Marcel Cerdan, 33. 111-4-0 (65)
Vs
Giacobbe "Jake" LaMotta, 27. 72-13-3 (25)
Who have you got in the rematch?
Two of the great middleweights of the post war era. They had met for Cerdan's world title on June 16, 1949 at Briggs Stadium in Detroit.
In that fight, Cedan dislocated his shoulder during a tumble to the canvas in the opening round, but bravely fought on until the 10th round, when his corner stopped the fight due to his injury, causing the loss of his title to LaMotta.
A rematch was signed almost immediately and the fighters went into training.
While on his way to training camp, the Frenchman boarded an Air France flight on October 28, 1949, to visit his lover, the famous singer Edith Piaf in New York, where she was performing. The Lockheed L-749 Constellation crashed into Monte Redondo (São Miguel Island, Azores), killing all 11 crew members and 37 passengers on board, including France's most revered sportsman, leaving the world to mourn, and forever speculate who would have won the rematch.
For those who know the pair, where they'd been and where they were headed before the crash; who do you think would have prevailed in the return bout that was never to be?
Vs
Giacobbe "Jake" LaMotta, 27. 72-13-3 (25)
Who have you got in the rematch?
Two of the great middleweights of the post war era. They had met for Cerdan's world title on June 16, 1949 at Briggs Stadium in Detroit.
In that fight, Cedan dislocated his shoulder during a tumble to the canvas in the opening round, but bravely fought on until the 10th round, when his corner stopped the fight due to his injury, causing the loss of his title to LaMotta.
A rematch was signed almost immediately and the fighters went into training.
While on his way to training camp, the Frenchman boarded an Air France flight on October 28, 1949, to visit his lover, the famous singer Edith Piaf in New York, where she was performing. The Lockheed L-749 Constellation crashed into Monte Redondo (São Miguel Island, Azores), killing all 11 crew members and 37 passengers on board, including France's most revered sportsman, leaving the world to mourn, and forever speculate who would have won the rematch.
For those who know the pair, where they'd been and where they were headed before the crash; who do you think would have prevailed in the return bout that was never to be?
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