On October 2, 1942, Sugar Ray Robinson (35-0, 27 KOs) and Jake LaMotta (25-4-2, 4 KOs) meet in the ring in a 10-round bout.
Sugar Ray Robinson is coming in to the fight on a 35-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate; his last fight was a 1st round KO victory over Tony Motisi, 1 month and 5 days ago. Jake LaMotta is on a 3-fight win streak with a 12% KO rate, with his last fight being a points decision win over Vic Dellicurti, 24 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Sugar Ray Robinson at 99-1 winning odds. Jake LaMotta really doesn't have much to present against Robinson.
Sugar Ray Robinson defeated Jake LaMotta via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Robinson improves his record to 36-0, while LaMotta adds a loss to his record at 25-5-2.