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boxer: Jake LaMotta
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| date | Lb | opponent | Lb | W-L-D | last 6 | location | ||||||||||||||
| 1954-04-14 | 167¼ | Billy Kilgore | 164¾ | 29-16-4 | Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States | L | SD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| ~ 95-97 | 98-93 | 94-98 ~ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1954-04-03 | 168 | Al McCoy | 161 | 45-25-6 | Armory, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | W | KO | 1 | 10 | |||||||||||
| ~ time: 1:10 ~ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1954-03-11 | 169¾ | Johnny Pretzie | 188 | 10-12-1 | Legion Arena, West Palm Beach, Florida, United States | W | TKO | 4 | 10 | |||||||||||
| ~ time: 1:42 | referee: Tony Cancela ~ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1952-12-31 | 173 | Danny Nardico | 177 | 43-8-4 | Coliseum, Coral Gables, Florida, United States | L | RTD | 7 | 10 | |||||||||||
| ~ referee: Bill Regan ~ LaMotta was knocked down in the 7th by a right hand. LaMotta's corner stopped the bout between the 7th and 8th rounds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1952-06-11 | 169¼ | Bob Murphy | 175½ | 64-6-1 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States | W | UD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| ~ referee: Lou Handler 51-49 | judge: Andrew Brown 51-49 | judge: Johnny Weber 55-45 ~ Attendance: 16,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1952-05-21 | 168 | Gene Hairston | 160¼ | 44-10-5 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States | W | UD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| ~ referee: Clarence Rosen 53-47 | judge: Jack Aspery 55-45 | judge: Joe Lenahan 52-48 ~ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1952-04-09 | 167½ | Norman Hayes | 162 | 23-9-1 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States | W | UD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| ~ referee: Tom Briscoe 55-45 | judge: Joe Lenahan 54-46 | judge: Jack Aspery 51-49 ~ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1952-03-05 | 168½ | Gene Hairston | 161 | 44-10-4 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States | D | PTS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| ~ referee: Morris Sherman 48-54 | judge: Al Goodman 50-50 | judge: Bill Appleton 50-50 ~ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1952-01-28 | 169¼ | Norman Hayes | 163 | 22-7-1 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | L | SD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| ~ referee: Mel Manning 98-99 | judge: John Norton 97-98 | judge: Joe Ricciotti 97-95 ~ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1951-06-27 | 175 | Bob Murphy | 175½ | 58-5-1 | Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, United States | L | RTD | 7 | 10 | |||||||||||
| ~ referee: Ray Miller ~ LaMotta was unable to come out for the 8th round. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1951-02-14 | 160 | Sugar Ray Robinson | 155½ | 120-1-2 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States | L | TKO | 13 | 15 | |||||||||||
| ~ time: 2:04 | referee: Frank Sikora | judge: Franklin Spike McAdams | judge: Ed Klein | judge: Frank Sikora ~ World Middleweight Title | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1950-09-13 | 159¾ | Laurent Dauthuille | 160 | 35-8-3 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States | W | KO | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
| ~ time: 2:47 | referee: Lou Handler ~ World Middleweight title Scoring at time of knockout: 72-68, 74-66, 71-69 Dauthuille 1950 Fight of the Year - Ring Magazine "All Dauthuille required when he bell sounded for the final round was to play safe, and had he boxed he would have come through triumphantly." It was a good fight for the first eleven rounds, but full of drama and excitement in the last four. The full account of the fight is in The Ring, November 1950, page 8-9, 50. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1950-07-12 | 159 | Tiberio Mitri | 159 | 48-1-3 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | W | UD | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
| ~ referee: Mark Conn 12-3 | judge: Joe Agnello 9-6 | judge: Bert Grant 8-7 ~ World Middleweight title | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1950-05-04 | 169¾ | Joe Taylor | 162¼ | 22-10-2 | State Fair Coliseum, Syracuse, New York, United States | W | UD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| ~ 6-3 | 6-3 | 6-4 ~ Taylor was down in the 10th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1950-03-28 | 168¾ | Chuck Hunter | 168½ | 41-15-1 | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, United States | W | TKO | 6 | 10 | |||||||||||
| ~ time: 0:59 | referee: Jackie Davis ~ Hunter was down for a five count in the 6th. Attendance: 8,181 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1950-02-03 | 170 | Dick Wagner | 168 | 29-13-5 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States | W | TKO | 9 | 10 | |||||||||||
| ~ time: 2:40 | referee: Clarence Rosen ~ Wagner tired himself out in an all-out attempt to stop LaMotta in round four. After that he took a bad beating, but fought back gamely. "11,400 fans, who paid a gross of $25,902.52, stood up and gave both lads a great hand for an excellent slugging bee." (The Ring, May 1950, page 59. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1949-12-09 | 165 | Robert Villemain | 162¼ | 37-3-1 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | L | UD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| ~ referee: Ruby Goldstein 3-5 | judge: Young Otto 3-7 | judge: Joe Agnello 3-7 ~ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1949-06-16 | 158¼ | Marcel Cerdan | 159½ | 111-3-0 | Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States | W | TKO | 10 | 15 | |||||||||||
| ~ National Boxing Association World middleweight title ~World Middleweight Title LaMotta won the first round, but Cerdan took the second and the third was even. After that it was plain that something was wrong with Cerdan, who had suffered a left shoulder separation when he fell to the canvas from a shove in the first round. LaMotta damaged his left hand in the fifth round, but even in the ninth round he landed 104 blows, whereas Cerdan was scarcely throwing a punch. Cerdan's manager, Jo Longman, stopped the fight at the beginning of the tenth round. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1949-05-18 | 162 | Joey DeJohn | 159½ | 60-3-2 | State Fair Coliseum, Syracuse, New York, United States | W | TKO | 8 | 10 | |||||||||||
| ~ time: 2:41 | referee: Babe Risko 3-3 | judge: Jack Kimball 1-3 | judge: Richie Fazio 3-4 ~ DeJohn was knocked down three times in the 8th, forcing an automatic stoppage. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1949-04-18 | 167¼ | O'Neill Bell | 161 | 23-13-4 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States | W | KO | 4 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Bell did not give LaMotta any serious problems. It was Jake's 15th fight in Detroit. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1949-03-25 | 160¼ | Robert Villemain | 158 | 33-1-1 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | W | SD | 12 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Scoring: 6-4-2, 6-5-1, 4-7-1. Decision was controversial and booed, as most fans felt Villemain won. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1949-02-21 | 160½ | Laurent Dauthuille | 156½ | 28-7-3 | Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | L | UD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Official scoring: 7-3, 6-3-1, and 6-3-1, all in favor of Dauthuille. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1948-12-03 | 164 | Tommy Yarosz | 164½ | 69-4-0 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | W | UD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| ~ referee: Harry Ebbets 5-4 | judge: Jack Gordon 5-4 | judge: Jack O'Sullivan 7-3 ~ "Apparently influenced more by his threatening gestures and sporadic rallies than by the steady point-collecting jabs, hooks, uppercuts and straight rights of his opponent, the officials voted a unanimous decision to Jake LaMotta..over Tommy Yarosz." (The Ring, February 1949, page 43.) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1948-10-18 | 165 | Vern Lester | 153½ | 24-19-12 | Eastern Parkway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States | W | SD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Scoring: 6-4, 6-4, 4-5-1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1948-10-01 | 165¾ | Johnny Colan | 174 | 60-18-2 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, United States | W | TKO | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| ~ time: 1:30 | referee: Ruby Goldstein ~ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1948-09-07 | 166½ | Burl Charity | 161 | 25-9-3 | Park Arena, Bronx, New York, United States | W | TKO | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||
| ~ referee: Eddie Joseph ~ Bout stopped because of a bad cut over Charity's left eye, as well as a split lip. Main event of the opening card of the 1948/49 (final) season at Park Arena. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1948-06-01 | 164 | Ken Stribling | 161 | 21-9-1 | Griffith Stadium, Washington, District of Columbia, United States | W | TKO | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||
| ~ time: 2:46 | referee: Ray Bowen ~ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1947-11-14 | 167 | Billy Fox | 173¾ | 42-1-0 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | L | TKO | 4 | 10 | |||||||||||
| ~ referee: Frank Fullam ~ LaMotta would later admit to having thrown this fight in order to get a shot at the middleweight title | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1947-09-03 | 165 | Cecil Hudson | 155 | 57-21-4 | Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, United States | L | SD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| ~ referee: Tommy Gilmore ~ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1947-06-06 | 154½ | Tony Janiro | 149¼ | 57-3-0 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | W | UD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| LaMotta had agreed to weigh no more than 155 lbs for this fight. Janiro out at the final bell. The official scoring was 8-2, 7-3, 8-1-1. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1947-03-14 | 161 | Tommy Bell | 151¼ | 39-11-2 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | W | UD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Scoring: 7-2-1, 7-2-1, 5-5 (6-5). A left hook to the jaw knocked Bell down in the 1st, for a count of seven. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1946-12-06 | 162 | Anton Raadik | 159½ | 16-4-0 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States | W | PTS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1946-10-25 | 159½ | O'Neill Bell | 152 | 17-4-3 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States | W | KO | 2 | 10 | |||||||||||
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| 1946-09-12 | 167 | Bob Satterfield | 164¾ | 13-2-1 | Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois, United States | W | KO | 7 | 10 | |||||||||||
| ~ time: 1:50 | referee: Davy Miller ~ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1946-08-07 | 162 | Holman Williams | 160 | 141-22-10 | University of Detroit Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States | W | UD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1946-06-13 | 160 | Jimmy Edgar | 154¼ | 26-2-0 | University of Detroit Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States | D | PTS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| ~ referee: Sam Hennessey | judge: Joe Lenahan | judge: Frank Fisher ~ Hennessey scored it 50-50 on points; Fisher favored Edgar 52-48; and Lenahan picked LaMotta 53-47. It was an intense battle held in 52 F weather. Nearly everyone at ringside thought that LaMotta had won and a scoring error was suspected, but a recount failed to locate a mistake. The Detroit News had LaMotta winning seven rounds to three. "It was the sort of fight that invites scoring differences. There were no knockdowns, no developments that could be cited as conclusive evidence that one man or the other was entitled to preference. It was simply a bruising brawl in the pattern of the two previous engagements between the same contestants." | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1946-05-24 | 162½ | Joe Reddick | 158½ | 39-23-3 | Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | W | UD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| This was a rather disappointing fight, a slow affair in which LaMotta failed to show his best form. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1946-03-29 | 163 | Marcus Lockman | 159 | 28-6-4 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | W | PTS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| "LaMotta fried Kid Chicken (Marcus Lockman)..over the 10-round route. LaMotta won as he pleased and had the Chicken retreating most of the time." (The Ring, June 1946. page 49. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1946-01-11 | 161 | Tommy Bell | 150½ | 33-8-2 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | W | UD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| ~ referee: Jack Watson 7-3 | judge: Arthur Schwartz 8-2 | judge: Jimmy Hagan 8-2 ~ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1945-12-07 | 159 | Charley Parham | 150½ | 34-11-2 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States | W | TKO | 6 | 10 | |||||||||||
| ~ time: 0:59 ~ "Lamotta floored his opponent in every round..." (United Press) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1945-11-23 | 164½ | Walter Woods | 167 | 66-6-2 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | W | KO | 8 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 12,271 fans saw LaMotta give Woods a beating climaxed by a clean knockout. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1945-11-13 | 165 | Coolidge Miller | 164 | 27-29-14 | Park Arena, Bronx, New York, United States | W | KO | 3 | 10 | |||||||||||
| ~ time: 2:51 ~ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1945-09-26 | 159 | Sugar Ray Robinson | 150 | 56-1-1 | Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, United States | L | SD | 12 | 12 | |||||||||||
| ~ referee: Johnny Behr 59-61 | judge: Arthur Oberg 63-57 | judge: Frank Clark 59-61 ~ Attendance: 14,755; Gate: $74,434. Robinson's best round was the sixth. LaMotta rallied furiously in the 9th, 10th, and 11th rounds. "The fight followed the usual pattern (of the previous four fights between the two), Robinson flashing style in the early heats, then coasting when he could. Jake set out in pursuit at the opening bell and bored in with bulldog tenacity throughout." The decision was disputed. Afterward, Robinson said "This was the toughest fight I've ever had with LaMotta." | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1945-09-17 | 162½ | George Kochan | 163½ | 33-7-10 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | W | TKO | 9 | 10 | |||||||||||
| ~ time: 0:54 | referee: Harry Ebbets ~ Attendance: 5,972; Gate: $14,679 Kochan was knocked down by a left hook; the referee stopped at after he rose unsteady. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1945-08-10 | 159½ | Jose Basora | 154¼ | 54-9-5 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | W | TKO | 9 | 10 | |||||||||||
| ~ referee: Johnny Burns ~ Attendance: 14,907; Gate: $40,238 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1945-07-06 | 161 | Tommy Bell | 148 | 31-6-2 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | W | UD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| ~ referee: Ruby Goldstein 6-4 | judge: Charlie Rosen 8-2 | judge: Joe Agnello 7-3 ~ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1945-04-27 | 160¼ | Bert Lytell | 153 | 18-4-2 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | W | SD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1945-04-20 | 163 | Vic Dellicurti | 158½ | 38-24-9 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, United States | W | UD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| ~ referee: Eddie Joseph 8-2 | judge: Frank Forbes 6-3 | judge: Izzy Cohn 6-3 ~ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1945-03-26 | 157½ | George Costner | 151½ | 35-6-3 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States | W | KO | 6 | 10 | |||||||||||
| ~ referee: Walter Brightmore ~ Costner started fast and would have won the first round but for a no-count knockdown. LaMotta took charge in the second. Costner changed his tactics in the third round and fled before LaMotta's advances, landing left jabs and brief flurries, but not able to evade Jake's body attack. George started to tire in round four. LaMotta let up in the fifth, but mounted a murderous attack in the sixth. Costner became an easy target and was dropped for a nine-count midway of the round. His left eye was closed and he was trying to quit when he arose, but LaMotta knocked him down again before the referee could stop him. Costner was counted out. Attendance was 11,115 and the gross receipts were $45,485. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1945-03-19 | 161 | Lou Schwartz | 164 | 24-18-4 | Municipal Auditorium, Norfolk, Virginia, United States | W | KO | 1 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1945-02-23 | 158 | Sugar Ray Robinson | 148½ | 53-1-0 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | L | UD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| ~ referee: Eddie Joseph ~ Scoring: 6-4, 6-3-1, 7-1-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1944-11-03 | 161½ | George Kochan | 165 | 25-5-10 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States | W | TKO | 9 | 10 | |||||||||||
| This bout was on the same card with Joe Louis knocking out Johnny Denson in the second round of an exhibition fight. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1944-09-29 | 162 | George Kochan | 164 | 25-4-10 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States | W | PTS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1944-04-21 | 158½ | Lloyd Marshall | 160¼ | 47-9-3 | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, United States | L | UD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| ~ referee: Jackie Davis ~ Some of the fans thought LaMotta's closing rush had given him the edge. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1944-03-31 | 162 | Lou Woods | 155½ | 18-2-0 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States | W | SD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Woods was down in rounds 8 and 9, but "LaMotta had all he could do to eke out a split-decision verdict" according to Gene Engel (The Ring, June 1944, page 53). | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1944-03-17 | 163 | Coley Welch | 163½ | 66-7-2 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | W | UD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1944-02-25 | 161 | Ossie Harris | 159 | 20-20-5 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States | W | SD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| ~ referee: Sam Hennessey 8-1 | judge: Elmer Slim McClellan 8-2 | judge: Dad Butler 1-3 ~ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1944-01-28 | 158½ | Ossie Harris | 158 | 20-19-5 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States | W | SD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| ~ referee: Elmer Slim McClelland | judge: Joe Lenahan | judge: Sam Hennessey ~ Scoring: 6-4, 5-2-3, 3-4-3. Hennessey scored for Harris. A hard fought bout, some fans felt Harris deserved the decision. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1944-01-14 | 159 | Fritzie Zivic | 151½ | 133-40-6 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States | W | UD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| ~ referee: Sam Hennessey ~ Scoring: 6-3-1, 8-2, 8-2. Zivic was hurt in the 7th and 8th. LaMotta lost the 2nd and 4th rounds on low blows. Zivic damaged his left hand in the first round, but declined to use it as an excuse for his defeat. It was an exciting fight with lots of action. There were no knockdowns but both fighters were shaken up several times. LaMotta's best rounds were the 6th and the 10th. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1943-11-12 | 161 | Fritzie Zivic | 149½ | 132-38-6 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | W | SD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| ~ referee: Eddie Joseph | judge: Marty Monroe | judge: Jack Goodman ~ Scoring: 6-4, 6-4, 3-7. Goodman scored for Zivic. Attendance 11,3301 This was not a popular decision. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1943-10-11 | 164 | Johnny Walker | 154½ | 13-5-0 | Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | W | TKO | 2 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1943-09-17 | 162 | Jose Basora | 156¼ | 45-7-3 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States | W | UD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1943-07-12 | 157½ | Fritzie Zivic | 151 | 128-36-6 | Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | L | SD | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
| ~ referee: Ernie Sesto ~ "LaMotta, a human windmillcould not get started as Zivic kept him continuously off balance through the early rounds with a left jab. Zivic was the boxing master through the first nine rounds and only in the 2nd and 7th did LaMotta gain an edge. After the 9th the veteran couldn't hold the heavier puncher but it was apparently a fast rally in the final round that gave him the decision." (New York Times) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1943-06-10 | 155½ | Fritzie Zivic | 151½ | 128-35-6 | Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | W | SD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| ~ referee: Al Grayber ~ Referee Graybear cast the deciding ballot for LaMotta. Associated Press Scored the bout 7-3 for Zivic. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1943-05-12 | 160 | Tony Ferrara | 150½ | 22-33-5 | Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | W | KO | 6 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1943-03-30 | 161½ | Ossie Harris | 155 | 17-12-2 | Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | W | PTS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1943-03-19 | 159½ | Jimmy Reeves | 159¾ | 23-8-0 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States | W | KO | 6 | 10 | |||||||||||
| It was a close fight for five rounds, a fierce struggle that kept the fans in an uproar. Reeves kept inside LaMotta's swings and jarred Jake with right and left uppercuts to the head. But he slugged it out with LaMotta in round four, a hint that he was tiring and becoming desperate. In the sixth, Reeves was floored for a one-count by a left to the head, but didn't seem unduly hurt when he arose. Then LaMotta unloaded a left to the chin and Reeves went down on his face. He tried to get up but was still on the floor, blinking his eyes and shaking his head, when the referee counted ten. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1943-02-26 | 160¾ | Sugar Ray Robinson | 145 | 41-1-0 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States | L | UD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| ~ referee: Sam Hennessey | judge: Frank Fisher | judge: Joe Lenahan ~ Referee Hennessey had Robinson winning 51-49 points (5-3-2 in rounds); Fisher gave it to Robinson 53-47 (6-2-2 in rounds); Lenahan scored it for Robinson 56-44 (8-1-1 in rounds). Robinson was floored for a nine-count in round seven and said later "He really hurt me with a left in the seventh round. I was a little dazed and decided to stay on the deck.." Robinson's best round was the fourth in which he hurt LaMotta. It was a polished performance for Robinson, who outboxed LaMotta most of the way with a dazzling left jab and jarring uppercuts.. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1943-02-05 | 160½ | Sugar Ray Robinson | 144½ | 40-0-0 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States | W | UD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| ~ referee: Sam Hennessey 52-47 | judge: Michael H. Butler 57-49 | judge: Joe Lenahan 55-45 ~ Robinson was knocked down through the ropes in the eighth, being saved by the bell at the count of nine, after taking a right to the head and a left to the body. Referee Hennessey gave LaMotta five rounds including the last four. He gave Robinson four and called one even. Two other judges gave the same scores. The much heavier LaMotta charged Robinson at every opportunity with bull-like rushes. Robinson tried to outbox his shorter opponent but had a lot of trouble keeping him at bay. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1943-01-22 | 160 | Charley Hayes | 158 | 11-0-0 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States | W | TKO | 6 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Hayes was floored four an eight-count in the second round. After that he held LaMotta off until the sixth. In the sixth, Hayes was floored with a left to the body and the referee stopped the fight in with just three seconds remaining in the round. Hayes's manager, Lee Jones, claimed a foul, but an examination failed to turn up evidence of a low blow. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1943-01-15 | 161 | California Jackie Wilson | 145 | 46-4-2 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | W | PTS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| According to Dan Parker of the New York Mirror, Wilson did well in the first two rounds, but after that he "couldn't keep away from his leaning, mauling opponent. LaMotta would pin Wilson in a corner with his right, then shifting, would belabor him tirelessly with lefts." Parker considered the fight to be unfair to Wilson because of the large difference in weight and strength of the two fighters.
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| 1943-01-01 | 161½ | Jimmy Edgar | 19-1-0 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States | W | SD | 10 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| ~ referee: Sam Hennessey | judge: Frank Neville | judge: Joe Lenahan ~ Edgar's boxing style was similar to that of Joe Louis; "both of them seek fistic success by standing flat-footed and raking their opponents with hard counter-punches..Neither bothers much with clever footwork. They are offensive fighters who depend upon power for their victories." LaMotta prefers to put his head down, tuck his chin in and charge into his opponents..He threw Edgar off balance and took the sting out of his punches. Edgar didn't have the footwork to get away from him; he had to stand his ground and punch with Jake, and that was what LaMotta wanted." There were no knockdowns but Edgar was hurt in round four and tired in the last three rounds. Even so, judge Frank Neville voted for him, but Referee Sam Hennessey and Judge Joe Lenahan scored it for LaMotta. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1942-11-06 | 165 | Henry Chmielewski | 165 | 25-10-0 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | W | UD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1942-10-20 | 162¾ | Bill McDowell | 154¼ | 118-69-23 | Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States | W | TKO | 5 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 1942-10-02 | 157¾ | Sugar Ray Robinson | 145 | 35-0-0 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | L | UD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| ~ referee: Frank Fullam ~ | ||||||||||||||||||||
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