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Feb 14, 2016 · Jake LaMotta was Sugar Ray Robinson's bloody Valentine 65 years ago in a savage world middleweight title fight. "I fought Sugar Ray so often I almost got diabetes," Jake LaMotta has often joked ...
Robinson was down in the sixth for a 9-count. Referee Goldstein was overcome by the 104 degree heat and had to be replaced by Ray Miller in Round 10. Robinson retired on his stool after Round 13, suffering from heat prostration. Robinson retired from boxing in December 1952. Robinson was floored in the third round.
Feb 5, 2024 · Ray Robinson and Jake LaMotta had faced each other for the very first time just four months prior at Madison Square Garden in New York and while both were world-rated and regarded as exceptional talents, it was the welterweight Robinson who impressed in their 1942 meeting. Jake won, at best, two rounds, as Sugar Ray used his speed and skills to take a one-sided decision win with relative ease.
Apr 13, 2020 · Jake LaMotta and Sugar Ray Robinson were both champions. Jake LaMotta, portrayed by Robert De Niro in the 1980 biographical film Raging Bull, was a punishing fighter specializing in close-in combat and body blows rather than knockouts. He compiled an 83-19-4 record from 1951 to 1954 with 30 knockouts and was never sent to the canvas until his ...
Feb 14, 2024 · Feb. 14, 1951: LaMotta vs Robinson VI. February 14, 2024 Michael Carbert. Of all the most memorable rivalries in the long history of boxing, that between Sugar Ray Robinson and Jake LaMotta stands apart. First, these were two all-time greats. Even early in their careers, they were regarded as rare talents, destined for championship status.
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Jun 27, 2018 · Sugar Ray Robinson [1] 1921–1989 Professional boxer “As Sweet As Sugar” [2] Wins First World Title [3] A Change of Weight Class [4] A Fighter in His Prime [5] Retirement Stopped by Money Problems [6] Sources [7] It is a testament to Sugar Ray Robinson [8]’s greatness as a boxer that when people d
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