Have Paul Pender and Sugar Ray Robinson ever fought each other?

Yes. Paul Pender and Sugar Ray Robinson have met 2 times and Paul Pender leads the series 2-0.

Who has the better record, Pender or Robinson?

Paul Pender is 40-6-2 and Sugar Ray Robinson is 174-19-6. Sugar Ray Robinson has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Pender or Robinson?

Paul Pender has 20 knockout wins and Sugar Ray Robinson has 109. Sugar Ray Robinson has more.

Do Pender and Robinson have any common opponents?

Paul Pender and Sugar Ray Robinson share 7 common opponents: Terry Downes, Carmen Basilio and Gene Fullmer (and 4 others). Paul Pender fared better against 4 of them.

Who is bigger, Pender or Robinson?

Sugar Ray Robinson is the taller fighter at 180 cm, 2 cm above the other. Sugar Ray Robinson also has the longer reach, by 1 cm.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Pender and Robinson?

This comparison is drawn from 48 bouts tracked for Paul Pender and 202 bouts tracked for Sugar Ray Robinson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Paul Pender vs Sugar Ray Robinson — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Paul Pender (40-6-2) and Sugar Ray Robinson (174-19-6) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 7 common opponents.

Pender

Wins20 KO · 50%

Losses

Draws48 tracked bouts

Robinson

174

Wins109 KO · 63%

Losses

Draws202 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Pender leads 2–0

Paul Pender and Sugar Ray Robinson have met 2 times; Pender leads 2–0.
Met	1960Jan 22	1960Jun 10	Series
Paul PenderFighter A	WWon	WWon	2–0W–L
Sugar Ray RobinsonFighter B	LLost	LLost	0–2W–L
Result	SDRobinson vs Pender	SDRobinson vs Pender	2Meetings

The Numbers

Pender 0 · Robinson 8 of 8 measurable rows

PenderEdge = longer wingRobinson

Record: 40-6-2174-19-6 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 85.4%
88.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 109: 20
109 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 50%
62.64% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 50%
63% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 3: 3
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 12: 2
12 (edge)
Bouts per year^‡max 8: 3.6
8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 202: 48
202

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Height+1″: Paul Pender: 5′10″; Sugar Ray Robinson: 5′11″ (edge)
ReachLevel: Paul Pender: 72″; Sugar Ray Robinson: 72″
Agenot comparable: Paul Pender: Died aged 72; Sugar Ray Robinson: Died aged 67
Stance: Paul Pender: Orthodox; Sugar Ray Robinson: Orthodox

Paul Pender left, Sugar Ray Robinson right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Paul Pender40 wins · from 48 tracked bouts

20 by KO/TKO 50%19 on the cards 48%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

Sugar Ray Robinson175 wins · from 202 tracked bouts

110 by KO/TKO 63%65 on the cards 37%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Paul Pender 48, Sugar Ray Robinson 202 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

7 shared

7 shared · Pender better on 4 · Robinson better on 1 · even on 27 shared · Paul Pender better on 4 · Sugar Ray Robinson better on 1 · even on 2

PenderPaul Pender

Opponent

RobinsonSugar Ray Robinson

Paul Pender
2–1 against
Win, UD
1962Apr 1962
Loss, RTD 9
1961Jul 1961
Win, TKO 7
1961Jan 1961
DownesTerry DownesUnited Kingdom 35–9 · Middleweight, Light HeavyweightPender betterPaul Pender better — 2–1 to 0–1
Sugar Ray Robinson
Loss, PTS
1962Sep 1962
Paul Pender
Win, UD
1961Apr 1961
BasilioCarmen BasilioUnited States 56–16–7Pender betterPaul Pender better — 1–0 to 1–1
Sugar Ray Robinson
1–1 against
Win, SD
1958Mar 1958
Loss, SD
1957Sep 1957
Paul Pender
Loss, UD
1955Feb 1955
FullmerGene FullmerUnited States 55–6–3 · MiddleweightPender betterPaul Pender better — 0–1 to 1–2–1
Sugar Ray Robinson
1–2–1 against
Loss, UD
1961Mar 1961
Draw, SD
1960Dec 1960
Win, KO 5
1957May 1957
Loss, UD
1957Jan 1957
Paul Pender
Win, UD
1959Mar 1959
JonesTiger JonesUnited States 52–32–5Pender betterPaul Pender better — 1–0 to 0–1
Sugar Ray Robinson
Loss, UD
1955Jan 1955
Paul Pender
Win, SD
1954Dec 1954
OllaTed OllaEvenEven — 1–0 both
Sugar Ray Robinson
Win, TKO 3
1955Apr 1955
Paul Pender
0–1–1 against
Draw, PTS
1951Mar 1951
Loss, UD
1951Jan 1951
RindoneJoe RindoneRobinson betterSugar Ray Robinson better — 2–0 to 0–1–1
Sugar Ray Robinson
2–0 against
Win, KO 6
1955Jan 1955
Win, TKO 6
1950Oct 1950
Paul Pender
Win, UD
1950May 1950
DodsonCharley DodsonEvenEven — 1–0 both
Sugar Ray Robinson
Win, KO 3
1949Sep 1949

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Paul Pender has won once since losing by stoppage to Terry Downes. Pender last boxed on Apr 7, 1962.WWWLW

Robinson Jun 1960Downes Jan 1961Basilio Apr 1961Downes Jul 1961Downes Apr 19623.6 tracked bouts per year

Sugar Ray Robinson had won three in a row before losing a decision to Joey Archer. Robinson last boxed on Nov 10, 1965.NCWWWL

Morrison Sep 1965McCullough Sep 1965Schmidt Oct 1965Bent Oct 1965Archer Nov 19658 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Paul Pender and Sugar Ray Robinson ever fought each other?: Yes. Paul Pender and Sugar Ray Robinson have met 2 times and Paul Pender leads the series 2-0.
Who has the better record, Pender or Robinson?: Paul Pender is 40-6-2 and Sugar Ray Robinson is 174-19-6. Sugar Ray Robinson has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Pender or Robinson?: Paul Pender has 20 knockout wins and Sugar Ray Robinson has 109. Sugar Ray Robinson has more.
Do Pender and Robinson have any common opponents?: Paul Pender and Sugar Ray Robinson share 7 common opponents: Terry Downes, Carmen Basilio and Gene Fullmer (and 4 others). Paul Pender fared better against 4 of them.
Who is bigger, Pender or Robinson?: Sugar Ray Robinson is the taller fighter at 180 cm, 2 cm above the other. Sugar Ray Robinson also has the longer reach, by 1 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Pender and Robinson?: This comparison is drawn from 48 bouts tracked for Paul Pender and 202 bouts tracked for Sugar Ray Robinson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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