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Giacobbe "Jake" LaMotta (July 10, 1922 – September 19, 2017) was an Italian-American professional boxer who was world middleweight champion between 1949 and 1951. Nicknamed "The Bronx Bull" or "Raging Bull" for his technique of constant stalking, brawling and inside fighting, he developed a reputation for being a "bully"; he was what is often referred to today as a swarmer and a slugger.
Sugar Ray Robinson and Jake LaMotta had a historic boxing rivalry, fighting each other on six separate occasions between 1942 and 1951. Robinson won the series 5–1, although many of the fights were close, with LaMotta handing Robinson his first ever loss (and would remain his only loss for nearly a decade).
In 1941, Jake LaMotta is a young, up-and-coming middleweight boxer who suffers his first loss to Jimmy Reeves after a controversial decision. Jake's brother Joey discusses a potential shot for the middleweight title with one of his Mafia connections, Salvy Batts, but he repeatedly refuses the Mafia's help, wanting to win the championship on his own terms.
Giuseppe LaMotta (April 27, 1925 – December 29, 2020), better known as Joey LaMotta, was an American boxer who was the younger brother and one time manager of former world middleweight boxing champion, Jake LaMotta. LaMotta also boxed for a short time in 1945 and 1946. His record was 32 wins (22 KOs), 5 losses (1 KO), and 2 draws.
In July 2012, MGM, owners of United Artists, filed a lawsuit against LaMotta and the producers of Raging Bull II to keep the film from being released. MGM that it had rights to make any authorized sequel film, which goes back to an agreement LaMotta and co-author Peter Savage made with Chartoff-Winkler Productions, which produced the original film.
Jake LaMotta: Raging Bull: Robert De Niro [63] Indiana Jones: Indiana Jones film series Harrison Ford: 1981–2023 [68] [100] Snake Plissken: Escape from New York Escape from L.A. Kurt Russell: 1981 1996 [45] [63] [71] Rick Deckard: Blade Runner Blade Runner 2049: Harrison Ford: 1982 [101] Rupert Pupkin The King of Comedy: Robert De Niro [63 ...
Jimmy Reeves (April 4, 1918 – December 1974) was an American boxer from Cleveland, Ohio. [1] He won the 1939 light heavyweight championship.. He gave Jake LaMotta his first defeat in a controversial decision on September 24, 1941, in a match that was briefly recreated in the film Raging Bull.
Vikki LaMotta (January 23, 1930 – January 25, 2005), born Beverly Thailer, was an American model and the second wife of champion boxer Jake LaMotta, during his peak years of success, during which time Vikki became a celebrity.