Middleweights: Jake LaMotta vs Rocky Graziano

[elmersalsa]

They were good friends from childhood. But, what if they put their friendship aside a la Maurice Blocker-Simon Brown and fight. Who wins?

[theone]

Except for power, LaMotta is better than Graziano in every way. LaMotta pounds out a clear cut decision or late tko.

[CNorkusJr]

Heavyweight Charley Norkus breaks up LaMotta and Graziano in Miami Beach, Fla.
Around 1957.
Thought you might like to see this. And yes, they were all very good friends.

[gilgamesh]

Graziano was all about right hand power and his technique other than that was very mediocre. Lamotta had one of the toughest chins of all time, so I just can't see Graziano being able to knock out or even seriously hurt Jake Lamotta. I think Jake Lamotta would rush Graziano to the ropes and beat him up on the inside for the entire fight and stop him around the 10th round or so.

[Goodnight, Irene]

LaMotta pulverises him!

[Crease]

I done this topic before and LaMotta won the fight convingly according to the Boxrec public.

[gilgamesh]

As well he should have, Jake Lamotta is all wrong for Graziano. If they fought 10 times, Lamotta would be 10-0 over him I believe. They were both raw fighters, but Lamotta had a WAY tougher chin and was just an all-around better fighter from what I've seen of both. For Graziano to win, Lamotta would have to just sit around watching TV and drinking beer for a month without even caring about the fight at all. Since I assume you're talking about prime vs prime Lamotta vs Graziano, I don't see any way Graziano wins.

[elmersalsa]

As well he should have, Jake Lamotta is all wrong for Graziano. If they fought 10 times, Lamotta would be 10-0 over him I believe. They were both raw fighters, but Lamotta had a WAY tougher chin and was just an all-around better fighter from what I've seen of both. For Graziano to win, Lamotta would have to just sit around watching TV and drinking beer for a month without even caring about the fight at all. Since I assume you're talking about prime vs prime Lamotta vs Graziano, I don't see any way Graziano wins.

That was a good one.