Cerdan vs LaMotta - Who would have won the rematch?

[Ivich]

True. But then Cerdan takes the MW title back to France where the IBC can't benefit from it. There would be reason to keep the title in New York.

I'm not talking about an all out fix, with a dive, or doping Cerdan. I am talking about a decision rendered by judges approved officially by the NYSAC (or another American comission) and unofficially by the promoter, IBC/Carbo.

At that level, LaMotta is "house." In that he cooperated once and was a New York American.

Cerdan and the title would be out of reach of the IBC Octopus.

Look at what pre-IBC corruption boxing did to Schmeling. We weren't going to let the title go back to Germany.

He got jobbed in his rematch with Sharkey and squeezed out against Braddock.

I stand on my assessment, Cerdan wanted that title he needed to stop LaMotta. He doesn't get a PTS win. Not from the IBC.

Cerdan's manager was very cosy with the IBC.

You let the title go back to Italy! You let it go to Sweden!

Whose to say Jake wouldn't stop a past prime Cerdan?