Sugar Ray Robinson vs Jake LaMotta
Which boxer? Pick one and see how the world splits.
- Sugar Ray Robinson United States · 1921–1989 63% · #7 in the world
- Jake LaMotta United States · 1922–2017 37% · #30 in the world
What the votes say
The world picks Sugar Ray Robinson over Jake LaMotta, 63% to 37%. Sugar Ray Robinson is #7 of the 110 boxers in the world ranking and Jake LaMotta #30; among the 59 from the United States, they are #6 and #22.
The case for each
Sugar Ray Robinson: Beat LaMotta in five of their six fights, the last the 1951 'St. Valentine's Day Massacre' that won him the middleweight title; he won that title five times in all.
Jake LaMotta: The 'Raging Bull' of Scorsese's film, who handed Robinson the first defeat of his career in Detroit in February 1943.
Side by side
| Sugar Ray Robinson | Jake LaMotta | |
|---|---|---|
| World rank | #7 | #30 |
| Country | United States | United States |
| Born | 1921 | 1922 |