Sugar Ray Robinson vs Carmen Basilio I & II - Highlights (Classic BOXING)

The third man in the ring is referee Al Burrow. Nice close-up, Robinson stinging in those jabs. Basilio trying to get in close with those wicked hooks. Every time he gets in to land a hook, you can sense the reaction. Opening, eager to uncork his combinations. 30 seconds left in the round. Tired Robinson Basilio is going after, but he's dead game. It's time for Robinson to stage his last-minute play. And Basilio has dueled like champions. With just three minutes left, Basilio is still the aggressor. Robinson, who figured to have it tougher if the fight went as long as this, is gamely hanging on, mouth open. Both Sugar Ray Robinson and Carmen Basilio deserve tremendous credit. Referee Al Burrow. Scores it. Nine to six. Robinson. The other judge, Bill Recht. Scores it. Eight. Six. One even. The winner and new middleweight champion of the world. Al Basilio, with one eye, is putting up one of the gamest fights of his career. John Bray. Scores. Sixty-four points, Basilio. Seventy-one, Robinson. Referee, Frank Sikora. Sixty-six points, Sugar Ray. Sixty-nine, Carmen Basilio. And judge, Spike McAdams. Seventy-two points, Sugar Ray Robinson. Sixty-four, Carmen Basilio. The winner and the new world's middleweight champion, Sugar Ray Robinson.