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 | ![]() | loss | SD 10 |
105 | Apr 03, 1954 | 31 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
104 | Mar 11, 1954 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
103 | Dec 31, 1952 | 30 | ![]() | loss | RTD 7 |
102 | Jun 11, 1952 | 29 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
101 | May 21, 1952 | 29 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
100 | Apr 09, 1952 | 29 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
99 | Mar 05, 1952 | 29 | ![]() | draw | PTS 10 |
98 | Jan 28, 1952 | 29 | ![]() | loss | SD 10 |
97 | Jun 27, 1951 | 28 | ![]() | loss | RTD 7 |
96 | Feb 14, 1951 | 28 | ![]() | loss | TKO 13 |
95 | Sep 13, 1950 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 15 |
94 | Jul 12, 1950 | 28 | ![]() | win | UD 15 |
93 | May 04, 1950 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
92 | Mar 28, 1950 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
91 | Feb 03, 1950 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
90 | Dec 09, 1949 | 27 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
89 | Jun 16, 1949 | 26 | ![]() | win | RTD 9 |
88 | May 18, 1949 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
87 | Apr 18, 1949 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
86 | Mar 25, 1949 | 26 | ![]() | win | SD 12 |
85 | Feb 21, 1949 | 26 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
84 | Dec 03, 1948 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
83 | Oct 18, 1948 | 26 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
82 | Oct 01, 1948 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
81 | Sep 07, 1948 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
80 | Jun 01, 1948 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
79 | Nov 14, 1947 | 25 | ![]() | loss | TKO 4 |
78 | Sep 03, 1947 | 25 | ![]() | loss | SD 10 |
77 | Jun 06, 1947 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
76 | Mar 14, 1947 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
75 | Dec 06, 1946 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
74 | Oct 25, 1946 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
73 | Sep 12, 1946 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 7 |
72 | Aug 07, 1946 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
71 | Jun 13, 1946 | 23 | ![]() | draw | PTS 10 |
70 | May 24, 1946 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
69 | Mar 29, 1946 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
68 | Jan 11, 1946 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
67 | Dec 07, 1945 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
66 | Nov 23, 1945 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 8 |
65 | Nov 13, 1945 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
64 | Sep 26, 1945 | 23 | ![]() | loss | SD 12 |
63 | Sep 07, 1945 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
62 | Aug 10, 1945 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
61 | Jul 06, 1945 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
60 | Apr 27, 1945 | 22 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
59 | Apr 20, 1945 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
58 | Mar 26, 1945 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
57 | Mar 19, 1945 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
56 | Feb 23, 1945 | 22 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
55 | Nov 03, 1944 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
54 | Sep 29, 1944 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
53 | Apr 21, 1944 | 21 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
52 | Mar 31, 1944 | 21 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
51 | Mar 17, 1944 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
50 | Feb 25, 1944 | 21 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
49 | Jan 28, 1944 | 21 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
48 | Jan 14, 1944 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
47 | Nov 12, 1943 | 21 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
46 | Oct 11, 1943 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
45 | Sep 17, 1943 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
44 | Jul 12, 1943 | 21 | ![]() | loss | SD 15 |
43 | Jun 10, 1943 | 20 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
42 | May 12, 1943 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
41 | Mar 30, 1943 | 20 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
40 | Mar 19, 1943 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
39 | Feb 26, 1943 | 20 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
38 | Feb 05, 1943 | 20 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
37 | Jan 22, 1943 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
36 | Jan 15, 1943 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
35 | Jan 01, 1943 | 20 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
34 | Nov 06, 1942 | 20 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
33 | Oct 20, 1942 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
32 | Oct 02, 1942 | 20 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
31 | Sep 08, 1942 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
30 | Aug 28, 1942 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
29 | Jul 28, 1942 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
28 | Jun 16, 1942 | 19 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
27 | Jun 02, 1942 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
26 | May 12, 1942 | 19 | ![]() | draw | PTS 10 |
25 | Apr 21, 1942 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
24 | Apr 07, 1942 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 9 |
23 | Mar 18, 1942 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
22 | Mar 03, 1942 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
21 | Jan 27, 1942 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
20 | Dec 22, 1941 | 19 | ![]() | loss | MD 10 |
19 | Nov 14, 1941 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
18 | Oct 20, 1941 | 19 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
17 | Oct 07, 1941 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
16 | Sep 24, 1941 | 19 | ![]() | loss | SD 10 |
15 | Aug 11, 1941 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
14 | Aug 05, 1941 | 19 | ![]() | draw | PTS 6 |
13 | Jul 15, 1941 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
12 | Jun 23, 1941 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
11 | Jun 16, 1941 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
10 | Jun 09, 1941 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
9 | May 27, 1941 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
8 | May 20, 1941 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
7 | Apr 26, 1941 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
6 | Apr 22, 1941 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
5 | Apr 15, 1941 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
4 | Apr 08, 1941 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
3 | Apr 01, 1941 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
2 | Mar 14, 1941 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
1 | Mar 03, 1941 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |