Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Bob Young
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Ray Robinson 161 lbs beat Bob Young 167 lbs by KO at 1:18 in round 2 of 10
- Date: 1959-12-14
- Location: Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Referee: Eddie Bradley
Notes
- This was Robinson's first fight after a 20-month layoff. He had been stripped of the National Boxing Association middleweight title for inactivity. He was then recognized as World Middleweight Champion only by Massachusetts, New York, and The Ring.
- There was a crowd of 6,633.
- Robinson's purse was $5,000.
- Young was the New England light heavyweight champion.
- Robinson floored Young five times in the second round. Robinson put him down for the first time with a left hook. Young got up at the count of six. A right dropped Young to one knee, but there was no count. A left hook put him down for an eight-count, then another left hook put him down for a count of seven. The fifth knockdown came from still another left hook, which caused Young to topple face forward onto the canvas. The referee stopped the fight without a count.