John L. Sullivan vs. Fred Robinson
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John L Sullivan 225 lbs beat Fred Robinson 153 lbs by KO in round 2
- Date: 1884-01-12
- Location: Butte, Montana, USA
Robinson volunteered to be world champion Sullivan's fifth challenger on his latest exhibition tour across the U.S., offering money to any man who could last four rounds in the ring with him. At this point in his tour, Sullivan was offering one thousand dollars. Robinson weighed 153 pounds. Sullivan 225.
Two thousand people watch Robinson take a horrid beating, going down a total of fifteen times in just two rounds before the fight was called off.