one month later, lamotta and reeves fought again in the same arena. reeves won a much less controversial decision. a third match between the two took place on march 19, 1943 in detroit, michigan. the first five rounds were close, though reeves was struggling in the fourth. in the sixth round, lamotta floored reeves, who was only down for a second. once the fight resumed, lamotta landed a left on reeves' chin, sending him down face-first. reeves was blinking his eyes and shaking his head as the referee counted him out.