Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Peter Schmidt

Schmidt goes down in the eighth round

Ray Robinson 159 lbs beat Peter Schmidt 154 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10

• Date: 1965-10-01
• Location: War Memorial Arena, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA

Notes

• Schmidt was the Canadian welterweight champion.
• Schimdt hit Robinson hard in the fourth, fifth and sixth rounds.
• Robinson knocked Schmidt down twice in the eighth round.
• When asked why he continued to fight at the age of 44, Robinson said, "I'm a boxer, what else can I do?"