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Sugar Ray Robinson vs Bernard Docusen

1948-06-28
Robinson vs. Docusen was "the fastest and most exciting battle seen in a Chicago ring since the Rocky Graziano-Tony Zale battle in the Stadium a year before. Docusen proved a foeman worthy of Robinson's keenest steel. ... The flashy Fi... Show more

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Bobo Olson vs Sugar Ray Robinson III

1955-12-09
The was a crowd of 12,441. The gross gate was $128,462 and the net gate was $107,051. Olson received 35% of the gate and a share of the $75,000 in TV and radio money. His total came to $61,718. Robinson got 25% of the gate and a share ... Show more

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Sugar Ray Robinson vs Bobo Olson IV

1956-05-18
A crowd of 20,083 paid a California record $228,500 to see the fight in Wrigley Field. The previous record was $196,720 for the 1955 fight between World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Marciano and challenger Don Cockell. Each fighter recei... Show more

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Sugar Ray Robinson vs Bobo Olson II

1952-03-13
Robinson was a 10-1 betting favorite. A crowd of 10,033 produced a gate of $63,053. Robinson missed with a left hook in the tenth round, lost his balance and went down on one knee. Olsen showed fine sportsmanship and stepped back until... Show more

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Sugar Ray Robinson vs Fritzie Zivic II

1942-01-16
There was a crowd of 15,475 at Madison Square Garden. The gross gate was $45,054. Robinson dropped Zivic late in the ninth round and again early in the tenth. The Associated Press gave Robinson five of the completed nine rounds, while ... Show more

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Sugar Ray Robinson vs Fritzie Zivic

1941-10-31
Robinson was a 7-5 betting favorite. [1] There was a sellout crowd of 20,551 at Madison Square Garden. [2] According to the New York Times, Zivic got off to a bad start and was in difficulties frequently in the first five rounds. Zivic... Show more

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Ray Robinson vs Jake Lamotta VI

1951-02-14
5 and a half years after their fifth battle, Ray Robinson and Jake Lamotta clash one last time, in a sixth and final contest. This was a scheduled 15 round contest. Rat Robinson defeats warrior Lamotta for the fifth time, but this time... Show more

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Ray Robinson vs Jake Lamotta

1942-10-02

Suger Ray Robinson takes on tough guy Jake Lamotta in a 10 round contest, in New York. In a thrilling battle, Robinson fights his way to a unanimous decision victory.


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