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Jack Robby · 02-01-2004, 02:37 PM

THE SCENARIO-- Twenty-two-year-old Jake LaMotta burst into the front ranks in 1943 with victories over Sugar Ray Robinson, Fritzie Zivic and Jackie Wilson, but his ten-round loss to Holman Williams cost him a shot at the title. Now he takes on the Cuban cutie, Kid Tunero, a 33-year-old veteran, in a ten round no decision bout in Madison Square Garden on September 22, 1943, in an effort to climb back into title contention. Tunero is riding high after his close 10-round decision over Jose Basora.

THE FIGHT-- Kid Tunero outboxes Jake LaMotta for the first two rounds. In round three, however, a hard right to the jaw drops Tunero for a 3-count. Upon rising, Tunero backpedals and tries to hold Jake off, but LaMotta rocks him repeatedly with hard shot to the head. Round four sees Tunero jabbing and running, with LaMotta unable to catch up. By round five, Tunero is outboxing Jake again.

In the six, Tunero keeps boxing at long-range but it appears that LaMotta is beginning to wear him down. LaMotta has more luck bulling his way inside in round seven and shakes Tunero with a combination of blows to the head. The eighth is another round of LaMotta chasing, Tunero running. A straight right by LaMotta in the ninth sends Tunero reeling into the ropes, where Jake batters him repeatedly. However, Referee Ruby Goldstein penalizes Jake for backhanding and costs him the round.

Not wanting to leave anything to chance, LaMotta goes all out for a knockout in the tenth and final round. He rocks Tunero with a three-punch combination but can't put him down again. The referee scores the fight 6-4 and one judge has it 7-3 Jake LaMotta, while the other judge has the bout even (thanks to the ninth round being taken away from LaMotta and given to Tunero on a foul). Tunero landed a greater percentage of his punches, but LaMotta threw and landed more, even while missing the majority of his. The judge and referee seemed to prefer Jake's aggressive style to Tunero's defensive display.

THE AFTERMATH--LaMotta, a crowd-pleasing slugger, is perhaps the best drawing card available to Moore. With his victory over Tunero, LaMotta can lay legitimate claim to a title shot without it appearing that promoters are valuing race over merit.

02-01-2004, 02:37 PM	#14 (permalink)
Jack Robby Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 20	THE SCENARIO-- Twenty-two-year-old Jake LaMotta burst into the front ranks in 1943 with victories over Sugar Ray Robinson, Fritzie Zivic and Jackie Wilson, but his ten-round loss to Holman Williams cost him a shot at the title. Now he takes on the Cuban cutie, Kid Tunero, a 33-year-old veteran, in a ten round no decision bout in Madison Square Garden on September 22, 1943, in an effort to climb back into title contention. Tunero is riding high after his close 10-round decision over Jose Basora. THE FIGHT-- Kid Tunero outboxes Jake LaMotta for the first two rounds. In round three, however, a hard right to the jaw drops Tunero for a 3-count. Upon rising, Tunero backpedals and tries to hold Jake off, but LaMotta rocks him repeatedly with hard shot to the head. Round four sees Tunero jabbing and running, with LaMotta unable to catch up. By round five, Tunero is outboxing Jake again. In the six, Tunero keeps boxing at long-range but it appears that LaMotta is beginning to wear him down. LaMotta has more luck bulling his way inside in round seven and shakes Tunero with a combination of blows to the head. The eighth is another round of LaMotta chasing, Tunero running. A straight right by LaMotta in the ninth sends Tunero reeling into the ropes, where Jake batters him repeatedly. However, Referee Ruby Goldstein penalizes Jake for backhanding and costs him the round. Not wanting to leave anything to chance, LaMotta goes all out for a knockout in the tenth and final round. He rocks Tunero with a three-punch combination but can't put him down again. The referee scores the fight 6-4 and one judge has it 7-3 Jake LaMotta, while the other judge has the bout even (thanks to the ninth round being taken away from LaMotta and given to Tunero on a foul). Tunero landed a greater percentage of his punches, but LaMotta threw and landed more, even while missing the majority of his. The judge and referee seemed to prefer Jake's aggressive style to Tunero's defensive display. THE AFTERMATH--LaMotta, a crowd-pleasing slugger, is perhaps the best drawing card available to Moore. With his victory over Tunero, LaMotta can lay legitimate claim to a title shot without it appearing that promoters are valuing race over merit. Last edited by Jack Robby; 02-08-2004 at 03:12 PM.