Sugar Ray Robinson vs Bobo Olson II


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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