LaMotta, an iconic figure from boxing's 1950s golden age best known for a brutal six-fight rivalry with Sugar Ray Robinson, passed away on Tuesday, the boxer's daughter Christi LaMotta said on Facebook. Robinson treated the wound like target practice, landing right hands and willing LaMotta to the canvas roughly one minute into round nine.Jake LaMotta, the legendary former world middleweight boxing champion whose wild life and times inspired the Oscar-winning movie "Raging Bull," has died at age 95, his family announced Wednesday. The damage was well reflected on the face of LaMotta, sporting cuts above both cheeks and his left eye nearly swollen shut.
Robinson continued to pick him apart at will, setting traps along the ropes and then unlading with right hands and left hooks upstairs.
Robinson was relentless in his attack, his blinding speed overwhelming LaMotta before a picture perfect left hook to the body sent him to the canvas late in the frame.Ī far more potent right hand put LaMotta flat on his back midway through round six, though once again beating the count. LaMotta’s historic cry of “Ya never got me down, Ray” was disproven in round five and three more times thereafter. LaMotta refused to fight in reverse, living up to his Bronx Bull nickname as he continued to charge forward-often without any regard for defense. Valentine’s Day massacre, picking apart his longtime rival and opening a cut under his right eye by the end of round one. Part seven picked up where Robinson left off in the 1951 St.
Nevertheless, it set the stage for Robinson and LaMotta to reignite their previous six-fight series which spanned more than eight years. Multiple sources have informed of an alleged game licensing dispute with Hagler’s team which led to his abrupt tournament departure.
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