Jake LaMotta
"Raging Bull"
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- Birth Name: Giacobbe LaMotta
- Birth Place: Contribute
- Born: July 10, 1922
- Died: Contribute
- Age: 101
- Height: 5′ 8″
- Weight: Contribute
- Reach: 67″
- Stance: Orthodox
- Pro Debut: March 14, 1941
- Nationality: USA
- Status: Inactive
- Manager: Contribute
- Promoter: Contribute
- Total Bouts: 106
- Total Rounds: 869
Jake LaMotta is a name synonymous with excellence in the world of boxing. With more than two decades of experience in the sport, LaMotta has a record of 83-19-4. He is a former middleweight boxing world champion and was known for his ferocity in the ring.
LaMotta's professional career spanned from 1941 to 1954, where he fought a total of 106 times. His debut was against Charley Mackley, and he won via 4 round PTS at the age of 18. He went on to win 12 more consecutive fights after his debut, with three wins by stoppage.
In his storied career, LaMotta won a total of three world titles. One of his best fights came on June 16, 1949, when he defeated Marcel Cerdan via 9th round RTD to become the new NBA and The Ring Middleweight world champion. Apart from this, LaMotta had wins over four Hall-of-Famers (Marcel Cerdan, Holman Williams, Fritzie Zivic, and Sugar Ray Robinson), Laurent Dauthuille, Chuck Hunter, Dick Wagner, George Costner, Tiberio Mitri, and Bob Satterfield.
However, LaMotta also faced losses in his career. He had a total of 19 losses, 15 of them via the decision and four KO losses. Jimmy Reeves handed him his first loss via 10 round split-decision on September 24, 1941, ending his 14-fight win record.
Looking into some of the highlight fights of LaMotta's career, the first that stands out is against Sugar Ray Robinson. This fight took place on February 5, 1943, and LaMotta put on a remarkable performance. Their initial fight had Robinson win on points, however, in their next fight, LaMotta defeated Robinson by unanimous decision in a 10-round bout.
Next highlight of LaMotta's career came on June 16, 1949. This fight saw him win his first world titles after defeating Marcel Cerdan via 9th round RTD. The world middleweight title gave the boxing world a Chuck Wepner/Sylvester Stallone Rocky narrative almost 70 years earlier.
LaMotta had a total of 83 wins, with 30 of them being KO wins. He also had four draws, zero no-contests, and a title defense record of two. His title-fight KO wins stand at two.
LaMotta's last professional fight was against Billy Kilgore on April 14, 1954. He lost the bout via 10 round split-decision at 31 years of age, ending one of the most memorable boxing careers in history.
All of Jake LaMotta's career stats stand testament to his abilities in the ring, with 83 wins, he is undoubtedly one of boxing's all-time greats. Not only this, but his victories against Marcel Cerdan and Sugar Ray Robinson remain some of the most anticipated moments in boxing history.
Jake LaMotta Fight Record
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
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106 | Apr 14, 1954 | 31 | Billy Kilgore | Loss | SD |
105 | Apr 3, 1954 | 31 | Al McCoy | Win | KO1 |
104 | Mar 11, 1954 | 31 | Johnny Pretzie | Win | TKO4 |
103 | Dec 31, 1952 | 30 | Danny Nardico | Loss | RTD7 |
102 | Jun 11, 1952 | 29 | Bob Murphy | Win | UD |
101 | May 21, 1952 | 29 | Gene Hairston | Win | UD |
100 | Apr 9, 1952 | 29 | Norman Hayes | Win | UD |
99 | Mar 5, 1952 | 29 | Gene Hairston | Draw | PTS |
98 | Jan 28, 1952 | 29 | Norman Hayes | Loss | SD |
97 | Jun 27, 1951 | 28 | Bob Murphy | Loss | RTD7 |
96 | Feb 14, 1951 | 28 | Sugar Ray Robinson | Loss | TKO13 |
95 | Sep 13, 1950 | 28 | Laurent Dauthuille | Win | KO15 |
94 | Jul 12, 1950 | 28 | Tiberio Mitri | Win | UD |
93 | May 4, 1950 | 27 | Joe Taylor | Win | UD |
92 | Mar 28, 1950 | 27 | Chuck Hunter | Win | TKO6 |
91 | Feb 3, 1950 | 27 | Dick Wagner | Win | TKO9 |
90 | Dec 9, 1949 | 27 | Robert Villemain | Loss | UD |
89 | Jun 16, 1949 | 26 | Marcel Cerdan | Win | RTD9 |
88 | May 18, 1949 | 26 | Joey DeJohn | Win | TKO8 |
87 | Apr 18, 1949 | 26 | O'Neill Bell | Win | TKO4 |
86 | Mar 25, 1949 | 26 | Robert Villemain | Win | SD |
85 | Feb 21, 1949 | 26 | Laurent Dauthuille | Loss | UD |
84 | Dec 3, 1948 | 26 | Tommy Yarosz | Win | UD |
83 | Oct 18, 1948 | 26 | Vern Lester | Win | SD |
82 | Oct 1, 1948 | 26 | Johnny Colan | Win | TKO10 |
81 | Sep 7, 1948 | 26 | Burl Charity | Win | TKO5 |
80 | Jun 1, 1948 | 25 | Ken Stribling | Win | TKO5 |
79 | Nov 14, 1947 | 25 | Billy Fox | Loss | TKO4 |
78 | Sep 3, 1947 | 25 | Cecil Hudson | Loss | SD |
77 | Jun 6, 1947 | 24 | Tony Janiro | Win | UD |
76 | Mar 14, 1947 | 24 | Tommy Bell | Win | UD |
75 | Dec 6, 1946 | 24 | Anton Raadik | Win | UD |
74 | Oct 25, 1946 | 24 | O'Neill Bell | Win | KO2 |
73 | Sep 12, 1946 | 24 | Bob Satterfield | Win | KO7 |
72 | Aug 7, 1946 | 24 | Holman Williams | Win | UD |
71 | Jun 13, 1946 | 23 | Jimmy Edgar | Draw | PTS |
70 | May 24, 1946 | 23 | Joe Reddick | Win | UD |
69 | Mar 29, 1946 | 23 | Marcus Lockman | Win | UD |
68 | Jan 11, 1946 | 23 | Tommy Bell | Win | UD |
67 | Dec 7, 1945 | 23 | Charley Parham | Win | TKO6 |
66 | Nov 23, 1945 | 23 | Walter Woods | Win | KO8 |
65 | Nov 13, 1945 | 23 | Coolidge Miller | Win | KO3 |
64 | Sep 26, 1945 | 23 | Sugar Ray Robinson | Loss | SD |
63 | Sep 7, 1945 | 23 | George Kochan | Win | TKO9 |
62 | Aug 10, 1945 | 23 | Jose Basora | Win | TKO9 |
61 | Jul 6, 1945 | 22 | Tommy Bell | Win | UD |
60 | Apr 27, 1945 | 22 | Bert Lytell | Win | SD |
59 | Apr 20, 1945 | 22 | Vic Dellicurti | Win | UD |
58 | Mar 26, 1945 | 22 | George Costner | Win | KO6 |
57 | Mar 19, 1945 | 22 | Lou Schwartz | Win | KO1 |
56 | Feb 23, 1945 | 22 | Sugar Ray Robinson | Loss | UD |
55 | Nov 3, 1944 | 22 | George Kochan | Win | TKO9 |
54 | Sep 29, 1944 | 22 | George Kochan | Win | UD |
53 | Apr 21, 1944 | 21 | Lloyd Marshall | Loss | UD |
52 | Mar 31, 1944 | 21 | Lou Woods | Win | SD |
51 | Mar 17, 1944 | 21 | Coley Welch | Win | UD |
50 | Feb 25, 1944 | 21 | Ossie Harris | Win | SD |
49 | Jan 28, 1944 | 21 | Ossie Harris | Win | SD |
48 | Jan 14, 1944 | 21 | Fritzie Zivic | Win | UD |
47 | Nov 12, 1943 | 21 | Fritzie Zivic | Win | SD |
46 | Oct 11, 1943 | 21 | Johnny Walker | Win | TKO2 |
45 | Sep 17, 1943 | 21 | Jose Basora | Win | UD |
44 | Jul 12, 1943 | 21 | Fritzie Zivic | Loss | SD |
43 | Jun 10, 1943 | 20 | Fritzie Zivic | Win | SD |
42 | May 12, 1943 | 20 | Tony Ferrara | Win | KO6 |
41 | Mar 30, 1943 | 20 | Ossie Harris | Win | UD |
40 | Mar 19, 1943 | 20 | Jimmy Reeves | Win | KO6 |
39 | Feb 26, 1943 | 20 | Sugar Ray Robinson | Loss | UD |
38 | Feb 5, 1943 | 20 | Sugar Ray Robinson | Win | UD |
37 | Jan 22, 1943 | 20 | Charley Hayes | Win | TKO6 |
36 | Jan 15, 1943 | 20 | California Jackie Wilson | Win | PTS |
35 | Jan 1, 1943 | 20 | Jimmy Edgar | Win | SD |
34 | Nov 6, 1942 | 20 | Henryk Chmielewski | Win | UD |
33 | Oct 20, 1942 | 20 | Bill McDowell | Win | TKO5 |
32 | Oct 2, 1942 | 20 | Sugar Ray Robinson | Loss | UD |
31 | Sep 8, 1942 | 20 | Vic Dellicurti | Win | PTS |
30 | Aug 28, 1942 | 20 | Jimmy Edgar | Win | PTS |
29 | Jul 28, 1942 | 20 | Lorenzo Strickland | Win | PTS |
28 | Jun 16, 1942 | 19 | Jose Basora | Loss | PTS |
27 | Jun 2, 1942 | 19 | Vic Dellicurti | Win | PTS |
26 | May 12, 1942 | 19 | Jose Basora | Draw | PTS |
25 | Apr 21, 1942 | 19 | Buddy O'Dell | Win | PTS |
24 | Apr 7, 1942 | 19 | Lou Schwartz | Win | KO9 |
23 | Mar 18, 1942 | 19 | Lorenzo Strickland | Win | PTS |
22 | Mar 3, 1942 | 19 | Frankie Jamison | Win | PTS |
21 | Jan 27, 1942 | 19 | Frankie Jamison | Win | PTS |
20 | Dec 22, 1941 | 19 | Nate Bolden | Loss | MD |
19 | Nov 14, 1941 | 19 | Jimmy Casa | Win | PTS |
18 | Oct 20, 1941 | 19 | Jimmy Reeves | Loss | UD |
17 | Oct 7, 1941 | 19 | Lorenzo Strickland | Win | PTS |
16 | Sep 24, 1941 | 19 | Jimmy Reeves | Loss | SD |
15 | Aug 11, 1941 | 19 | Cliff Koerkle | Win | PTS |
14 | Aug 5, 1941 | 19 | Joe Shikula | Draw | PTS |
13 | Jul 15, 1941 | 19 | Joe Baynes | Win | PTS |
12 | Jun 23, 1941 | 18 | Johnny Morris | Win | KO3 |
11 | Jun 16, 1941 | 18 | Lorenzo Strickland | Win | PTS |
10 | Jun 9, 1941 | 18 | Lorenzo Strickland | Win | PTS |
9 | May 27, 1941 | 18 | Johnny Morris | Win | PTS |
8 | May 20, 1941 | 18 | Johnny Cihlar | Win | PTS |
7 | Apr 26, 1941 | 18 | Monroe Crewe | Win | PTS |
6 | Apr 22, 1941 | 18 | Lorne McCarthy | Win | PTS |
5 | Apr 15, 1941 | 18 | Stanley Goicz | Win | PTS |
4 | Apr 8, 1941 | 18 | Joe Fredericks | Win | TKO1 |
3 | Apr 1, 1941 | 18 | Johnny Morris | Win | TKO4 |
2 | Mar 14, 1941 | 18 | Tony Gillo | Win | PTS |
1 | Mar 3, 1941 | 18 | Charley Mackley | Win | PTS |