The Way It Was – When Living Legends Sugar Ray Robinson And Jake LaMotta Recalled Their Final, Brutal Battle

02/14/2024 James Slater

Today marks the anniversary of one of the most famous and also most brutal and punishing world … continue

On This Day In 1942: The Epic Sugar Ray Robinson Vs. Jake LaMotta Rivalry Begins

10/02/2022 James Slater

80 years ago today in New York, one of the most celebrated and unforgettable boxing rivalries began. … continue

Born 100 Years Ago Today: The Tougher Than Tough Jake LaMotta

07/10/202207/10/2022 James Slater

For a while it looked as though Jake LaMotta might live to be 100 years old. The … continue

September 13, 1950 – Jake LaMotta’s Legendary KO Over Laurent Dauthuille

09/13/202109/13/2021 James Slater

There were just 13 seconds left on the clock. It was on this day back in 1950, … continue

70 Years On And The Savagery Of Sugar Ray Robinson-Jake LaMotta VI Still Stuns

02/14/2021 James Slater

Chicago Stadium, February 14, 1951: Sugar Ray Robinson-Jake LaMotta VI, for the middleweight championship of the world. … continue

February 5, 1943 – When The Unstoppable Jake LaMotta Scored His Greatest Victory

02/05/2021 James Slater

Imagine it: two of the absolute best fighters in the world fighting each other, in a rematch, … continue

On This Day In 1942: The Start Of The Brutal Sugar Ray Robinson-Jake LaMotta Rivalry

10/02/2020 James Slater

Six brutal fights, fought over nine years, between two of the greatest fighters ever. Today in 1942, … continue

Released 40 Years Ago – Is “Raging Bull” Still The Best Boxing Film?

05/02/2020 James Slater

For many fans, of both cinema and of the sport of boxing, “Raging Bull” is the undisputed … continue

Sugar Ray Robinson Vs. Jake LaMotta: The Most Intense, Savage And Evenly Matched Rivalry In Boxing History

02/05/201902/05/2019 James Slater

Forget even Ali/Frazier, or Zale/Graziano, or even Leonard/Duran. When it comes to the sport’s most intense and … continue

The day Danny Nardico became the first and only man to knock down the granite-tough Jake LaMotta

01/03/201801/03/2018 James Slater

65 years ago on New Year’s Eve of all nights for a prize fight, light-heavyweight contender Danny Nardico accomplished something that no other man had done at the time, and no other man ever would: the 25 year old knocked down and stopped the seemingly unstoppable Jake LaMotta. Nardico, who was sporting a hard-earned 42-8-4 pro ledger, faced a fading but still tough LaMotta, 81-17-14, in what would be one of the former middleweight king’s final fights.

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