Sugar Ray Robinson vs Bobo Olson II
Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA
160 lbs
Jack Downey
The Middleweight World Championship
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 Robinson regained his feet. Robinson said the fight was "as tough a battle as I ever had." Robinson donated all but one dollar of his purse to the Damon Runyon Cancer Fund.
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