Jake LaMotta
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Name: Jake LaMotta
Alias: Bronx Bull
Birth Name: Giacobe LaMotta
Born: 1921-07-10
Birthplace: Bronx, New York, USA
Nationality: US American
Hometown: Bronx, New York, USA
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 5′ 8″ / 173cm
Reach: 67″ / 170cm
Boxing Record: click
Division: Middleweight
Trainer: Al Silvani
Managers: Mike Capriano, Joey LaMotta
Jake LaMotta Gallery
- Jake LaMotta was the first boxer to beat Sugar Ray Robinson as a professional on February 5, 1943.
- In the 1950s, LaMotta ran a nightclub on Miami Beach, Florida.
- Acted in the Paul Newman movie, The Hustler.
- LaMotta's autobiography, Raging Bull: My Story, was published in 1970.
- The 1980 Academy Award winning picture Raging Bull, starring Robert De Niro, was based on LaMotta's autobiography.
- In 1998, LaMotta's son, Joseph LaMotta, died in a plane crash.
- In 2004, The Ring named LaMotta the 5th greatest middleweight of all-time.
- Brother of fellow boxer Joey LaMotta.
| Preceded by: Marcel Cerdan |
World Middleweight Champion 1949 Jun 16 – 1951 Feb 14 |
Succeeded by: Sugar Ray Robinson |
