On February 5, 1943, Sugar Ray Robinson (40-0, 29 KOs) and Jake LaMotta (30-5-2, 6 KOs) meet in the ring for the 2nd, in a 10-round bout.
Sugar Ray Robinson is coming in to the fight on a 40-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate; his last fight was a 3rd round TKO victory over Al Nettlow, 1 month and 22 days ago. Jake LaMotta is on a 5-fight win streak with a 16% KO rate, with his last fight being a 6th round TKO win over Charley Hayes, 14 days ago.
The winning odds are at 79-21 in favor of Jake LaMotta. It is going to be a competitive fight and Sugar Ray Robinson will put up a very good fight, but LaMotta will prevail.
In the rematch, Jake LaMotta defeated Sugar Ray Robinson via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. LaMotta improves his record to 31-5-2, while Robinson adds a loss to his record at 40-1.