LaMotta got in his fair share of blows as well, but it just didn't compare. And there seemed to me an added speed and fury to his punchers, which were short and full of snap. He was still moving well, but he was making greater effort to avoid LaMotta's punches, rolling a lot of them well and absorbing others just as well. Ray fought with renewed purpose in round 7. LaMotta did get in some thudding blows in the last minute, but it wasn't enough. However, Ray was a little less convincing in round 6. Ray came out in good form, scoring two good left hooks right off, backing LaMotta up. Still, throwing a decent punch every now and then doesn't winĦ.
Although Ray jabbed throughout, LaMotta kept him offset and backing up with occasional left hooks. And while LaMotta was able to duck or bob and weave his way out of many of them, roughly half of them still found their target. He eagerly went at LaMotta, alternately throwing lefts and rights. Just 3 rounds into the fight, and already Ray's sheer aggression and blinding speed won him the round, and there was nothing LaMotta could do. Ray came out blasting, actually, and kept it up for the full 3 minutes. While LaMotta landed some flurries early on, Ray was an absolute whirlwind, either fighting defensively or offensively, he was throwing a torrent of left jabs and hooks, and in my opinion, won the round clearly. LaMotta opened with equal aggression, but it didn't count here. Fought at a very brisk pace, LaMotta edged it not because of greater effectiveness, but a larger quanity of punches. As expected, LaMotta came barreling in, swarming Ray with quick flurries to the body, while Ray mostly fought on the backfoot for most of the round, snapping in several good jabs throughout the round. My sixth time watching truly one of the ATG battles of boxing.ġ.
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