Sugar Ray Robinson vs Gene Fullmer
On January 2, 1957, Sugar Ray Robinson (139-4-2, 91 KOs), the middleweight The Ring champion, defends his title against fellow American challenger, Gene Fullmer (29-3, 11 KOs).
Robinson vs Fullmer Stats
Sugar Ray Robinson is coming in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Bob Provizzi, 1 month and 23 days ago. Gene Fullmer is on a 5-fight win streak with a 34% KO rate, with his last fight being a 3rd round KO win over Moses Ward, 3 months and 11 days ago.
Robinson vs Fullmer Prediction & Odds
The odds of winning are at 98.6-1.4 in favor of Sugar Ray Robinson. Gene Fullmer won't be able to do much against Robinson.
Robinson vs Fullmer Result
Gene Fullmer defeated Sugar Ray Robinson via unanimous decision and wins the The Ring title — in his first world-title fight. Fullmer improves his record to 30-3, while Robinson adds a loss to his record at 139-5-2.