Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Jose Basora (1st meeting)

Ray Robinson 149 lbs drew with Jose Basora 154 lbs by SD in round 10 of 10

• Date: 1945-05-14
• Location: Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
• Referee: Charley Daggert 4-4
• Judge: Harry Lasky 4-5
• Judge: Frank Knaresborough 6-4

• There was a sellout crowd of 14,653 at Convention Hall.
• Robinson was a 7-1 favorite.
• Referee Charlie Daggert scored the fight even, 4-4-2. Judge Harry Lasky gave the fight to Basora 5-4-1, and judge Frank Knaresborough had it for Robinson 6-4. The Associated Press called the fight even, 5-5.
• According to the AP, Robinson won four of the first five rounds but wilted as Basora rallied to take rounds six through nine. Basora was ahead on the AP scored going into the tenth, but Robinson gained the draw by making Basora retreat in the last round with a series of lefts and rights. [1]