This time, despite LaMotta again knocking Robinson down, Sugar Ray cleanly outboxed the Bronx Bull. Such was the interest in this budding rivalry that their third meeting took place just three weeks later. Fight IV: The decision goes to Sugar Ray.
LaMotta took a close but unanimous decision and gave Ray his first defeat.
In round eight he handed Sugar Ray the first knockdown of his career, Jake’s ferocious attack sending Robinson through the ropes. LaMotta fought with fury, cutting off the ring, bulling his way inside, pounding right hands to the body and left hooks upstairs. Four months later they met again but it proved a very different contest. With his quick hands and excellent footwork, he took seven of ten rounds. He gave away more than ten pounds when he first faced LaMotta but it hardly mattered. But the difficulty for Robinson was no one wanted to fight him and he had to take on middleweights to stay active. Ray got off to a fast start as a pro and by the time of their first meeting in October of 1942, he was 35-0 and already a top ranked welterweight. Valentine’s Day Massacre.” 1943: LaMotta scores an historic victory.īoth LaMotta and Robinson turned pro in 1941, Ray a welterweight, Jake a solid middleweight.
But their final clash, LaMotta vs Robinson, Part Six, is the most famous for the fact it was a massacre, the legendary “St. Second, their personalities and ring styles were perfect contrasts to one another: LaMotta the brutish “Bronx Bull,” Robinson the stylish “Prince of Harlem.” And third, they locked up six times, the battles becoming more exciting and significant as both the rivalry and their respective careers unfolded. Even early in their careers, they were regarded as rare talents, destined for championship status. Of all the most memorable rivalries in the long history of boxing, that between Sugar Ray Robinson and Jake LaMotta stands apart.
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