All boxersJake LaMotta
“The Raging Bull”
Boxing · Deceased83-19-4RECORD
30WINS BY KO / TKO
53WINS BY DECISION
106PRO FIGHTS
Profile
| Full name | Giacobbe LaMotta |
|---|---|
| Nickname | The Raging Bull |
| Date of birth | 13 Jul 1922 |
| Died | 19 Sep 2017 |
| Nationality | American |
| Birthplace | Bronx, New York, USA |
| Based in | Not added yet |
| Weight classes | Middleweight |
| Trainers | Al Silvani |
| Height | 173 cm (5′8″) |
| Reach | 175 cm (69″) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Years active | 1941–1954 |
| Status | Deceased |
| Pro debut | 3 Mar 1941 |
| Last fight | Loss vs Billy Kilgore, 14 Apr 1954 |
Details on this page were compiled from public information on 8 Oct 2026 (the record is as of that date).
Titles and honours
- World middleweight champion (NYSAC, NBA, The Ring) from 1949 to 1951
- Won the title from Marcel Cerdan in 1949 by corner retirement after round 9
- Defended the title against Tiberio Mitri and Laurent Dauthuille in 1950
- First man to defeat Sugar Ray Robinson, in 1943
Background
A Bronx-born middleweight known for his durability and aggressive style, he fought Sugar Ray Robinson six times and lost his title to him in the 1951 St. Valentine's Day fight.
Fight history
106 professional fights. Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Billy Kilgore | Decision (split) | 10 | 14 Apr 1954 | Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, USA | ||
| Win | Al McCoy | KO | 1 | 1:10 | 3 Apr 1954 | Armory, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA | |
| Win | Johnny Pretzie | TKO | 4 | 1:42 | 11 Mar 1954 | Legion Arena, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA | |
| Loss | Danny Nardico | TKO (corner retirement) | 7 | 31 Dec 1952 | Coliseum, Coral Gables, Florida, USA | ||
| Win | Bob Murphy | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 11 Jun 1952 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, USA | ||
| Win | Eugene Hairston | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 21 May 1952 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, USA | ||
| Win | Norman Hayes | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 9 Apr 1952 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, USA | ||
| Draw | Eugene Hairston | Decision (points) | 10 | 5 Mar 1952 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, USA | ||
| Loss | Norman Hayes | Decision (split) | 10 | 28 Jan 1952 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, USA | ||
| Loss | Irish Bob Murphy | TKO (corner retirement) | 7 | 27 Jun 1951 | Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, USA | ||
| Loss | Sugar Ray Robinson | TKO | 13 | 2:04 | 14 Feb 1951 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA | Lost NYSAC, NBA and The Ring middleweight titles |
| Win | Laurent Dauthuille | KO | 15 | 2:47 | 13 Sep 1950 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, USA | Retained NYSAC, NBA and The Ring middleweight titles |
| Win | Tiberio Mitri | Decision (unanimous) | 15 | 12 Jul 1950 | Madison Square Garden, New York, USA | Retained NYSAC, NBA and The Ring middleweight titles | |
| Win | Joe Taylor | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 4 May 1950 | State Fair Coliseum, Syracuse, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Chuck Hunter | TKO | 6 | 0:59 | 28 Mar 1950 | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, USA | |
| Win | Dick Wagner | TKO | 9 | 2:40 | 3 Feb 1950 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, USA | |
| Loss | Robert Villemain | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 9 Dec 1949 | Madison Square Garden, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Marcel Cerdan | TKO (corner retirement) | 9 | 16 Jun 1949 | Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, USA | Won NYSAC, NBA and The Ring middleweight titles | |
| Win | Joey DeJohn | TKO | 8 | 2:41 | 18 May 1949 | State Fair Coliseum, Syracuse, New York, USA | |
| Win | O'Neill Bell | TKO | 4 | 1:40 | 18 Apr 1949 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, USA | |
| Win | Robert Villemain | Decision (split) | 12 | 25 Mar 1949 | Madison Square Garden, New York, USA | ||
| Loss | Laurent Dauthuille | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 21 Feb 1949 | Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Win | Tommy Yarosz | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 3 Dec 1948 | Madison Square Garden, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Vern Lester | Decision (split) | 10 | 18 Oct 1948 | Eastern Parkway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Johnny Colan | TKO | 10 | 1:32 | 1 Oct 1948 | St. Nicholas Rink, New York, USA | |
| Win | Burl Charity | TKO | 5 | 7 Sep 1948 | Park Arena, Bronx, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Ken Stribling | TKO | 5 | 2:46 | 1 Jun 1948 | Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C., USA | |
| Loss | Billy Fox | TKO | 4 | 14 Nov 1947 | Madison Square Garden, New York, USA | ||
| Loss | Cecil Hudson | Decision (split) | 10 | 3 Sep 1947 | Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA | ||
| Win | Tony Janiro | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 6 Jun 1947 | Madison Square Garden, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Tommy Bell | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 14 Mar 1947 | Madison Square Garden, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Anton Raadik | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 6 Dec 1946 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA | ||
| Win | O'Neill Bell | KO | 2 | 2:32 | 25 Oct 1946 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, USA | |
| Win | Bob Satterfield | KO | 7 | 1:50 | 12 Sep 1946 | Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois, USA | |
| Win | Holman Williams | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 7 Aug 1946 | University of Detroit Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, USA | ||
| Draw | Jimmy Edgar | Decision (points) | 10 | 13 Jun 1946 | University of Detroit Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, USA | ||
| Win | Joe Reddick | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 24 May 1946 | Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, USA | ||
| Win | Marcus Lockman | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 29 Mar 1946 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, USA | ||
| Win | Tommy Bell | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 11 Jan 1946 | Madison Square Garden, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Charley Parham | TKO | 6 | 0:59 | 7 Dec 1945 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA | |
| Win | Walter Woods | KO | 8 | 1:33 | 23 Nov 1945 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, USA | |
| Win | Coolidge Miller | KO | 3 | 2:51 | 13 Nov 1945 | Park Arena, Bronx, New York, USA | |
| Loss | Sugar Ray Robinson | Decision (split) | 12 | 26 Sep 1945 | Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA | ||
| Win | George Kochan | TKO | 9 | 0:54 | 7 Sep 1945 | Madison Square Garden, New York, USA | |
| Win | José Basora | TKO | 9 | 10 Aug 1945 | Madison Square Garden, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Tommy Bell | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 6 Jul 1945 | Madison Square Garden, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Bert Lytell | Decision (split) | 10 | 27 Apr 1945 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, USA | ||
| Win | Vic Dellicurti | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 20 Apr 1945 | St. Nicholas Rink, New York, USA | ||
| Win | George Costner | KO | 6 | 26 Mar 1945 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA | ||
| Win | Lou Schwartz | KO | 1 | 2:30 | 19 Mar 1945 | USAO. Auditorium, Norfolk, Virginia, USA | |
| Loss | Sugar Ray Robinson | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 23 Feb 1945 | Madison Square Garden, New York, USA | ||
| Win | George Kochan | TKO | 9 | 3 Nov 1944 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, USA | ||
| Win | George Kochan | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 29 Sep 1944 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, USA | ||
| Loss | Lloyd Marshall | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 21 Apr 1944 | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, USA | ||
| Win | Lou Woods | Decision (split) | 10 | 31 Mar 1944 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA | ||
| Win | Coley Welch | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 17 Mar 1944 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, USA | ||
| Win | Ossie Harris | Decision (split) | 10 | 25 Feb 1944 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, USA | ||
| Win | Ossie Harris | Decision (split) | 10 | 28 Jan 1944 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, USA | ||
| Win | Fritzie Zivic | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 14 Jan 1944 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, USA | ||
| Win | Fritzie Zivic | Decision (split) | 10 | 12 Nov 1943 | Madison Square Garden, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Johnny Walker | TKO | 2 | 0:53 | 11 Oct 1943 | Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | |
| Win | José Basora | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 17 Sep 1943 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, USA | ||
| Loss | Fritzie Zivic | Decision (split) | 15 | 12 Jul 1943 | Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | ||
| Win | Fritzie Zivic | Decision (split) | 10 | 10 Jun 1943 | Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | ||
| Win | Tony Ferrara | KO | 6 | 12 May 1943 | Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA | ||
| Win | Ossie Harris | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 30 Mar 1943 | Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | ||
| Win | Jimmy Reeves | KO | 6 | 19 Mar 1943 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, USA | ||
| Loss | Sugar Ray Robinson | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 26 Feb 1943 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, USA | ||
| Win | Sugar Ray Robinson | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 5 Feb 1943 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, USA | ||
| Win | Charley Hayes | TKO | 6 | 22 Jan 1943 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, USA | ||
| Win | California Jackie Wilson | Decision (points) | 10 | 15 Jan 1943 | Madison Square Garden, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Jimmy Edgar | Decision (split) | 10 | 1 Jan 1943 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, USA | ||
| Win | Henryk Chmielewski | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 6 Nov 1942 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, USA | ||
| Win | Bill McDowell | TKO | 5 | 0:44 | 20 Oct 1942 | Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, USA | |
| Loss | Sugar Ray Robinson | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 2 Oct 1942 | Madison Square Garden, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Vic Dellicurti | Decision (points) | 10 | 8 Sep 1942 | New York Coliseum, Bronx, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Jimmy Edgar | Decision (points) | 10 | 28 Aug 1942 | Madison Square Garden, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Lorenzo Strickland | Decision (points) | 8 | 28 Jul 1942 | New York Coliseum, Bronx, New York, USA | ||
| Loss | José Basora | Decision (points) | 10 | 16 Jun 1942 | New York Coliseum, Bronx, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Vic Dellicurti | Decision (points) | 10 | 2 Jun 1942 | New York Coliseum, Bronx, New York, USA | ||
| Draw | José Basora | Decision (points) | 10 | 12 May 1942 | New York Coliseum, Bronx, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Buddy O'Dell | Decision (points) | 10 | 21 Apr 1942 | New York Coliseum, Bronx, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Lou Schwartz | KO | 9 | 7 Apr 1942 | New York Coliseum, Bronx, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Lorenzo Strickland | Decision (points) | 10 | 18 Mar 1942 | New York Coliseum, Bronx, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Frankie Jamison | Decision (points) | 8 | 3 Mar 1942 | New York Coliseum, Bronx, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Frankie Jamison | Decision (points) | 8 | 27 Jan 1942 | New York Coliseum, Bronx, New York, USA | ||
| Loss | Nate Bolden | Decision (majority) | 10 | 22 Dec 1941 | Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, USA | ||
| Win | Jimmy Casa | Decision (points) | 6 | 14 Nov 1941 | Madison Square Garden, New York, USA | ||
| Loss | Jimmy Reeves | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 20 Oct 1941 | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, USA | ||
| Win | Lorenzo Strickland | Decision (points) | 8 | 7 Oct 1941 | Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, USA | ||
| Loss | Jimmy Reeves | Decision (split) | 10 | 24 Sep 1941 | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, USA | ||
| Win | Cliff Koerkle | Decision (points) | 6 | 11 Aug 1941 | New York Coliseum, Bronx, New York, USA | ||
| Draw | Joe Shikula | Decision (points) | 6 | 5 Aug 1941 | Queensboro Arena, Long Island City, Queens, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Joe Baynes | Decision (points) | 6 | 15 Jul 1941 | Queensboro Arena, Long Island City, Queens, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Johnny Morris | KO | 3 | 23 Jun 1941 | Starlight Park, Bronx, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Lorenzo Strickland | Decision (points) | 6 | 16 Jun 1941 | Starlight Park, Bronx, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Lorenzo Strickland | Decision (points) | 4 | 9 Jun 1941 | Queensboro Arena, Woodhaven, Queens, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Johnny Morris | Decision (points) | 4 | 27 May 1941 | New York Coliseum, Bronx, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Johnny Cihlar | Decision (points) | 4 | 20 May 1941 | Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Monroe Crewe | Decision (points) | 4 | 26 Apr 1941 | Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Lorne McCarthy | Decision (points) | 4 | 22 Apr 1941 | Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Stanley Goicz | Decision (points) | 4 | 15 Apr 1941 | Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Joe Fredericks | TKO | 1 | 1:36 | 8 Apr 1941 | Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, USA | |
| Win | Johnny Morris | TKO | 4 | 1 Apr 1941 | Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Tony Gillo | Decision (points) | 6 | 14 Mar 1941 | Pyramid Mosque, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA | ||
| Win | Charley Mackley | Decision (points) | 4 | 3 Mar 1941 | St. Nicholas Rink, New York, USA |