Jake LaMotta boxer

Jake LaMotta boxer
bouts
106
won
83
lost
19
draw
4
Status
inactive
Division
middleweight
Debut
1941-03-03
Height
5′ 8″/173cm
Reach
67″/170cm
Age
95
Born
1922-07-10
Death
2017-09-19
Nationality
USA

Giacobbe "Jake" LaMotta (July 10, 1922 – September 19, 2017) was an American professional boxer, world middleweight champion, and stand-up comedian. Nicknamed "The Bronx Bull" or "Raging Bull", LaMotta was a rough fighter who was not a particularly big puncher, but he would subject his opponents to vicious beatings in the ring. With use of constant stalking, brawling and inside fighting, he developed the reputation for being a "bully"; he was what is often referred to today as a swarmer and a slugger.Due to his hard style of fighting, LaMotta often took in as much as he dished out in an era of great middleweights. 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. LaMotta's six-fight rivalry with Sugar Ray Robinson was one of the most notable in the sport. Although each fight was close and LaMotta dropped Robinson to the canvas multiple times, LaMotta won only one of the bouts. LaMotta, who lived a turbulent life in and out of the ring, was portrayed by Robert De Niro in the 1980 film Raging Bull; LaMotta was managed by his brother Joey LaMotta, played by Joe Pesci in Martin Scorsese's movie. Jake was ranked 52nd on Ring Magazine's List of the 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years. The magazine ranked him as one of the 10 greatest middleweights of all time. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in the inaugural class of 1990.LaMotta was born on the Lower East Side of New York City on July 10, 1922, to Italian parents, Elizabeth (Merluzzo) and Joseph LaMotta. Many sources had reported his year of birth as 1921, but his daughter Christi said in a Facebook post immediately following his death that it was in fact 1922. His mother was born in the United States to Italian immigrants, while his father was an immigrant from Messina, Sicily, who came with family including his brother Joseph. The family lived briefly in Philadelphia before returning to New York and settling in the Bronx.Jake's father forced the boy to fight other boys in order to entertain neighborhood adults, who threw pocket change into the ring. LaMotta's father collected the money and used it to help pay the rent. One of LaMotta's cousins on his father's side was Richard LaMotta, who became an entrepreneur and creator of the Chipwich ice cream treat.LaMotta learned to box while in a reformatory in upstate New York, where he'd been sent for attempted robbery. Afterward he fought undefeated in amateur bouts, turning professional at age 19 in 1941. During World War II, he was rejected for military service due to a childhood mastoid operation on one of his ears which affected his hearing.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
1954-04-14 Billy Kilgore WDWWWL Auditorium, Miami Beach LOST
Split-decision
1954-04-03 Al McCoy WWLWWD Armory, Charlotte WIN
KO
1954-03-11 Johnny Pretzie LLLLDW Legion Arena, West Palm Beach WIN
Technical knockout
1952-12-31 Danny Nardico WWWWWL Coliseum, Coral Gables LOST
Corner retirement
1952-06-11 Bob Murphy WLWWWW Olympia Stadium, Detroit WIN
Unanimous decision
1952-05-21 Gene Hairston WWWWDD Olympia Stadium, Detroit WIN
Unanimous decision
1952-04-09 Norman Hayes WWWWLL Olympia Stadium, Detroit WIN
Unanimous decision
1952-03-05 Gene Hairston LWWWWD Olympia Stadium, Detroit DRAW
Points
1952-01-28 Norman Hayes WDLWWW Boston Garden, Boston LOST
Split-decision
1951-06-27 Bob Murphy LWWLWW Yankee Stadium, Bronx LOST
Corner retirement
1951-02-14 Sugar Ray Robinson WWWWWW Chicago Stadium, Chicago LOST
Technical knockout
1950-09-13 Laurent Dauthuille WLWWWW Olympia Stadium, Detroit WIN
KO
1950-07-12 Tiberio Mitri WWWWWW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Unanimous decision
1950-05-04 Joe Taylor WLWLWW State Fair Coliseum, Syracuse WIN
Unanimous decision
1950-03-28 Chuck Hunter LWLWWW Arena, Cleveland WIN
Technical knockout
1950-02-03 Dick Wagner WWWLLL Olympia Stadium, Detroit WIN
Technical knockout
1949-12-09 Robert Villemain LWWLWW Madison Square Garden, New York LOST
Unanimous decision
1949-06-16 Marcel Cerdan WLWWWW Briggs Stadium, Detroit WIN
Corner retirement
1949-05-18 Joey DeJohn WWLWWW State Fair Coliseum, Syracuse WIN
Technical knockout
1949-04-18 O'Neill Bell WLLDLL Olympia Stadium, Detroit WIN
Technical knockout
1949-03-25 Robert Villemain WWWDWL Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Split-decision
1949-02-21 Laurent Dauthuille WDLWWW Forum, Montreal LOST
Unanimous decision
1948-12-03 Tommy Yarosz LWWLWW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Unanimous decision
1948-10-18 Vern Lester DWDWWL Eastern Parkway Arena, Brooklyn WIN
Split-decision
1948-10-01 Johnny Colan WWWLWL St. Nicholas Arena, New York WIN
Technical knockout
1948-09-07 Burl Charity WLWLLD Park Arena, Bronx WIN
Technical knockout
1948-06-01 Ken Stribling WLWWWL Griffith Stadium, Washington WIN
Technical knockout
1947-11-14 Billy Fox WWWWWW Madison Square Garden, New York LOST
Technical knockout
1947-09-03 Cecil Hudson WWWWLW Comiskey Park, Chicago LOST
Split-decision
1947-06-06 Tony Janiro WWWWWW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Unanimous decision
1947-03-14 Tommy Bell WLWWWL Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Unanimous decision
1946-12-06 Anton Raadik WWLWWW Chicago Stadium, Chicago WIN
Unanimous decision
1946-10-25 O'Neill Bell WLWLWW Olympia Stadium, Detroit WIN
KO
1946-09-12 Bob Satterfield WWWWLW Wrigley Field, Chicago WIN
KO
1946-08-07 Holman Williams WWWLWL University of Detroit Stadium, Detroit WIN
Unanimous decision
1946-06-13 Jimmy Edgar WWWWWW University of Detroit Stadium, Detroit DRAW
Points
1946-05-24 Joe Reddick LLLWLW Arena, Boston WIN
Unanimous decision
1946-03-29 Marcus Lockman WWWWWW Boston Garden, Boston WIN
Unanimous decision
1946-01-11 Tommy Bell WWLLWW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Unanimous decision
1945-12-07 Charley Parham WWWLLW Chicago Stadium, Chicago WIN
Technical knockout
1945-11-23 Walter Woods WWWWWW Boston Garden, Boston WIN
KO
1945-11-13 Coolidge Miller LWLWLL Park Arena, Bronx WIN
KO
1945-09-26 Sugar Ray Robinson WWWDWW Comiskey Park, Chicago LOST
Split-decision
1945-09-17 George Kochan WWWLWW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Technical knockout
1945-08-10 Jose Basora WWDWWD Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Technical knockout
1945-07-06 Tommy Bell WLDLWW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Unanimous decision
1945-04-27 Bert Lytell WWWWWW Boston Garden, Boston WIN
Split-decision
1945-04-20 Vic Dellicurti WDWWLL St. Nicholas Arena, New York WIN
Unanimous decision
1945-03-26 George Costner WWWWWL Chicago Stadium, Chicago WIN
KO
1945-03-19 Lou Schwartz LWWLWW U.S.O. Auditorium, Norfolk WIN
KO
1945-02-23 Sugar Ray Robinson WWWWWW Madison Square Garden, New York LOST
Unanimous decision
1944-11-03 George Kochan WWDWWL Olympia Stadium, Detroit WIN
Technical knockout
1944-09-29 George Kochan WWWDWW Olympia Stadium, Detroit WIN
Unanimous decision
1944-04-21 Lloyd Marshall DWLWWW Arena, Cleveland LOST
Unanimous decision
1944-03-31 Lou Woods WWWWWW Chicago Stadium, Chicago WIN
Split-decision
1944-03-17 Coley Welch WWWWWW Boston Garden, Boston WIN
Unanimous decision
1944-02-25 Ossie Harris WWLLLL Olympia Stadium, Detroit WIN
Split-decision
1944-01-28 Ossie Harris DWWLLL Olympia Stadium, Detroit WIN
Split-decision
1944-01-14 Fritzie Zivic WLWLLW Olympia Stadium, Detroit WIN
Unanimous decision
1943-11-12 Fritzie Zivic WWLWLW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Split-decision
1943-10-11 Johnny Walker LLWLLW Convention Hall, Philadelphia WIN
Technical knockout
1943-09-17 Jose Basora WWWWW Olympia Stadium, Detroit WIN
Unanimous decision
1943-07-12 Fritzie Zivic WLWLWL Forbes Field, Pittsburgh LOST
Split-decision
1943-06-10 Fritzie Zivic LWLWLW Forbes Field, Pittsburgh WIN
Split-decision
1943-05-12 Tony Ferrara LLLLLL Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati WIN
KO
1943-03-30 Ossie Harris LLLWWW Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh WIN
Unanimous decision
1943-03-19 Jimmy Reeves WLLWWW Olympia Stadium, Detroit WIN
KO
1943-02-26 Sugar Ray Robinson WWWWLW Olympia Stadium, Detroit LOST
Unanimous decision
1943-02-05 Sugar Ray Robinson WWWWWW Olympia Stadium, Detroit WIN
Unanimous decision
1943-01-22 Charley Hayes WWWWWW Olympia Stadium, Detroit WIN
Technical knockout
1943-01-15 California Jackie Wilson WWWWWW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Points
1943-01-01 Jimmy Edgar WWLWWW Olympia Stadium, Detroit WIN
Split-decision
1942-11-06 Henry Chmielewski WLWLWW Mechanics Building, Boston WIN
Unanimous decision
1942-10-20 Bill McDowell LLWLLL Broadway Arena, Brooklyn WIN
Technical knockout
1942-10-02 Sugar Ray Robinson WWWWWW Madison Square Garden, New York LOST
Unanimous decision
1942-09-08 Vic Dellicurti LWLLDD New York Coliseum, Bronx WIN
Points
1942-08-28 Jimmy Edgar WWWWWW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Points
1942-07-28 Lorenzo Strickland WWLLDL New York Coliseum, Bronx WIN
Points
1942-06-16 Jose Basora LLLWWD New York Coliseum, Bronx LOST
Points
1942-06-02 Vic Dellicurti LWDLLW New York Coliseum, Bronx WIN
Points
1942-05-12 Jose Basora LLLLWW New York Coliseum, Bronx DRAW
Points
1942-04-21 Buddy O'Dell WWWLWW New York Coliseum, Bronx WIN
Points
1942-04-07 Lou Schwartz LWLWLL New York Coliseum, Bronx WIN
KO
1942-03-18 Lorenzo Strickland LLDWDL New York Coliseum, Bronx WIN
Points
1942-03-03 Frankie Jamison WDL New York Coliseum, Bronx WIN
Points
1942-01-27 Frankie Jamison WD New York Coliseum, Bronx WIN
Points
1941-12-22 Nate Bolden LWLWWW Marigold Gardens, Chicago LOST
Majority decision
1941-11-14 Jimmy Casa LWLLWD Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Points
1941-10-20 Jimmy Reeves WWLWWW Arena, Cleveland LOST
Unanimous decision
1941-10-07 Lorenzo Strickland WLLLD Westchester County Center, White Plains WIN
Points
1941-09-24 Jimmy Reeves WWWLWW Arena, Cleveland LOST
Split-decision
1941-08-11 Cliff Koerkle LWWWLW New York Coliseum, Bronx WIN
Points
1941-08-05 Joe Shikula WWLWDL Queensboro Arena, Long Island City, Queens DRAW
Points
1941-07-15 Joe Baynes WLWWDW Queensboro Arena, Long Island City, Queens WIN
Points
1941-06-23 Johnny Morris LLLWLL Starlight Park, Bronx WIN
KO
1941-06-16 Lorenzo Strickland WL Starlight Park, Bronx WIN
Points
1941-06-09 Lorenzo Strickland W Dexter Park Arena, Woodhaven, Queens WIN
Points
1941-05-27 Johnny Morris LLLLWL New York Coliseum, Bronx WIN
Points
1941-05-20 Johnny Cihlar DWLWDL Broadway Arena, Brooklyn WIN
Points
1941-04-26 Monroe Crewe debut Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn WIN
Points
1941-04-22 Lorne McCarthy DL Westchester County Center, White Plains WIN
Points
1941-04-15 Stanley Goicz W Westchester County Center, White Plains WIN
Points
1941-04-08 Joe Fredericks DLWLWL Westchester County Center, White Plains WIN
Technical knockout
1941-04-01 Johnny Morris LLLLLL Westchester County Center, White Plains WIN
Technical knockout
1941-03-14 Tony Gillo WDLWWW Pyramid Mosque, Bridgeport WIN
Points
1941-03-03 Charley Mackley LL St. Nicholas Arena, New York WIN
Points