![]() ![]() ![]() In a career spanning 1941 to 1954, LaMotta racked up a record of 83 victories, 30 of them knockouts, against 19 defeats, according to BoxRec, which keeps boxing statistics. Sports Illustrated said he died from complications from pneumonia. LaMotta, known for a legendary six-fight rivalry with Sugar Ray Robinson, passed away on Tuesday, his daughter Christi LaMotta said on Facebook. He learned how to scratch a calendar on the wall.Jake LaMotta, the former middleweight boxing champion who was portrayed in the Martin Scorsese film “Raging Bull,” has died at the age of 95, his family announced. Prison was hell but he learned things there. All his life he had guys in his corner yelling, "Go get 'em, Jake.kill 'em! You're the greatest." Now there's nobody rooting for him. They did nothing but hold him back until it was too late for him. What else do they want? He’s the bum of the year because of these leeches. When you're the champ, everybody wants a piece of you. Nobody's good looking after Jake’s through with 'em.Ĭhallenge… being washed up. Then he smashes the guy’s face inside out. She's always trying to keep him jealous – calling the other guy in the ring good-looking right in front of his face. He knew she was up to something, but he couldn’t catch her. Jake still remembers the first time he met Vickie, when she was fifteen and he was still married. Relationship Status… an endless headache. No matter how good you are, you can't make it on your own. When there's so much money involved, and a boxer wants a real piece of his own pie, he needs to know people. ![]() Jake knows that the Mafia controls who really wins the title. ![]() No one wanted to give him a shot at the title. He brutalized his body for years until nobody was willing to fight him. Profession… nightclub entertainer, but he used to be the greatest middleweight fighter this country ever saw. Miami isn’t the boxing town the Bronx was, but it’s a lot better than jail. Living… in Miami, after moving from the Bronx. ![]()
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