In reply Robinson’s sublime ‘stick and move’ style and ring genius saw him surge forward and control the fight through rounds 9, 10 11, and 12. The first 8 rounds had LaMotta ahead with his marauding no-nonsense all-guns blazing approach keeping Robinson on the back foot, The Bronx Bull blasted away body punches and hard left hooks and for much of the fight beat Robinson to the jab. Valentine’s Day in 1951 saw the world middleweight champion LaMotta defend his title against the world welterweight champion Robinson, Ring Magazine listed the fight in their top 5 all-time greatest fights, the 6th meeting between the two was their last and final battle it was a gruesome, bloody and brutal affair. Robinson and LaMotta fought each other a total of 6 times, Robinson victorious in 5 of those meetings however LaMotta’s win in their second fight in 1943 handed Robinson his first-ever defeat following his 40 professional wins.Ĭhicago Stadium on St. ![]() “I fought Ray so many times it’s a wonder I didn’t get diabetes” joked The Bronx Bull Jake LaMotta reminiscing about the number of times he fought arguably the best Pound-for-Pound Boxer of all time, Sugar Ray Robinson. The St Valentine’s Day Massacre: Sugar Ray Robinson vs Jake LaMotta
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