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Birth Name: Giacobbe La Motta
Born: 10 July 1921 Died: 19 September 2017
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Height: 5' 8"
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In Praise of Mike Tyson (8 person items)" In an interview conducted in 1986 (prior to Tyson's title bout): "Guaranteed, without a doubt, the next heavyweight champion of the world." "Do I understand, Cus had him fighting similar to my style. I always fought big guys and he's going to keep on fighting big guys all his life, and he kept him going inside. Now, you figure the advantage is for the big guy but it's wrong. A short guy could take the advantage from a big guy but make himself shorter and keep pressing the guy. Directed at T"
In Memoriam 2017 (128 person items)"Sunset: September 19, 2017 (Age: 95) Cause of Death: Complications from Pneumonia Claim to Fame: American Boxer"
The 101 Greatest Boxers of All Time (101 person items)"PRO RECORD: 83-19-4 (30 KO) WORLD MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION 1949 – 1951 INTERNATIONAL BOXING HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE 1990 BORN NAME: Giacobe LaMotta NICKNAME: The Bronx Bull CAREER LENGTH: 1941 – 1954 HOMETOWN: New York, NY, USA DEFINING FIGHT: W 10 Ray Robinson (2/5/1943) GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: First man to defeat Sugar Ray Robinson, and fought him a total of five times. NOTABLE OPPONENTS: Ray Robinson* (L 10, W 10, L 10, L 10, L 12, L-TKO 13), Fritzie Zivic* (W 10, L 15, W 10, W 10), Lloyd"