Evening star., 1951-09-13
10Th Is Mi||ion-Do
Round for Robinson
And Fight Promoters
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Of pushing people around. This
surprising gate far exceeded all
expectations, more than doubling
the record set back in the lush
1920s for a non-heavyweight fight.
So it seems certain that the ticket
sale, plus the guarantee Of $200, ,000l
and the certain drawing power oil
the movies, will send the overallI
receipts well over the million mark.
Robinson gets 80 per cent Of the
overall net, about $240, 900, and
Turpin Is, about 100000.
Whether or not the two fighters
will meet again soon in LondonI
wasn't clear today although i'll
seems fairly obvious that a returnI
bout there is inevitable. After all,
$4,000 BritonS saw their boy beat
the Harlem dandy in London last
July 10 and they may not be con-
vinced that Sugar Ray Is Randy'sI
master.
Graziano Next Opponent.
After last nights sudden end
ing, George Gainford, Robinson'sI
manager, said the new champions
first title defense would be against
Rocky Graziano in a benefit bout
for the Heart Fund this winter.
He indicated Robinson would
want plenty Of time for rest. all
the more so because a cash under
his left eye required eight stitches.
It was this cut that precipi-
tated the 10th-round fireworks.
For nine rounds, the fight had
been fairly close although my
scorecard had Robinson winning
six and Turpin two, with one even.
The Briton's style-one might call
it awkward cleverness or vice
versa-Seemed to bother Sugar
Ray considerably at times. just
as it had in London, and there
was little doubt that muscular
Randy was the stronger Of the
two.
Then, early in the 10th. what
had been a small cut under Sugar
Rays left eye suddenly was split
wide open. spouting blood. Many
sports writer's thought Turpin had
accidentally butted Robinson, but
those on the other side Of the
ring said the damage was done
with one of Randy's looping
rights. I'll have to depend on theI
movies because Referee GoldsteinI
blocked my view. However, there
is no doubt about what followed.
Robinson Opens Up.
The quick-thinking Robinson
apparently sensing that a cash
of that kind possibly could make
him a technical knockout victim
opened up as never before. He
battered Randy with a two-hand-
ed attack and then floored him
with swinging right to the jaw.
Turpin fell on his back with his
legs in the air, but apparently his
head cleared quickly and he was
on his feet at the count Of nine.
The Briton got up dazed but
game-he'S a far cry from the
divers the English used to send
over here-whereupon Sugar Ray
rushed him to the ropes and got
set for the kill. For 80 or 10 Sec
ondS the 30-year-old Robinson
pummeled his 23-year-old oppo-
nent with everything he had. The
Harlem Negro, hurt himself, acted
as if he was fearful he couldn't
go another round. Finally, just
as it seemed that ,Turpin was
about to slide to the floor, Ref
cree GoldStein stopped the bout
and Robinson regained his mid
dleweight title, just as Stanley
Ketchel and Tony zale had done
before him.
British Fears Unjustified.
After the fight it was interest
ing to learn how the referee and
judges had scored the first nine
rounds, for it indicated that Brit
ish fears of a raw deal weren't
very well founded The officials
must have bent over backwards.
Goldstein scored the fight four
rounds for Robinson, four for
Turpin and one even. Joe
Agnel,o, one of the judges, had it
five to four in favor of Sugar Ray,
while the other judge, Harold
Barnes, was more realistic and
made it five for Robinson, three
for Tllrpin and one even.
Turpin's best rounds were the
first and fifth In each, he landed
hard left hooks and looping rights
which shook his great rival. The
Briton has a lot of odd manner
isms, one Of them the way he
lunches his shoulders to block
blows, and these seemed to bother
the polished Robinson. But
Turpin was no match for Sugar
Ray at infighting and he couldn't
keep Robinson from scoring i'm
preSs!vely with his flurries even
before the fatal 10th round.
Robinson weighed 1871 pounds,
to 150 for Turpin. The bout was
scheduled for Is rounds.
Gen. Macarthur arrived early
and sat in the press section with
Eddie Eagan, chairman of the
State Boxing Commission, and
Lowell Thomas. Jersey Joe Wal
colt, Joe Louis and Ezzard Charles
were introduced from the ring and
then were brought over to meet
the general.
Jackie Turpin, Randy'S feather
weight brother, appeared in one
of the preliminary bouts and got
the decision over one Joe Wam-
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