Attn: Jake Lamotta An ATG?

[James78]

oh without doubt an ATG! Poor Bob Murphy, Jake knocked his ass all over the place!

[StarshipTrooper]

LaMotta fought almost every top contender from welterweight to light heavyweight (Fritzie Zivic, Tommy Bell, Bert Lytell, Jose Basora, future HW contender Bob Satterfield, Holman Williams and Tony Janiro) but he didn't get a title shot until he took a dive against Billy Fox...

He then defeated Marcel Cerdan for the middleweight title (at age 30) and defended it two times (against Dauthuille and Mitri) before losing to Ray Robinson by TKO in their 6th fight (none of their fights before ended as decisively as the last one).

LaMotta was never the same after that brutal loss.

"The Bronx Bull" was in my opinion one of the greatest middleweights of all time while Gatti was never great in any weight class.


LaMotta's best rounds against Robinson.


LaMotta defeats Marcel Cerdan.


Old LaMotta beating up Bob Murphy.

Funny thing is, LaMotta couldn't punch worth a lick. He overwealmed opponents with volume punching that started with the opening bell and continued until the end of the fight. Opponents where simply worn down by the accumulations of dozens and dozens of punches. Then too, LaMotta had one of the best ever chins, much like Marvin Hagler of more recent times. And ANY one who can give the best fighter who ever lived, Robinson, trouble in fight after fight has to be a damn good fighter himself.

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