Bobo Olson vs Sugar Ray Robinson III

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Bobo Olson vs Sugar Ray Robinson III
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Date: 
Friday, December 9, 1955
Location: 
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Rounds Scheduled: 
15
Contracted Weight: 
160
Titles at Stake: 
The Middleweight World Championship
Referee: 
Frank Sikora

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Carl Olson

Ray Robinson



Fight Notes: 

The was a crowd of 12,441.
The gross gate was $128,462 and the net gate was $107,051.
Olson received 35% of the gate and a share of the $75,000 in TV and radio money. His total came to $61,718.
Robinson got 25% of the gate and a share of the TV and radio money. His total was $45,513. However, shortly before the fight, he was tagged with an $87,000 federal tax lien.
Robinson put Olson down for the count with a combination of punches in the second round.

Robinson became the first boxer to regain the World Middleweight Title.

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Fan Cards: Bobo Olson vs Sugar Ray Robinson III


scorecard by TUXTUCIS
Round
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Total
CARL OLSON
9
9
RAY ROBINSON
10
10


scorecard by CASUALFAN
Round
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Total
CARL OLSON
9
9
RAY ROBINSON
10
10


scorecard by JAROD KILLIAN
Round
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Total
CARL OLSON
9
9
RAY ROBINSON
10
10


scorecard by MATCHROOM
Round
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Total
CARL OLSON
9
9
RAY ROBINSON
10
10


scorecard by NARUTO
Round
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Total
CARL OLSON
9
9
RAY ROBINSON
10
10


scorecard by WHAT_IS_THE_DEFAULT_PASSWORD
Round
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Total
CARL OLSON
9
9
RAY ROBINSON
10
10


scorecard by ZAC.RJ
Round
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Total
CARL OLSON
9
9
RAY ROBINSON
10
10


scorecard by BOXING PURIST
Round
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Total
CARL OLSON
9
9
RAY ROBINSON
10
10




Comments

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what_is_the_def...

Wed, 2018-02-14 06:59

A stunning knockout!

DavidC77's picture

DavidC77

Wed, 2020-02-19 03:50

Really? I always thought there was something not quite right about this 'KO'.
I don't see a knockout punch and the way Olson falls backwards doesn't look convincing.