The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-02-13
triumph was very little.

Although La 0tta WO
triumph was very little.
Ray Robinson was greater in~
defeat than We ever have seen him
in victory. He took lis licking like
a man and offered no alibi. His
popularity was indicated by the
number OF people who stormed his
dressing room and waited for
hours in the cold raw weather
Just TO get closeup glimpse OF
their idol.
The fight was one OF those mas
terpieces that had men tearing at
their collars, raking nervous
hands across beaded foreheads
and weaving and bobbing while
women stood in their seats YELL
ing, AS the fortunes OF the two
youngsters threw everything into
the battle arena.
This was one OF the fights that
carried everything. There were
times when Robinson, with his
flash. color and the lightning
speed OF his left hand, was pic
ture OF real boxing perfection.
Also there were other times
when the same finely-conditioned
lad seemed discouraged and be-
wildered by the ever onward
charge OF the relentless crouching
LaMotta.
Promoter Nick Londes's La
LaMotta-R Robinson show makes
him the undisputed peer OF match
makers in this part of the coun-
try. TO maintain that position he
Is at present leaving no tricks un-
tried in citing a third match be-
tween the two right here in De-
troit.
The boys in the know" are still
trying 10 figure out why Ray lost
the fight. Some said that 1t was
so close that If 1t had been staged
In New York the judges would
have given It 10 Robinson. There
were some who said that Robin
con was a fool TO fight man as
heavy as LaMotta. Then too, some
said that Robinson was too
"cocky." The grape vine" had It
that Ray was rest broken from too
much social life tended him by his
Detroit fame.
Gainsford, Rays number one aid,
was asked II he was satisfied with
the decision. You got TO be SAL
isfed, he replied But, | etill
think Ray piled up more points.
He fought two and one-half MN
utes OF each round. whereas La
Motta fought but onc-half minute.
But II that's the way they score in
Detroit, there is nothing that we
can do about it. Ray was tired, but
not hurt at all. lie wants TO meet
1 LaMotta again, because he believes
that he can beat him, weight or
no weight"
This defeat given Ray by the
Detroit gang should make him
greater fighter Hike II did Joe
Louis when he was floored by Max
Schmeling. one loss in 100 fights
isn't bad at all.
We gave the first and second
rounds TO Robinson. Robinson was
az his best when he took the third
and fourth with plenty to spare.
He made a very thrilling picture
with his popping left which shot
out like a piston.
After the fourth round LaMotta
began TO take the situation in
hand. He kept Robinson always on
the move. Robinson landed more
blows. But We scored the fifth
even and the sixth for LaMotta.
The seventh was even and the
eighth, which carried the knock
down. was LaMotta's. He also took
the ninth.
Many sports writers agreed that
Ray has never fought as magnifi-
Gently as he did in the first OF the
tenth round. He had his Worship
pers on their feet. He called on
every available ounce Of courage
and ability that he had. But the
game lad had shot his bolt. And
there was Jake moving in for the
kill. Before the round ended Ray
had received very bad beating.
The contracts called for 100
pounds. At the weighing-in, Id
Motta scaled 100 IL pounds and
Robinson l44ia. Both had picked
up two or three pounds by ring
time.
The official figures released Sat-
urday. revealed that the record
crowd wac 1890 customers who
paid a gross OF $47.542 20. The net
was $50 $4,000. LaMotta and Rob-
inson were off on $4,000 even,
1899 being deducted for ring Of
ficials.
On a basis OF 80 per cent. Rob-