Most experts will tell you that Sugar Ray Robinson was the greatest fighter of all time. He was at his best as a welterweight where he was champion from 1946 until 1950. Robinson was undefeated below 147 pounds, more than 100 fights without a loss. He started out as a lightweight and within months was ranked in the top 10 and even scored a win over reigning NBA lightweight champion Sammy Angott in a non-title bout. Angott’s title was not at stake that night since Sugar Ray weighed in at 136 pounds- just one pound over the limit. After moving up to welterweight, many contenders refused to fight Robinson, even after he became champion. He was, after all, in the middle of a streak that would see him go 132 fights with only one loss, and that to a hall of fame bound middleweight in Jake LaMotta. The few who were bold enough to challenge him had just one obstacle in their way. They first had to beat tough Tony Pellone. http://fightbeat.com/article_detail.php?AT=446
