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 81.5-18.5 in favor of Jake LaMotta. Sugar Ray Robinson is going to look good in the fight but he won't be able to do enough to win. LaMotta should win this fight.
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.