Robinson won two more decisions over LaMotta in 1945. "I fought Sugar Ray so often, I almost got diabetes," LaMotta later said. Just before Christmas 1946, Robinson won the vacant welterweight ...

Like Sugar Ray Robinson, Chicago’s Johnny Bratton is ... When Sugar Ray graduated to the middleweight title by out-punching Jake LaMotta (TIME, Feb. 26), Bratton decided to apply for Sugar ...

Robinson won two more decisions over LaMotta in 1945. "I fought Sugar Ray so often, I almost got diabetes," LaMotta later said. Just before Christmas 1946, Robinson won the vacant welterweight ...