On this Day in Fistiana... 1/19/55 Jones vs. Robinson

On this Day in Fistiana…

  Ralph Tiger Jones vs. Sugar Ray Robinson

January 19, 1955

Ralph Tiger Jones defeated Sugar Ray Robinson over ten rounds in Chicago, on this day in fistiana at Chicago Stadium. It was a Wednesday night?

Wednesday 19 January 1955

Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Sugar Ray Robinson 159 132(87)-3(1)-2 LRalph Tiger Jones 159 32(8)-12(1)-3 UD10

referee: Frank Sikora 94-99 | judge: Ed Hintz 88-100 | judge: Howard Walsh 89-98

lightweight Pete Kawula 132 14(2)-1-2 W Cleo Weber 132 0-6(2)-0 KO3   6

lightweight Tommy Salem 134½ 21(6)-3-1 W Ronnie Stribling 137 33(13)-8-4 PTS6 6     

middleweight Joe Shaw 158½ 16(6)-7(2)-4 L  Joe Leudanski 164   7(2)-3-0   PTS6 6  

middleweight Tom Hickey 158 5(1)-0-0 W Tommy Swan 159 11(10)-9(4)-1  TKO 1   6