Jake LaMotta pugile
- combattimenti
- 106
- vinto
- 83
- perduto
- 19
- pareggiare
- 4
- Stato
- inactive
- Divisione
- middleweight
- Debutto
- 1941-03-03
- Altezza
- 5′ 8″/173cm
- Arrivare a
- 67″/170cm
- Età
- 95
- Nato
- 1922-07-10
- Morte
- 2017-09-19
- Nazionalità
- USA
Giacobbe "Jake" LaMotta, soprannominato Il Toro del Bronx e Toro scatenato (New York, 10 luglio 1922 – Aventura, 19 settembre 2017), è stato un pugile, attore e scrittore statunitense di origine italiana, campione mondiale dei pesi medi tra il 1949 e il 1951.È stato un personaggio assai discusso, sia fuori che dentro il ring. La sua vita movimentata, da lui stesso raccontata nell'autobiografia Toro scatenato, ha ispirato l'omonimo film diretto da Martin Scorsese e interpretato da Robert De Niro.LaMotta nacque nel Lower East Side di Manhattan (New York) nel 1922 in una modesta famiglia d'origini italiane; il padre era un immigrato siciliano originario di Messina, mentre sua madre nacque e crebbe negli Stati Uniti da genitori italiani.Poco tempo dopo la propria nascita, si trasferì al seguito della famiglia a Filadelfia, in Pennsylvania, con la quale vi soggiornò per un breve periodo prima di far stabilmente ritorno a New York, dove crebbe presso un quartiere degradato del Bronx. Ebbe un'infanzia parecchio difficile, funestata dall'estrema povertà cui versava assieme alla famiglia e dall'ambiente malfamatissimo cui era costretto a vivere (il padre addirittura, per arrotondare il suo magrissimo stipendio, lo spingeva a lottare clandestinamente con altri ragazzini del suo quartiere, frattanto che gli adulti vi scommettevano denaro sul posto). Imparò i primi rudimenti della boxe in riformatorio, dove era stato rinchiuso per furto.LaMotta divenne professionista nel 1941 a soli 19 anni. Fu il primo pugile a battere Sugar Ray Robinson, forse il più grande pugile di tutti i tempi, il 5 febbraio 1943, a Detroit, in un match combattuto per la categoria dei welter. Vinse ai punti in 10 round, dopo averlo mandato al tappeto all'ottavo, nel secondo dei loro sei incontri, testimoni di una grande rivalità sportiva. L'incontro in questione fu definito Sorpresa dell'anno per il 1943, dalla rivista specializzata Ring Magazine. LaMotta fu sconfitto da Robinson, negli altri cinque incontri, compreso quello importantissimo in cui mise in palio il titolo mondiale dei pesi medi, nel 1951. Il grande Sugar Ray, invece, dopo quella prima sconfitta del 1943, conseguì una "striscia" di otto anni di combattimenti senza sconfitte.
Data | Avversario | Ultimi risultati degli avversari | Luogo | Risultato |
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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 |