lamotta and robinson had their fifth bout at comiskey park, chicago, illinois on september 26, 1945. robinson won by a very controversial split decision, contested over 12 rounds. the decision was severely booed by the 14,755 people in attendance. lamotta later said in his autobiography that the decision was widely criticized by several newspapers and boxing publishers. robinson said afterward, "this was the toughest fight i've ever had with lamotta."