LaMotta, who lived a turbulent life in and out of the ring, was managed by his brother Joey. Although each fight was close and LaMotta dropped Robinson to the canvas multiple times, LaMotta won only one of the bouts. LaMotta's six-fight rivalry with Sugar Ray Robinson was one of the most notable in the sport. With a thick skull and jaw muscles, LaMotta was able to absorb incredible amounts of punishment over the course of his career, and is thought to have one of the greatest chins in boxing history. With the use of constant stalking, brawling and inside fighting, he developed a reputation for being a "bully" he was what is often referred to today as a swarmer and a slugger.ĭue to his hard style of fighting, LaMotta often took as much as he dished out in an era of great middleweights. Nicknamed " The Bronx Bull" or " Raging Bull", LaMotta was a rough fighter who was not a particularly big puncher, but would subject his opponents to vicious beatings in the ring.
He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1990.Giacobbe " Jake" LaMotta (J– September 19, 2017) was an American professional boxer who was world middleweight champion between 19. LaMotta retired from professional boxing with a record of 83-19-4, which included 30 knockout wins and four losses via knockout, and one title win. LaMotta lost the fight via 10 round split-decision. His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Billy Kilgore at 31 years of age, on April 14, 1954. For more details about these defeats, refer to " All of Jake LaMotta's losses". He was stopped four times and lost 15 times via decision. He suffered his first loss against Jimmy Reeves via 10 round split-decision on September 24, 1941, which ended his 14-fight win streak. Jake LaMotta had a total of 19 losses in his professional boxing career - one of them in a title bout and 18 in non-title bouts. Some of LaMotta's best fights and notable victories include wins over four Hall-of-Famers ( Marcel Cerdan, Holman Williams, Fritzie Zivic, and Sugar Ray Robinson), Laurent Dauthuille, Chuck Hunter, Dick Wagner, Tiberio Mitri, George Costner, and Bob Satterfield. For all the details about LaMotta's world title wins and defenses refer to " Jake LaMotta World Titles". LaMotta won one world title at middleweight. He defeated Cerdan via 9th round RTD to become the middleweight champion of the world. LaMotta had his first world title fight at the age of 26 on Jafter 88 professional fights, against Marcel Cerdan for the middleweight NBA and The Ring titles. He went on to win 12 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 3 wins via stoppage. LaMotta made his professional boxing debut against Charley Mackley at the age of 18 on March 3, 1941, defeating Mackley via 4 round PTS. Jake LaMotta's professional boxing career spanned more than 13 years - from 1941 to 1954.
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