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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.
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.
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).
John LaMotta was born in Brooklyn, New York, on January 8, 1939.He started acting for director Sam Firstenberg in his debut film One More Chance in 1981. [2] [better source needed] Later he worked in supporting roles in most of Firstenbergs works, like Revenge of the Ninja (1983) and American Ninja 1985.
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.
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.
Laurent Dauthuille (20 February 1924 – 10 July 1971) was a French boxer.. Arriving in Montreal in the late 1940s, he was nicknamed the Tarzan of Buzenval. During his career Dauthuille beat notable fighters such as Jake LaMotta, Steve Belloise, Tony Janiro, Eugene Hairston, Norman Hayes, Johnny Greco, Paddy Young, Bobby Dawson, Tuzo Portuguez, Luc van Dam and Robert Charron.
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.