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Graziano was the son of Ida Scinto and Nicola Barbella. The elder Barbella, nicknamed Fighting Nick Bob, was a boxer with a brief fighting record.Born in Brooklyn, New York City, Rocky later moved to an Italian enclave centered on East 10th Street, between First Avenue and Avenue A in Manhattan's East Village.
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 began their series of famous bouts towards the middle of the decade, Jack and Montgomery fought four times, and Rocky Graziano and Tony Zale starred in what boxing critics have often called one of the fiercest rivalries in boxing history.
Rocky Graziano: 16 July 1947 – 10 Jun 1948 0 8 Tony Zale (2) 10 Jun – 21 Sep 1948 0 9 Marcel Cerdan: 21 Sep 1948 – 17 Jun 1949 0 10 Jake LaMotta: 17 Jun 1949 – 14 Feb 1951 2 11 Sugar Ray Robinson: 14 Feb – 10 Jul 1951 0 12 Randy Turpin: 10 Jul – 12 Sep 1951 0 13 Sugar Ray Robinson (2) 12 Sep 1951 – 18 Dec 1952 2
Rocky Graziano: 16 Jul 1947 – 10 Jun 1948 4 17 Tony Zale (2) 10 Jun – 21 Sep 1948 0 18 Marcel Cerdan: 21 Sep 1948 – 16 Jun 1949 0 19 Jake LaMotta: 16 Jun 1949 – 14 Feb 1951 2 20 Sugar Ray Robinson: 14 Feb – 10 Jul 1951 0 21 Randolph Turpin: 10 Jul – 12 Sep 1951 0 22 Sugar Ray Robinson (2) 12 Sep 1951 – 19 Dec 1952 2
In the 1940s, Janiro was ranked among the top 10 middleweights and fought such Hall of Famers as Rocky Graziano, Jake LaMotta, and Kid Gavilan. [1] During one bout at Madison Square Garden, the young boxer was introduced to ringside fan Harry S. Truman, then President of the United States. [2]
Rocky Graziano: NBA 1948-06-10 1948-09-21 Tony Zale: NBA 1948-09-21 1949-06-16 Marcel Cerdan: NBA 1949-06-16 1951-02-14 Jake LaMotta: NBA 1950-07-12 1951-02-14 Jake LaMotta: NYSAC 1951-02-14 1951-07-10 Sugar Ray Robinson: World 1951-07-10 1951-09-12 Randy Turpin: World 1951-09-12 1952-04-16 – vacated Sugar Ray Robinson: World 1953-10-21 1955 ...
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.