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JAKE LAMOTTA

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Jake LaMotta: "The Raging Bull", "The Bronx Bull"

Born: July 10, 1922; Bronx, New York

Boxed Professionally: 3/3/41-4/14/54

Career record: 83-19-4, 30 KOs

World Middleweight Champion: 6/16/49-2/14/51

Record in World Title Bouts: 3-1, 2 KOs
1-0 vs. Marcel Cerdan.....W TKO-9
1-0 vs.Tiberio Mitri.....W UD 15
1-0 vs. Laurent Dauthuille.....W KO-15
0-1 vs. Sugar Ray Robinson.....L TKO-13

Ring Magazine Fight of the Year: 1950 (versus Laurent Dauthuille)

Inducted into: Ring Magazine Hall of Fame, World Boxing Hall of Fame, International Boxing Hall Of Fame

Record versus fellow World Champions: 5-6
- 1-5 vs. Sugar Ray Robinson.....L UD 10, W UD 10, L UD 10, L UD 10, L SD 12, L TKO-13
- 3-1 vs. Fritzie Zivic.....W SD 10, L SD 15, W SD 10, W UD 10
- 1-0 vs. Marcel Cerdan.....W TKO-9

Record versus fellow IBHOF inductees: 6-7
- 1-5 vs. Sugar Ray Robinson.....(see Record versus fellow World Champions)
- 3-1 vs. Fritzie Zivic.....(see Record versus fellow World Champions)
- 0-1 vs. Lloyd Marshall.....L UD 10
- 1-0 vs. Holman Williams.....W UD 10
- 1-0 vs. Marcel Cerdan.....(see Record versus fellow World Champions)

Record versus fellow WBHF inductees: 6-7
(see Record versus fellow IBHOF inductees)

Record versus fellow Ring Magazine Hall of Fame inductees: 5-6
(see Record versus fellow World Champions)

Records versus other notable fighters:
1-2 vs. Jimmy Reeves.....L SD 10, L UD 10, W KO-6
0-1 vs. Nate Bolden.....L SD 10
3-0-1 vs. Jose Basora.....Draw 10, W UD 10, W UD 10, W TKO-9
3-0 vs. Vic Dellicurti.....W PTS. 10, W PTS. 10, W UD 10
2-0-1 vs. Jimmy Edgar.....W PTS. 10, W SD 10, Draw 10
1-0 vs. Bill McDowell.....W TKO-5
1-0 vs. Henry Chmielewski.....W UD 10
1-0 vs. California Jackie Wilson.....W PTS. 10
1-0 vs. Charley Hayes.....W TKO-6
3-0 vs. Ossie Harris.....W PTS. 10, W SD 10, W SD 10
1-0 vs. Corey Welch.....W UD 10
1-0 vs. Lou Woods.....W SD 10
3-0 vs. George Kochan.....W PTS. 10, W TKO-9, W TKO-9
1-0 vs. George "Sugar" Costner.....W KO-6
1-0 vs. Bert Lytell.....W SD 10
3-0 vs. Tommy Bell.....W UD 10, W UD 10, W UD 10
1-0 vs. Walter Woods.....W KO-8
1-0 vs. Charley Parham.....W TKO-6
1-0 vs. Marcus Lockman.....W UD 10
1-0 vs. Bob Satterfield......W KO-7
2-0 vs. O'Neil Bell.....W KO-2, W KO-4
1-0 vs. Anton Raadik.....W PTS. 10
1-0 vs. Tony Janiro.....W UD 10
0-1 vs. Cecil Hudson.....L SD 10
0-1 vs. "Blackjack" Billy Fox.....L TKO-4
1-0 vs. Ken Stribling.....W TKO-5
1-0 vs. Burl Charity.....W TKO-5
1-0 vs. Johnny Colan.....W TKO-10
1-0 vs. Tommy Yarosz.....W UD 10
1-1 vs. Laurent Dauthuille.....L UD 10, W KO-15 (see Record in World Title Bouts)
1-1 vs. Robert Villeman.....W SD 12, L UD 10
1-0 vs. Joey DeJohn.....W TKO-8
1-0 vs. Dick Wagner.....W TKO-9
1-0 vs. Chuck Hunter.....W W TKO-6
1-0 vs. Joey Taylor.....W UD 10
1-0 vs. Tiberio Mitri.....W UD 15 (see Record in World Title Bouts)
1-1 vs. Irish Bob Murphy.....L TKO-7, W UD 10
1-1 vs. Norman Hayes.....L SD 10, W UD 10
1-0-1 vs. Gene Hairston.....Draw 10, W UD 10
0-1 vs. Danny Nardico.....L TKO-7
1-0 vs. Al "Kid" McCoy.....W KO-1
0-1 vs. Billy Kilgore.....L SD 10
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Re: JAKE LAMOTTA

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The Jake LaMotta I knew was born 10 July 1922, Bronx, New York
The records show Jake's first pro fight was on the 3rd of March 1941 against Charley Mackley in the St. Nicholas Arena
New York, New York, USA and he Won on points in a 4 rounder
When I was a kid St. Nicholas Arena was in Brooklyn, and Gleason's Gym was in Brooklyn at that time too.
Jake LaMotta loved to train in Gleason's Gym, and a a youngster met him there in the early 1940's,
and my impression of Jake LaMotta was that he was very intimidating, and the Toughest man on Planet Earth.
but when he talked to a 8 year old kid who was in awe, he spoke quite softly.

here's a short Summary of Jake LaMotta's Fights as related by Dan Hendo

Jake LaMotta went 14–0–1 (3 KOs) as a middleweight in his first fifteen bouts before losing a highly controversial split decision to Jimmy Reeves in Reeves' hometown of Cleveland, Ohio.
Chaos erupted after the decision was announced. Fights broke out around the ring and the crowd continued to boo for 20 minutes.
The arena's organist tried to calm down the crowd by playing the "Star Spangled Banner".
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.
LaMotta fought Sugar Ray Robinson in Robinson's middleweight debut at Madison Square Garden, New York, October 2, 1942.
LaMotta knocked Robinson down in the first round of the fight. Robinson got up and took control over much of the fight, winning via unanimous 10 round decision.
A 10 round rematch took place February 5, 1943,at Olympia Stadium, in Detroit, Michigan. The eighth round was historic.
LaMotta landed a right to Robinson's head and a left to his body, sending him through the ropes. Robinson was saved by the bell at the count of nine.
LaMotta, who was already leading on the scorecards before knocking Robinson out of the ring, pummeled and outpointed him for the rest of the fight.
Robinson had trouble keeping LaMotta at bay. LaMotta won via unanimous decision, giving Robinson the first defeat of his career.
The victory was short-lived, as the two met on February 26, 1943, another 10 round fight,once again at Olympia Stadium in Robinson's former home of Detroit.
Robinson was knocked down for a nine-count count in round seven. Robinson later stated, "He really hurt me with a left in the seventh round.
I was a little dazed and decided to stay on the deck." Robinson won the close fight by unanimous decision, utilizing a dazzling left jab and jarring uppercuts.
A fourth fight, the duo's final 10 rounder, took place nearly two years after the third, on February 23, 1945, at Madison Square Garden, New York.
Robinson won again by a unanimous decision.
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."
The sixth and final fight between LaMotta and Robinson took place at Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, on Valentine's Day, 1951.
This fight was scheduled for 15 rounds and was for the middleweight title; Robinson prevailed by way of a TKO in the 13th round.
On November 14, 1947, LaMotta was knocked out in four rounds by Billy Fox. Suspecting the fight was fixed, the New York State Athletic Commission withheld purses for the fight and suspended LaMotta.
The fight with Fox would come back to haunt him later in life, during a case with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
In his testimony and in his later book, LaMotta admitted to throwing the fight in order to gain favor with the Mafia. All involved agreed the fix was obvious and their staging inept.
As LaMotta wrote,
The first round, a couple of belts to his head, and I see a glassy look coming over his eyes. Jesus Christ, a couple of jabs and he's going to fall down? I began to panic a little.
I was supposed to be throwing a fight to this guy, and it looked like I was going to end up holding him on his feet...
By [the fourth round], if there was anybody in the Garden who didn't know what was happening, he must have been dead drunk."
The thrown fight and a payment of $20,000 to the Mafia got LaMotta his title bout against World Middleweight Champion Marcel Cerdan.
LaMotta went 9–1 before he fought for the title. His only loss was a decision to Laurent Dauthuille.
LaMotta won the world title on June 16, 1949 in Detroit, Michigan, defeating Frenchman Marcel Cerdan. LaMotta won the first round (also knocking Cerdan down), Cerdan the second, and the third was even. At that point it became clear something was wrong.
Cerdan dislocated his arm in the first round, apparently damaged in the knockdown, and gave up before the start of the 10th round. LaMotta damaged his left hand in the fifth round, but still landed 104 punches in the ninth round, whereas Cerdan hardly threw a punch.
The official score had LaMotta as winner by a knockout in 10 rounds because the bell had already rung to begin that round when Cerdan announced he was quitting.
A rematch was arranged, but while Cerdan was flying back to the United States to fight the rematch, his Air France Lockheed Constellation crashed in the Azores, killing everyone on board.
LaMotta made his first title defense against Tiberio Mitri on July 7, 1950 at Madison Square Garden, New York.
LaMotta retained his title via unanimous decision.
LaMotta's next defense came on September 13, 1950 against Laurent Dauthuille. Dauthuille had previously beaten LaMotta by decision before LaMotta became world champion.
By the fifteenth round, Dauthuille was once again ahead on all scorecards (72–68, 74–66, 71–69) and seemed to be about to repeat a victory against LaMotta.
Shockingly, LaMotta hit Dauthuille with a barrage of punches that sent him down against the ropes toward the end of the round.
Dauthuille was counted out with 13 seconds left in the fight.This fight was named Fight of the Year for 1950 by The Ring Magazine.
LaMotta was challenged by Sugar Ray Robinson for the final fight in their legendary six-bout rivalry. Held on February 14, 1951, Saint Valentine's Day, the fight became known as boxing's version of the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre.
In the last few rounds, LaMotta began to take a horrible beating and was soon unable to defend himself from Robinson's powerful blows. But LaMotta refused to go down. Robinson won by a technical knockout in the 13th round, when the fight was stopped with LaMotta lying on the ropes. However, Robinson was never able to knock LaMotta down.
LaMotta moved up to light heavyweight after losing his world middleweight title. He had poor results at first.
He lost his debut against Bob Murphy, lost a split decision to Norman Hayes, and drew with Gene Hairston in his first three bouts.
In his next three fights, LaMotta had rematches with Hayes, Hairston, and Murphy and defeated all of them by unanimous decision.
On December 31, 1952, LaMotta had his next fight against Danny Nardico.
As the fight went on, it became clear LaMotta was declining as a fighter. LaMotta was knocked down for the only time in his career (not counting his thrown 1947 fight) by a right hand in the seventh round. LaMotta got up and was beaten against a corner by Nardico until the bell rang. LaMotta's corner stopped the bout before the eighth round began.
In the mid-1950s, LaMotta sustained a boxing injury and took time off to recover.
When LaMotta returned, he knocked out his first two opponents, Johnny Pretzie (TKO 4) and Al McCoy (KO 1), but a split decision loss afterwards to Billy Kilgore convinced him to finally retire.
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Re: JAKE LAMOTTA

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R.I.P. Jake LaMotta (7/10/22*-9/19/17)

http://boxrec.com/media/index.php?title=Human:9030

http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/induct ... motta.html

http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/lamotta.htm

(*- Some sources including the Cyber Boxing Zone list LaMotta's date of birth as 7/10/21)
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Re: JAKE LAMOTTA

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THE RAGING BULL SCARES THE BODY SNATCHER (a short note from Jack Hirsch)

It was the night before the inaugural induction ceremony of the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame.
President Bob Duffy arranged a small intimate dinner at The Waterfront Crabhouse in Long Island City
for our party of six, which included us two, Jake LaMotta, his wife, Mike McCallum, and his teenage son.
I was seated next to McCallum across the table from LaMotta. I had never met McCallum before,
but we hit it off from the start.The two of us were in awe of LaMotta, exchanging whispers about him all night long.
During a small break, Duffy took LaMotta to the back of the establishment to show him the boxing memorabilia.
With Jake temporarily gone, his wife -approximately half the champ’s age and considerably more vibrant
swung into action, getting up from her seat, grabbing “The Body Snatcher’s” hand and ushering him towards the dance floor. A very nervous McCallum, aware of LaMotta’s legendary temper, kept looking back not wanting to be seen by the “Raging Bull.” However, LaMotta saw them and did not look pleased.
I could sense my new friend’s nervousness when he sat down. “Relax Mike, he is close to 90 year sold”
“Yeah, but he can probably still kick our butts,” replied McCallum. Who was I to argue.

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