in every way the greatestMouthychampion that ever enter the ring of Boxing! I can see&hear from Ali that great addmiration him endured4 *TheGoatSugarRayRobinson*

This channel goes so hard I learn so much and my passion excelles

Thank you for another fantastic video.

Wow man, that was amazing to see.

This footage is amazing

Another superb effort my friend. Very stimulating. Gonna try to employ his methods. Gotta learn from the all timers.

Another great video, I'm trying to learn more about boxing and these videos are very helpfull.

Suga ray was a beast, i was looking at your vids and was hoping you would do a vid on him

Such a great video. He's my favorite fighter of all time

FANTASTIC!!! Thank you for this.🙏🏿

Really enjoyed this!

Great video as always, keep it up!

Sugar Ray one man orchestra in the ring.

You just earned a lot of credibility recognizing the TRUE GOAT. Only people familiar with boxing history know who the real GOAT is.

How much better would this explanation have been if we had footage of Ray in his prime? The sweet science? He was sweet as sugar. One thing different about Ali and Sugar is when they put a man down, Ali always raised his arms in triumphant victory, Sweet sugar would just walk away like nothing even happened, so cool 😎. I know alot of your future opponents watch your fight films and find weaknesses, I wonder if Ray's fights not being filmed helped in his career?, no films, no weaknesses exposed.

Amazing. Great breakdown 👌

Thanks Mr Robinson 🙏🏻

The section at the end where he talks about how SRR blends the techniques reminded me of a real life display of this sherlock holmes movie scene where he throws the handkerchief to blind his opponent -- my god i have never seen anything like the boxing in this video here

Holy shit his hands were fast like what the fuck. The cameras were to slow to even see the contact some of the time damn

To have such complete control over your body is so impressive. The man could do it all. Always perfect