Carl (Bobo) Olson vs. Sugar Ray Robinson (3rd meeting)
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Ray Robinson 160 lbs beat Bobo Olson 159 lbs by KO at 2:51 in round 2 of 15
- Date: 1955-12-09
- Location: Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Referee: Frank Sikora
- Ring Announcer: Ben Bentley
- World Middleweight Championship (4th defense by Olson)
- Photo #2, Photo #3, Photo #4, Photo #5
Notes
- Olson was a 3-1 favorite.
- The was a crowd of 12,441.
- The gross gate was $128,462 and the net gate was $107,051.
- Olson received 35% of the gate and a share of the $75,000 in TV and radio money. His total came to $61,718.
- Robinson got 25% of the gate and a share of the TV and radio money. His total was $45,513. However, shortly before the fight, he was tagged with an $87,000 federal tax lien.
- Robinson put Olson down for the count with a combination of punches in the second round.
- Robinson became the first boxer to regain the World Middleweight Title.