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Reuben Shank vs Sugar Ray Robinson — record, stats and common opponents compared

Reuben Shank

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Sugar Ray Robinson

Reuben Shank (3-4 across 7 tracked bouts) 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 once. They share 3 common opponents.

Shank

Tracked record

3–4

counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Robinson

174

Wins109 KO · 63%

19

Losses

6

Draws202 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Robinson leads 1–0

Reuben Shank and Sugar Ray Robinson have met 1 time; Robinson leads 1–0.

Reuben Shank and Sugar Ray Robinson have met 1 time; Robinson leads 1–0.
Met1942Aug 21Series
Reuben ShankFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Sugar Ray RobinsonFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Shank 0 · Robinson 7 of 7 measurable rows
ShankRobinson
Record†
3-4174-19-6 (edge)
Win %0–100%
42.9%
88.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 109
0
109 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—62.64%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
63% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 2
2
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 12
0
12 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 8
1.2
8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 202
7
202

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ 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

Heightnot held
Reuben Shank: No height on file
Sugar Ray Robinson: 5′11″
Reachnot held
Reuben Shank: No reach on file
Sugar Ray Robinson: 72″
Agenot held
Reuben Shank: No date of birth
Sugar Ray Robinson: Died aged 67
Stance
Reuben Shank: Not recorded
Sugar Ray Robinson: Orthodox

Reuben Shank 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
Reuben Shank3 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

Reuben Shank: 3 tracked wins — 3 on the cards (100%). Counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

3 on the cards 100%

Sugar Ray Robinson175 wins · from 202 tracked bouts

Sugar Ray Robinson: 175 tracked wins — 110 by KO/TKO (63%) and 65 on the cards (37%). Counted from 202 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

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 — Reuben Shank 7, Sugar Ray Robinson 202 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Robinson better on 2 · even on 1

Shank

Opponent

Robinson

  • Reuben Shank

    Win, PTS

    1944

    LevineEven

    Sugar Ray Robinson

    Win, KO

    1946

  • Reuben Shank

    Win, PTS

    1943

    JannazzoRobinson better

    Sugar Ray Robinson

    4–0 against

    Win, UD

    1946

    Win, TKO 2

    1944

    Win, TKO 8

    1942

    Win, UD

    1942

  • Reuben Shank

    Win, UD

    1942

    ZivicRobinson better

    Sugar Ray Robinson

    2–0 against

    Win, TKO 10

    1942

    Win, UD

    1941

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

Reuben Shank last boxed on Aug 25, 1947 — 28,912 days ago. Shank had lost two straight, after two straight wins.LWWLL

Robinson Aug 1942Jannazzo Sep 1943Levine Jan 1944Apostoli Jul 1947Apostoli Aug 19471.2 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 Reuben Shank and Sugar Ray Robinson ever fought each other?
Yes. Reuben Shank and Sugar Ray Robinson met once on August 21, 1942, and Sugar Ray Robinson won by KO in round 2.
The meeting

LAug 21, 1942 · Robinson · KO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Shank or Robinson?
Reuben Shank is 3-4 across the 7 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Sugar Ray Robinson is 174-19-6. Sugar Ray Robinson has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Shank3–442.9%

Robinson174–19–688.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Shank or Robinson?
Reuben Shank has 0 knockout wins and Sugar Ray Robinson has 109. Sugar Ray Robinson has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Shank0

Robinson10962.6%

The Numbers ↓
Do Shank and Robinson have any common opponents?
Reuben Shank and Sugar Ray Robinson share 3 common opponents: Artie Levine, Izzy Jannazzo and Fritzie Zivic. Sugar Ray Robinson fared better against 2 of them.
3 shared opponents

Artie LevineWW

Izzy JannazzoWW

Fritzie ZivicWW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Shank and Robinson?
This comparison is drawn from 7 bouts tracked for Reuben Shank and 202 bouts tracked for Sugar Ray Robinson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Shank7bouts

Robinson202bouts

How They Win ↓

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