Zale was as shot as shot gets when he fought Cerdan and his performance showed that. LaMotta vs. Marcel Cerdan (June 16, 1949) LaMotta became a world champion for the first time on this day. Due to his hard style of fighting, LaMotta often took as much as he dished out in an era of great middleweights. LaMotta won the first round (also knocking Cerdan down), Cerdan the second, and the third was even. LaMotta, who lived a turbulent life in and out of the ring, was managed by his brother Joey. Hes freshand his blows sting. Jake LaMotta in training for his 1949 bout with Marcel Cerdan. All involved agreed the fix was obvious and their staging inept. Cerdan was a 2 to 1 favorite. In the sixth round, LaMotta floored Reeves, who was only down for a second. Luke Williams Actor, Hollywood executives approached LaMotta with the idea of a movie about his life, based on his 1970 memoir Raging Bull: My Story. Campeonato mundial del peso medio. Robinson finally retired in 1965 after five reigns as world middleweight champion and . He stands, but he doesnt delivernot yet. His favorite boxer is Tony Galento -- despite training on spaghetti and meatballs, and beer, Two Ton Tony still managed to knock to the canvas the greatest heavyweight of all time, Joe Louis. [citation needed], In 1965, LaMotta appeared as "Big Jule" in the New York City Center production of Guys and Dolls for 15 performances alongside Alan King and Jerry Orbach. At that point it became clear something was wrong. World Middleweight Champion. So no, when Zale beats Graziano I dont take that as evidence that he wasnt shot. The difference is LaMotta also fought his fair share of ranked middleweights and light heavyweights. Graziano spent his entire career beating up on welterweights and lightweights (and some of those were fixed). LaMotta, who was already leading on the scorecards before knocking Robinson out of the ring, pummeled and outpointed him for the rest of the fight. He knocked LaMotta down for the only time in his career (not counting his thrown 1947 fight) by a right hand in the seventh round. Jake LaMotta vs. Billy Fox. With time running out, LaMotta unloaded a fearsome barrage of big punches to topple the Frenchman who was counted out with just 13 seconds left on the clock. Jake LaMotta v Marcel Cerda DETROIT - JUNE 16,1949: Jake LaMotta (L) looks on as he watches Marcel Cerdan as he weighs in before the fight at Briggs Stadium, on June 16,1949 in Detroit, Michigan. Sept. 12, 1951: Sugar Ray Robinson TKO 10 Randy Turpin. Honorable mentions list is a mile long, for quality Id like to put forward: Toney vs McCallum I, Eubank vs Benn I & the Canelo vs Triple G fightthey were all great fights. LaMotta won the World Middleweight title on June 16, 1949 in Detroit, Michigan, defeating Frenchman Marcel Cerdan. I stand by the notion that LaMotta was the best Cerdan ever fought and I dont think it was a coincidence or accident that Cerdan lost to him after struggling against the fighters who were contenders but a notch below LaMotta. He was 33. LaMotta fought Sugar Ray Robinson in Robinson's middleweight debut at Madison Square Garden, New York, October 2, 1942. After 9-rounds LaMotta led 51-39, 48-42, 49-41. Marcel Cerdan revels in his victory. One of the greatest and biggest superfights in the legendary Four Kings series, Hagler vs Hearns became a truly huge event after Sugar Ray Leonard retired and then both men notched wins over Roberto Duran. LaMotta won the first round (also knocking Cerdan down), Cerdan the second, and the third was even. So in return for throwing the fight and the $20,000, in 1949 the mafia gave LaMotta a fight against the then-current middleweight champion Marcel Cerdan. Sign in or register here to comment. Zale vs Cerdan. More info belowLittle introduction needs to be made for Jake LaMotta. But he refused to go down again despite a sickening beating for the last minute of the round. Dauthuille had previously beaten LaMotta by decision before LaMotta became world champion. Jake LaMotta, who died yesterday from complications due to pneumonia, was boxings oldest living former champion and a direct link to the Golden Age of prizefighting, a time when boxing gyms and fight clubs proliferated in every major city, when every division boasted a plethora of warriors worthy of the Hall of Fame, and when the best fought the best, and on a Cerdan floored him in the 3rd and Basilio counterattacked, putting the Frenchman down twice. Sadly, no official film was made of the blood and thunder brawl that took place in front of a huge crowd at Chicago Stadium, which set a new indoor-gate record, but the majority of lucky souls who witnessed the legendary trilogy betweenThe Man Of Steel and Rocky Bob regarded their second slugfest as themost exciting and action-packed. As the result of a shove more than a blow, the champ and his challenger tumbled to the mat. [12] Held on February 14, 1951, Saint Valentine's Day, the fight became known as boxing's version of the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre. When they squared-off most expected a one-round bout. His favorite boxer is Tony Galento -- despite training on spaghetti and meatballs, and beer, Two Ton Tony still managed to knock to the canvas the greatest heavyweight of all time, Joe Louis. [3] LaMotta was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in the inaugural class of 1990.[4]. Jack Lamotta parle de Cerdan. One month later, LaMotta and Reeves fought again in the same arena. ). An argument could be made that NOBODY actually beat Cerdan legitimately when he was at 100% full healthLaMotta would instead go on to have his first Middleweight World title defense against Tiberio Mitri (48-1-3), winning over 15 rounds by unanimous decision. It is a city of fights and fighters, of hockey and heroes, of broken dreams and immortal glory, a city unlike any other. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Montreal is The Fight City. The fight was stopped by the referee in the 13th round, declaring it a TKO victory for Robinson. But LaMotta did not go down. He successfully defended the France Middleweight title twice before moving on to capture the vacant European Middleweight title in 1947. And all are answered with a vengeance. He lived only 33 years, but his ring achievements, his memorable fights and his romance with the "Little Sparrow of Paris" live on. The Raging Bull got up, apparently no worse for wear. LaMotta went on to defeat Cerdan to become the new middleweight champion. Robinson got up and took control over much of the fight, winning via a unanimous 10-round decision.[12]. LaMotta's corner stopped the bout before the eighth round began. Cerdan got $51,124 and LaMotta was paid $19,171.50. On November 14, 1947 The Bronx Bull Jake LaMotta faced challenger Philadelphian Billy Fox. The fight was postponed one day because of rain. LaMotta damaged his left hand in the fifth round, but still landed 104 punches in the ninth round, whereas Cerdan hardly threw a punch. 11. LaMotta was awarded a win by TKO and the Middleweight Championship of the World. [5][6][7] Many sources had reported his year of birth as 1921,[8] but his daughter Christi said in a Facebook post immediately following his death that it was in fact 1922. With widespread anticipation that this Saturday night we may see a truly historic struggle for the top of the 160 pound mountain, we now present the 12 biggest, most exciting, and most legendary clashes in the history of the middleweight division. Among his list of achievements to date was beating a prime Sugar Ray Robinson back in 1943, the first man to do so. Billy Fox, Marcel Cerdan and six fights vs 'Sugar' Ray Robinson including the St Valentine's Day Massacre. LaMotta won the world title on June 16, 1949 in Detroit, Michigan, defeating Frenchman Marcel Cerdan. The arena's organist tried (but failed) to calm down the crowd by playing the "Star Spangled Banner". After the Zale fight Marcel returned to Europe where he had a couple of non title fights stopping Dick Turpin and Lucien Krawczyk. French boxer Marcel Cerdan and Jake LaMotta. To make matters worse for LaMotta, the fight was screened live to millions on CBS in the first sports show to be telecast from Florida. Its almost imperceptible. Robinson himself said no one taught him more about boxing than Zivic did in their two bouts. 2. A rematch was scheduled, but Cerdan was killed when the plane flying him from Casablanca to the States crashed in the Azores on October 28, 1949. But in the seventh Cerdan does indeed punch LaMotta toward the ropes. [35] John later became an actor, and one of his roles was as "Duke", who ran the bar of that name featured in the television comedy series Frasier. Robinson said afterward, "This was the toughest fight I've ever had with LaMotta."[18]. Cerdan, who lost only 4 of 113 professional bouts, was killed in a plane crash on his way back to the U.S. for a rematch with LaMotta. His fight with Cerdan was close. He made little use of his left hand and took a bad beating before retiring in his corner after the tenth round. The fight with Fox would come back to haunt him later in life, during a case with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. But Cerdans timing seems off. And, once more, the champ unleashes a barrage. An opponents defense, however able, meant little to him. "[30] He boasted "No son-of-a-bitch ever knocked me off my feet", but that claim was ended in December 1952 at the hands of Danny Nardico when Nardico caught him with a hard right in the seventh round. LaMotta has pretty much napped since the fight began. Just 2 months later however and Cerdan would win back the European Middleweight title in a rematch. The man they called The Bronx Bull had in fact dropped a ten round decision to Dauthuille the year before in Montreal, but then four months later he defeated Marcel Cerdan for the world title. [9] In the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre, his sixth bout with Robinson, LaMotta suffered numerous severe blows to the head. Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by Melankomas, Jan 31, 2023. He gets up slowly, awkwardly, like a marionette guided by an inept puppeteer. [19] De Niro won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance. [24] This fight was named Fight of the Year for 1950 by The Ring magazine. Whether these brawlers are pummeling a competitor with brutal jabs, hooks and uppercuts, leveling opponents with roundhouse kicks or grappling a foe to the mat, they've all made us feel their . Cerdan underestimated and misjudged the champ. Jake LaMotta This biographical article needs additional citations for verification. The film, Raging Bull, released in 1980, was initially only a minor box office success, but eventually received overwhelming critical acclaim for both director Martin Scorsese and actor Robert De Niro, who gained about 60 pounds during the shooting of the film to play the older LaMotta in later scenes. Jake LaMotta vs Marcel Cerdan . Cerdan's corner threw in the towel after 9 rounds and the World Middleweight title awarded to Jake LaMotta.A rematch was scheduled between the 2 boxers however in October 1949, Cerdan died in a plane crash on his way back to the USA. Hes getting tired, thinks LaMotta, he peaked too soon. [21] LaMotta won the first round (in which he knocked Cerdan down), Cerdan the second, and the third was even. LaMotta won 83 of 106 paid bouts, was world middleweight champion between 1949 and 1951 and made two defences. Cerdan dislocated his arm in the first round, apparently damaged in the knockdown, and gave up before the start of the 10th round. He famously earned this title shot against Cerdan by supposedly throwing a fight against Billy Fox two years prior. In the third, Cerdan drives LaMotta toward the ropes, planning to deliver the kind of massive uppercut that finished Zale in the 11th round of their championship bout. Theyre as clear as ham in aspic. LaMotta surprises Cerdan in the eighth, taking on the role of aggressor. LaMotta vs. Cerdan. Cerdan looks great but all the films we have of him are against Euro stiffs and once good fighters past their prime. His hitting was almost non-stop, regardless of where he was in the ring or how he was positioned in respect to his challenger. Made his career beating up welterweights. Sugar Ray Leonard in the first one because he is too quick for LaMotta. "I should have had a few warm-up fights before this one. And while it was a battle between the middleweight and welterweight champions, Walker gave away only seven pounds, not a troubling difference considering that five months before The Toy Bulldog had defeated light heavyweight Mike McTigue. Where LaMotta pulled surprises, Cerdan simply overwhelmed. In a bout of some note: The gross gate was $150,762 and the net gate was $127,810. [27], After retiring from the ring, LaMotta owned and managed a bar at 1120 Collins Ave in Miami Beach. There was a crowd of 22,183 at Briggs Stadium. 8. Whether these brawlers are pummeling a competitor with brutal jabs, hooks and uppercuts, leveling opponents with roundhouse kicks or grappling a foe to the mat, they've all made us feel their. LaMotta damaged his left hand in the fifth round, but still landed 104 punches in the ninth round, whereas Cerdan hardly threw a punch. He returned to the States to make the first defense of the title against Jake LaMotta on June 6, 1949 at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, Michigan. Boxing pound-for-pound rankings: Bivol keeps winning and moving up; Haney earns top 10 spot, A megafight is set: Here's what's at stake when Gervonta Davis faces Ryan Garcia in April, Gervonta Davis' arrest history: Timeline of abuse and hit-and-run charges and denials, Steve Bunce's British Boxing Preview to 2018, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. [12] The eighth round was historic. Cerdan spent most of his career at welterweight fighting nobodies in Europe, was past his prime, and had never faced anyone as good as LaMotta and when he did he lost in lopsided fashion. To accurately portray the younger LaMotta, De Niro trained with LaMotta until LaMotta felt he was ready to box professionally. Highlights of the classic middleweight title bout in which the Bronx Bull Jake LaMotta scores a ten round technical knockout victory over the highly rated . De Niro lived in Paris for three months, eating at the finest restaurants in order to gain sufficient weight to portray LaMotta after retirement. Patient, taking punches and absorbing pain, he would wait for just the right moment to release his inner bull, delivering pinpoint-accurate blows on his unsuspecting opponent. [21] LaMotta won the first round (in which he knocked Cerdan down), Cerdan the second, and the third was even. Women's boxing pound-for-pound rankings: Did Baumgardner do enough to overtake Serrano? The first five rounds were close, though Reeves was struggling in the fourth. Both men would suffer injuries hindering their performance during this brutal fight. [37][38] LaMotta remained active on the speaking and autograph circuit, and published several books about his career, his life, and his fights with Robinson. This book is your ultimate resource for Jake LaMotta. LaMotta's first title defense was against Jake LaMotta, left, pounds Algerian Marcel Cerdan in third round of the world middleweight title bout in Detroit, Mich., June 16, 1949. After boxing, LaMotta worked as a bar and nightclub owner and appeared in 15 films. He was a better boxer than Graziano, and Tony went life and death with Rocky in three fights. He admitted having raped a woman, having beaten his wives, and coming close to beating a man to death during a robbery. Zakat ul Fitr. Theyre as clear as ham in aspic. No "very nearly" about it. After knocking out Dick Turpin and Lucien Krawczyk in non-title bouts, Cerdan faced Jake LaMotta (83-19-4, 30 KOs) for the belt at Detroits Briggs Stadium on June 16, 1949. LaMotta won the fight in Detroit and was declared middleweight champion of the world . His injury aside (and he always had a ready excuse when he lost or looked bad and LaMotta injured his hand early in the fight as well) I dont see it happening. The official score had LaMotta as winner by a knockout in 10 rounds because the bell had already rung to begin that round when Cerdan announced he was quitting. [14] LaMotta said the fight was given to Robinson because he would be inducted into the army the next day.[15]. Jake LaMotta, portrayed by Robert De Niro in the 1980 biographical film Raging Bull, was a punishing fighter specializing in close-in combat and body blows rather than knockouts.He compiled an 83-19-4 record from 1951 to 1954 with 30 knockouts and was never sent to the canvas until his 103 rd fight.. LaMottas 89 th fight was his first title shot and he won the Tottering, he falls on his face. April 15, 1985: Marvelous Marvin Hagler TKO3 Thomas Hearns. Clarence has divided his career between public relations and retail. Cerdan's first defense of the belt, would be against Jake LaMotta.Although the footage above doesn't clearly show it, both fighters were injured at various points during the bout vastly affecting their performance. The historic match-up more than lived up to the anticipation with Sugar Ray and The Onion Farmer staging a magnificent, back-and-forth war that saw Basilio take a close decision after 15 brutal rounds. Jake Lamotta vs Marcel Cerdan II Collapse. The gross gate was $150,762 and the net gate was $127,810. LaMotta defeated Cerdan of France to win the middleweight title in Detroit. [8] His mother was born in the United States to Italian immigrants, while his father was an immigrant from Messina, Sicily, who came with family including his brother Joseph. But the former champ rallies and counters. Although the Bronx Bull had suffered previous defeats and bad beatings, LaMotta had never gone down before his light-heavyweight title eliminator with Danny Nardico. LaMotta had a lot going for him as a fighter. In 1948 he suffered his first legitimate loss when Cyrille Delannoit (47-7-3) beat him over 15 rounds to claim the European Middleweight title (although Cerdan was suffering from lumbago). In 1951, LaMotta again faced Robinson at Chicago Stadium on the 14 February. Some connect, sure, but most are picked off. LaMotta gives up his attempts to counter. Round two is a repeat performance. But the former champ rallies and counters. And a name Sugar Ray Robinson. The victory was short-lived, as the two met on February 26, 1943, in what was another 10-round fight, once again at Olympia Stadium in Robinson's former home of Detroit. Marcel Cerdan on a 1969 UAE stamp Cerdan began boxing professionally on 4 November 1934 in Meknes, Morocco, beating Marcel Bucchianeri by a decision in six rounds. Cerdan underestimated and misjudged the champ. Jake LaMotta 158 lbs lost to Sugar Ray Robinson 145 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10. The Algerian-born Frenchman wasn't nearly so lucky, dislocating his shoulder and rendering the arm useless. And they landed with devastating consequence. He returned to the States to make the first defense of the title against Jake LaMotta on June 6, 1949 at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, Michigan. [13] LaMotta won via unanimous decision, giving Robinson the first defeat of his career. But victory on New Year's Eve 1952 was supposed to reward the winner with a shot at Moore's title. In 1951 Jake LaMotta would meet Sugar Ray Robinson for the 6th and final time, losing his World Middleweight title by TKO in one of the most bloodiest fights ever on record, the now famous \"St. Valentine's Day Massacre\". Patient, taking punches and absorbing pain, he would wait for just the right moment to release his inner bull, delivering pinpoint-accurate blows on his unsuspecting opponent. If LaMotta comes in in shape and focused and doesnt have too much trouble making weight the best Cerdan is going to do is head into the late rounds with a lead and get stopped but I dont even see that happening. As the result of a shove more than a blow, the champ and his challenger tumbled to the mat. All of those guys, Williams, Abrams, and Zale were past their prime when Cerdan fought them. But sheer guts can only take one so far, and the Clouter couldnt come out for the 10th. During World War II, he was rejected for military service due to a childhood mastoid operation on one of his ears which affected his hearing.[5][11]. LaMotta surprises Cerdan in the eighth, taking on the role of aggressor. Jake "Bronx Bull" LaMotta v Marcel Cerdan 1949-06-16.Location: Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, USA.. National Boxing Association World MiddleWeight Title. Amazon Stoffe Kinder, I dont. Cerdan, who lost only 4 of 113 professional bouts, was killed in a plane crash on his way back to the U.S. for a rematch with LaMotta. At that point it became clear something was wrong. Cerdan fought Williams in his Cerdans adopted hometown and won a decision many thought he didnt deserve as well and as was typical with him when he struggled he claimed he had a bad hand for the fight. At that point it became clear something was wrong. But LaMotta refused to go down. Valentines Jake LaMotta Total fights: 106 Wins: 83Wins by KO: 30even though he was not a very big puncher.he could dish out a vicious beating as well as take one An overhand right smashes into LaMottas nose. Oc says: September 22, 2017 at 5:03 am. La revanche entre les deux . I wouldn't call him shot. He was on his way back to the United States to train for the rematch. Known in years past as "Sin City" and "Babylon on the St. Lawrence", it saw more than its share of ring legends over the decades. The deadly close struggle and a unanimous decision was sealed in round 14 when Greb battered Walker and almost put him down. Some connect, sure, but most are picked off. LaMotta won the first round, Cerdan the second, and the third was even. [Also See: Top 10 Middleweights of All-Time Where do LaMotta and Cerdan rank?]. Although fixing the fight was obviously wrong, by coming forward, risking his life, and telling the truth, LaMotta saved the sport of boxing as we know it. The first round, a couple of belts to his head, and I see a glassy look coming over his eyes. He had poor results at first. Cerdan died in a plane crash on October 27, 1949. The man they called "The Bronx Bull" had in fact dropped a ten round decision to Dauthuille the year before in Montreal, but then four months later he defeated Marcel Cerdan for the world title. Nicknamed "The Bronx Bull" or "Raging Bull", LaMotta was a rough fighter who was not a particularly big puncher, but would subject his opponents to vicious beatings in the ring. LaMotta started his career back in 1941 as a light-heavyweight before quickly trimming down and finding fame as a middleweight. LaMotta vs. Robinson IV. Giacobbe "Jake" LaMotta (July 10, 1922 September 19, 2017) was an American professional boxer who was world middleweight champion between 1949 and 1951. 6. Sept. 23, 1957: Carmen Basilio W15 Sugar Ray Robinson. After knocking out Dick Turpin and Lucien Krawczyk in non-title bouts, Cerdan faced Jake LaMotta (83-19-4, 30 KOs) for the belt at Detroits Briggs Stadium on June 16, 1949. Acted in the movie, The Hustler (1961) with Paul Newman. (196163). It was the first time LaMotta had been sent to the canvas in 102 fights. Feb. 14, 1951: Sugar Ray Robinson TKO13 Jake LaMotta. The fight in effect ended in the first round, when LaMotta wrestled Cerdan to the canvas and damaged the Frenchman's shoulder. LaMotta won the World Middleweighttitle on June 16, 1949 in Detroit, Michigan, defeating FrenchmanMarcel Cerdan. He uses his fists the way a bull hooks with its horns. He can take it, but he isnt dishing it out. LaMotta, who won the world middleweight crown from France's Marcel Cerdan in 1949, fought Robinson six times and became the first man to beat boxing's best ever with a 10-round decision win in 1943. Cerdan and LaMotta had a rematch scheduled for September 28, 1949, but LaMotta injured his shoulder six days before the fight and it was rescheduled for December 2. Fox was known for his speed and delivering rapid blows, but he was no match for the slugger LaMotta. This page was last edited on 21 February 2023, at 04:32. LaMotta made his first title defense against Tiberio Mitri on July 7, 1950, at Madison Square Garden, New York. Jake LaMotta won the National Boxing Association World middleweight title by a TKO 10. General Fund You Might Also Like. LaMotta won the first round (also knocking Cerdan down), Cerdan the second and the third was even. Cerdan prepares to defend himself against an oncoming Jake Lamotta. How To Record Whatsapp Video Call With Audio On Iphone, In the third, Cerdan drives LaMotta toward the ropes, planning to deliver the kind of massive uppercut that finished Zale in the 11th round of their championship bout. Edith Piaf Lhymne lamour. A rematch was scheduled, but Cerdan was killed when the plane flying him from Casablanca to the States crashed in the Azores on October 28, 1949. LaMotta gives up his attempts to counter. Giacobbe "Jake" LaMotta (July 10, 1922 - September 19, 2017) was an American professional boxer, former world middleweight champion, and stand-up comedian. LaMotta vs. Marcel Cerdan (June 16, 1949) LaMotta became a world champion for the first time on this day. There was a crowd of 22,183 at Briggs Stadium. LaMotta won the World Middleweight title on June 16, 1949 in Detroit, Michigan, defeating Frenchman Marcel Cerdan. LaMotta damaged his left hand in the fifth round, but still landed 104 punches in the ninth round, whereas Cerdan hardly threw a punch. Victory would supposedly have earned LaMotta a shot at the new world light-heavyweight champion Archie Moore in a title fight in February in St Louis. Rounds five and six are center-of-the-ring slugfests, each fighter giving as good as he gets, hitting, dancing away, coming back to give and get some more, both avoiding the killing zone that are the ropes and corners. Cerdan can be seen only throwing right hands for a majority of the footage, while LaMotta didn't appear too concerned about his injury it was affecting how hard he could throw his lefts. I know from personal experience the agony of a dislocated shoulder (a pain dreamed up by the Marquis de Sade himself), and its nothing short of jaw-dropping that Cerdan continued the fight for another eight rounds one-armed and in terrible pain. (Check). LaMotta defeated Cerdan of France to win the middleweight title in Detroit. Some fifty thousand were on-hand to witness what was, by all reports, a truly great fight, the match becoming more intense and fast-paced as the rounds went by. A left rocks the Clouter, but he responds with one of his own. Robinson won by a technical knockout in the 13th round, when the fight was stopped. A metropolis where hundreds of young warriors train and battle each day in its many gyms, it is where Archie Moore, Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran and Bernard Hopkins all found greatness. Fighting Lopez creates a better opportunity for Taylor, but can he beat him? You can count the ranked middleweights Graziano fought and beat on one hand without using five fingers. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. After the Zale fight Marcel returned to Europe where he had a couple of non title fights stopping Dick Turpin and Lucien Krawczyk. LaMotta vs. Cerdan. Clarence has divided his career between public relations and retail. 9 in the world light-heavyweight rankings -- four places behind 25-year-old Nardico who had lost his previous fight and had a record of 42-8-4. The only legitimate MW contender Graziano ever defeated was Zale, who after the war was past his prime. LaMotta, slipping, ducking, dodging, but taking plenty. Robinson got up and took control over much of the fight, winning via a unanimous 10-round decision. Its almost imperceptible. He doesnt care about the pain. [41], LaMotta: The Bronx Bull stars actor William Forsythe as LaMotta, while Paul Sorvino plays his father. LaMotta vs. Robinson I - VI LaMotta's six fight rivalry with Sugar Ray Robinson is one of the most notable in the sport, with LaMotta winning just one of the bouts, although each one was close and LaMotta dropped Robinson multiple times. His free time is devoted to researching, writing about, and breathing boxing, and he has worked with other boxing websites and communities, including MyBoxing. . [17] LaMotta won the first round (in which he knocked Cerdan down), Cerdan the second, and the third was even. Former world middleweight champion LaMotta, 31, looked as finished as the outgoing year as he was beaten by eighth round technical knockout at the Coliseum, Coral Gables, in Florida, with Nardico ahead 69-62 on the three scorecards when LaMotta's corner waved the fight off.