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The fight was named The St. Valentine's Day Massacre after the 1929 shootout involving gangster Al Capone because of the bloody beating LaMotta took in the latter rounds of the fight. The most famous of their encounters was their sixth and final fight, a world middleweight title match later dubbed The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre due to its brutality, with the champion LaMotta taking tremendous punishment from Robinson in the later rounds. [1] [2] [3] [4] And third, they locked up six times, the battles becoming more exciting and significant as both the rivalry and their respective careers unfolded. But their final clash, LaMotta vs Robinson, Part Six, is the most famous for the fact it was a massacre, the legendary “St. Valentine’s Day Massacre.” 1943: LaMotta scores an historic victory. Held on February 14, 1951, Saint Valentine's Day, the fight became known as boxing's version of the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre. In the last few rounds, LaMotta began to take a horrible beating and was soon unable to defend himself from Robinson's powerful blows. But LaMotta refused to go down. Ray Robinson 155 lbs beat Jake LaMotta 160 lbs by TKO at 2:04 in round 13 of 15Date: 1951-02-14Location: Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USAWorld Middlew The fight was given the title of The St. Valentine's Day Massacre - in reference to a shootout between gangsters Al Capone and Bugs Moran in 1929. It resulted in seven people being killed by bullets, leaving blood all over a white wall in Lincoln Park, Chicago. The fight was named The St. Valentine's Day Massacre after the 1929 shootout involving gangster Al Capone because of the bloody beating LaMotta took in the latter rounds of the fight. It was the last time they met in the ring and while more big fights lay ahead for Robinson, this was the last big bout for LaMotta who retired three years later. The fight was named The St. Valentine's Day Massacre after the 1929 shootout involving gangster Al Capone because of the bloody beating LaMotta took in the latter rounds of the fight. Today marks the anniversary of one of the most famous and also most brutal and punishing world title fights of them all: “The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre,” Skip to content Boxing News 24/7 Classic Day in History: St. Valentine's Day Massacre The sugar in the sweet science: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 So ended a fight that in lore and legend came to be known as boxing's "St By Peter Silkov The St Valentines Day Massacre Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Jake Lamotta For The World Middleweight Championship Feb 14th 1951 Chicago Stadium. "I fought Sugar Ray so many times I got diabetes"👏 Support this Channel: Merchandise: The fight would be forever known to boxing fans as “The Saint Valentines Day Massacre”, not to be confused with the other “Saint Valentines Day Massacre” engineered by mobster Al Capone. WHAT: “St. Valentine’s Day Massacre” professional boxing WHO: MAIN EVENT – WELTERWEIGHTS (8)Francis “Frank The Tank” Hogan (9-0, 9 KOs), Weymouth, MAvs.Vincent Floyd (4-11-2, 2 KOs), Philadelphia, PA CO-FEATURE – LIGHTWEIGHTS (6)Jonathan Depina (6-1, 4 KOs), Dorchester, MAvs.Jonathan “El Guapo” Hernan Godoy (5-12, 0 KOs), Miami, FL by way of Argentina WELTERWEIGHTS (6)Joe On the morning of February 14th, 1929, the north side of Chicago became the scene of the ‘Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre’. Seven members of the city’s North Side Gang were murdered by armed assailants disguised as local police officers; a bloody incident stemming from the ongoing street war and struggle to control organised crime during the Prohibition period. Saint Valentine's Day – a time when most people are busy getting romantic. “The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre” saw Robinson take out the tougher than tough “Bronx Bull” for the only THE greatest ever, Sugar Ray Robinson, 30, was a 3-1 betting favourite going into the fight at the Chicago Stadium on February 14, 1951 against the 29-year old champion, Jake LaMotta, from the The fight was named The St. Valentine's Day Massacre after the 1929 shootout involving gangster Al Capone because of the bloody beating LaMotta took in the latter rounds of the fight. It was the last time they met in the ring and while more big fights lay ahead for Robinson, this was the last big bout for LaMotta who retired three years later. Jake LaMotta was effectively finished by the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. He fought on for a few years, but with only mixed success, and retired in 1954. Robinson, on the other hand, began a decade-long reign as the top middleweight in the world with the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. Evander Holyfield vs. Henry Tillman, billed as "The St. Valentine's Day Massacre", was a professional boxing match contested on February 14, 1987, for the WBA cruiserweight championship. [ 1 ] Background
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