Jake LaMotta (The Raging Bull) was an American professional boxer. He was a middleweight world champion. In a career spanning 13 years, 1 month, and 11 days, LaMotta amassed a record of 83-19-4, which includes 30 wins via KO, 2 of which were in world-title fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1990.
Jake LaMotta was born in Manhattan, New York, U.S. on July 10, 1922. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on March 3, 1941 against Charley Mackley. LaMotta defeated Mackley via 4 round points decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
LaMotta became a world champion at the age of 26 after 88 professional fights. He challenged Marcel Cerdan for the The Ring middleweight title and stopped the champion in the 9th of the 15-round fight, winning his first world title.
LaMotta's last fight was a split decision loss to Billy Kilgore at age 31, on April 14, 1954.
Some of Jake LaMotta's best fights were against Marcel Cerdan (HOFer), Sugar Ray Robinson (HOFer), and Fritzie Zivic (HOFer). For a complete list of LaMotta's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Jake LaMotta".
LaMotta has 19 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Jake LaMotta Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
106 | Apr 14, 1954 | 31 | Billy Kilgore | loss | SD 10 |
105 | Apr 03, 1954 | 31 | Al McCoy | win | KO 1 |
104 | Mar 11, 1954 | 31 | Johnny Pretzie | win | TKO 4 |
103 | Dec 31, 1952 | 30 | Danny Nardico | loss | RTD 7 |
102 | Jun 11, 1952 | 29 | Bob Murphy | win | UD 10 |
101 | May 21, 1952 | 29 | Gene Hairston | win | UD 10 |
100 | Apr 09, 1952 | 29 | Norman Hayes | win | UD 10 |
99 | Mar 05, 1952 | 29 | Gene Hairston | draw | PTS 10 |
98 | Jan 28, 1952 | 29 | Norman Hayes | loss | SD 10 |
97 | Jun 27, 1951 | 28 | Bob Murphy | loss | RTD 7 |
96 | Feb 14, 1951 | 28 | Sugar Ray Robinson 29 120-1-2 | loss | TKO 13 |
95 | Sep 13, 1950 | 28 | Laurent Dauthuille | win | KO 15 |
94 | Jul 12, 1950 | 28 | Tiberio Mitri | win | UD 15 |
93 | May 04, 1950 | 27 | Joe Taylor | win | UD 10 |
92 | Mar 28, 1950 | 27 | Chuck Hunter | win | TKO 6 |
91 | Feb 03, 1950 | 27 | Dick Wagner | win | TKO 9 |
90 | Dec 09, 1949 | 27 | Robert Villemain | loss | UD 10 |
89 | Jun 16, 1949 | 26 | Marcel Cerdan 32 110-3 | win | RTD 9 |
88 | May 18, 1949 | 26 | Joey DeJohn | win | TKO 8 |
87 | Apr 18, 1949 | 26 | O'Neill Bell | win | TKO 4 |
86 | Mar 25, 1949 | 26 | Robert Villemain | win | SD 12 |
85 | Feb 21, 1949 | 26 | Laurent Dauthuille | loss | UD 10 |
84 | Dec 03, 1948 | 26 | Tommy Yarosz | win | UD 10 |
83 | Oct 18, 1948 | 26 | Vern Lester | win | SD 10 |
82 | Oct 01, 1948 | 26 | Johnny Colan | win | TKO 10 |
81 | Sep 07, 1948 | 26 | Burl Charity | win | TKO 5 |
80 | Jun 01, 1948 | 25 | Ken Stribling | win | TKO 5 |
79 | Nov 14, 1947 | 25 | Billy Fox | loss | TKO 4 |
78 | Sep 03, 1947 | 25 | Cecil Hudson | loss | SD 10 |
77 | Jun 06, 1947 | 24 | Tony Janiro | win | UD 10 |
76 | Mar 14, 1947 | 24 | Tommy Bell | win | UD 10 |
75 | Dec 06, 1946 | 24 | Anton Raadik | win | UD 10 |
74 | Oct 25, 1946 | 24 | O'Neill Bell | win | KO 2 |
73 | Sep 12, 1946 | 24 | Bob Satterfield | win | KO 7 |
72 | Aug 07, 1946 | 24 | Holman Williams | win | UD 10 |
71 | Jun 13, 1946 | 23 | Jimmy Edgar | draw | PTS 10 |
70 | May 24, 1946 | 23 | Joe Reddick | win | UD 10 |
69 | Mar 29, 1946 | 23 | Marcus Lockman | win | UD 10 |
68 | Jan 11, 1946 | 23 | Tommy Bell | win | UD 10 |
67 | Dec 07, 1945 | 23 | Charley Parham | win | TKO 6 |
66 | Nov 23, 1945 | 23 | Walter Woods | win | KO 8 |
65 | Nov 13, 1945 | 23 | Coolidge Miller | win | KO 3 |
64 | Sep 26, 1945 | 23 | Sugar Ray Robinson | loss | SD 12 |
63 | Sep 07, 1945 | 23 | George Kochan | win | TKO 9 |
62 | Aug 10, 1945 | 23 | Jose Basora | win | TKO 9 |
61 | Jul 06, 1945 | 22 | Tommy Bell | win | UD 10 |
60 | Apr 27, 1945 | 22 | Bert Lytell | win | SD 10 |
59 | Apr 20, 1945 | 22 | Vic Dellicurti | win | UD 10 |
58 | Mar 26, 1945 | 22 | George Costner | win | KO 6 |
57 | Mar 19, 1945 | 22 | Lou Schwartz | win | KO 1 |
56 | Feb 23, 1945 | 22 | Sugar Ray Robinson 23 53-1 | loss | UD 10 |
55 | Nov 03, 1944 | 22 | George Kochan | win | TKO 9 |
54 | Sep 29, 1944 | 22 | George Kochan | win | UD 10 |
53 | Apr 21, 1944 | 21 | Lloyd Marshall | loss | UD 10 |
52 | Mar 31, 1944 | 21 | Lou Woods | win | SD 10 |
51 | Mar 17, 1944 | 21 | Coley Welch | win | UD 10 |
50 | Feb 25, 1944 | 21 | Ossie Harris | win | SD 10 |
49 | Jan 28, 1944 | 21 | Ossie Harris | win | SD 10 |
48 | Jan 14, 1944 | 21 | Fritzie Zivic 30 133-40-7 | win | UD 10 |
47 | Nov 12, 1943 | 21 | Fritzie Zivic 30 132-38-7 | win | SD 10 |
46 | Oct 11, 1943 | 21 | Johnny Walker | win | TKO 2 |
45 | Sep 17, 1943 | 21 | Jose Basora | win | UD 10 |
44 | Jul 12, 1943 | 21 | Fritzie Zivic 30 128-36-7 | loss | SD 15 |
43 | Jun 10, 1943 | 20 | Fritzie Zivic 30 128-35-7 | win | SD 10 |
42 | May 12, 1943 | 20 | Tony Ferrara | win | KO 6 |
41 | Mar 30, 1943 | 20 | Ossie Harris | win | UD 10 |
40 | Mar 19, 1943 | 20 | Jimmy Reeves | win | KO 6 |
39 | Feb 26, 1943 | 20 | Sugar Ray Robinson 21 41-1 | loss | UD 10 |
38 | Feb 05, 1943 | 20 | Sugar Ray Robinson 21 40-0 | win | UD 10 |
37 | Jan 22, 1943 | 20 | Charley Hayes | win | TKO 6 |
36 | Jan 15, 1943 | 20 | California Jackie Wilson | win | PTS 10 |
35 | Jan 01, 1943 | 20 | Jimmy Edgar | win | SD 10 |
34 | Nov 06, 1942 | 20 | Henryk Chmielewski | win | UD 10 |
33 | Oct 20, 1942 | 20 | Bill McDowell | win | TKO 5 |
32 | Oct 02, 1942 | 20 | Sugar Ray Robinson 21 35-0 | loss | UD 10 |
31 | Sep 08, 1942 | 20 | Vic Dellicurti | win | PTS 10 |
30 | Aug 28, 1942 | 20 | Jimmy Edgar | win | PTS 10 |
29 | Jul 28, 1942 | 20 | Lorenzo Strickland | win | PTS 8 |
28 | Jun 16, 1942 | 19 | Jose Basora | loss | PTS 10 |
27 | Jun 02, 1942 | 19 | Vic Dellicurti | win | PTS 10 |
26 | May 12, 1942 | 19 | Jose Basora | draw | PTS 10 |
25 | Apr 21, 1942 | 19 | Buddy O'Dell | win | PTS 10 |
24 | Apr 07, 1942 | 19 | Lou Schwartz | win | KO 9 |
23 | Mar 18, 1942 | 19 | Lorenzo Strickland | win | PTS 10 |
22 | Mar 03, 1942 | 19 | Frankie Jamison | win | PTS 8 |
21 | Jan 27, 1942 | 19 | Frankie Jamison | win | PTS 8 |
20 | Dec 22, 1941 | 19 | Nate Bolden | loss | MD 10 |
19 | Nov 14, 1941 | 19 | Jimmy Casa | win | PTS 6 |
18 | Oct 20, 1941 | 19 | Jimmy Reeves | loss | UD 10 |
17 | Oct 07, 1941 | 19 | Lorenzo Strickland | win | PTS 8 |
16 | Sep 24, 1941 | 19 | Jimmy Reeves | loss | SD 10 |
15 | Aug 11, 1941 | 19 | Cliff Koerkle | win | PTS 6 |
14 | Aug 05, 1941 | 19 | Joe Shikula | draw | PTS 6 |
13 | Jul 15, 1941 | 19 | Joe Baynes | win | PTS 6 |
12 | Jun 23, 1941 | 18 | Johnny Morris | win | KO 3 |
11 | Jun 16, 1941 | 18 | Lorenzo Strickland | win | PTS 6 |
10 | Jun 09, 1941 | 18 | Lorenzo Strickland | win | PTS 4 |
9 | May 27, 1941 | 18 | Johnny Morris | win | PTS 4 |
8 | May 20, 1941 | 18 | Johnny Cihlar | win | PTS 4 |
7 | Apr 26, 1941 | 18 | Monroe Crewe | win | PTS 4 |
6 | Apr 22, 1941 | 18 | Lorne McCarthy | win | PTS 4 |
5 | Apr 15, 1941 | 18 | Stanley Goicz | win | PTS 4 |
4 | Apr 08, 1941 | 18 | Joe Fredericks | win | TKO 1 |
3 | Apr 01, 1941 | 18 | Johnny Morris | win | TKO 4 |
2 | Mar 14, 1941 | 18 | Tony Gillo | win | PTS 6 |
1 | Mar 03, 1941 | 18 | Charley Mackley | win | PTS 4 |