LaMotta went on to be Hayes, Murphy, and Hairston. Robinson won by a technical knockout in the 13th round, and the fight went down in boxing lore as the St Valentine’s Day Massacre.Īfter losing his World Middleweight title, LaMotta challenged the Light Heavyweight title but lost in his first attempt when he fought Bob Murphy. In 1951, LaMotta again faced Robinson at Chicago Stadium on the 14 February. His next fight was about Laurent Dauthuille against whom he successfully defended his title. Instead of Cerdan, LaMotta defeated his title against Tiberio Mitri on the 7 July 1950 at Madison Square Garden in New York which he won. There was no rematch with Cerdan because, on his way to the United States for the bout, his plane crashed over the Azores, and he was killed.
On the 16 June 1949 in Detroit, Michigan, LaMotta defeated Marcel Cerdan and won the World Middleweight title. There was general suspicion that the fight had been fixed and the New York State Athletic Commission suspended LaMotta. LaMotta then fought Billy Fox on the 14 November 1947.
They fought again on the 26 September 1945 and lasted 12 rounds with Robinson being declared the winner in a controversial decision. Their fourth bout took place on the 23 February 1945 in Madison Square Garden, New York, and Robinson was again the victor. The pair’s third encounter, on the 26 February 1943 in Detroit, was a close fought match which Robinson won by a unanimous decision. At a rematch on the 5 February 1943 at Olympia Status in Detroit, LaMotta won, and Robinson experienced the first loss of his professional career. New York on the 2 October 1942, which was Robinson's middleweight debut. Sugar Ray Robinson beat him at Madison Square Garden. LaMotta had three bouts against Jimmy Reeves, losing the first two bouts and knocking Reeves out in the third.
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