Boxing legend and former middleweight champion Jake LaMotta — famous for his defiant endurance in the ring and for Robert De Niro’s Oscar-winning portrayal of him in the 1980 film “Raging ...

His six fights with the legendary Sugar Ray Robinson are part of boxing lore and his brawling style inspired the 1980 movie “Raging Bull.” The film earned him a legion of fight fans, young and ...

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Martin Scorsese thought boxing was boring (Photo Credit – Instagram) The story began when Robert De Niro picked up Jake LaMotta’s memoir, Raging Bull: My Story.

By Dave Sholler - From Juan Manuel Marquez’s refusal to let Joe Cortez officiate his Feb. 28 bout with a “Baby Bull” to Vic “The Raging Bull” Darchinyan’s prepa ...

Jake LaMotta, the boxing legend who was famously portrayed by Robert De Niro in the 1980 film “Raging Bull,” died Tuesday at the age of 95.