Just finished reading jake la motta's autobiography

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  1. cotto20

    cotto20 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He was really obsessed with fighting joe louis, he wanted the fight really bad! if he would of got the title at lightheavy the plan was to go after louis.Just shows what a bad ass jake was, on a side note jake said he knew how to beat louis the cheek of this guy :D also he was obsessed with the size of his hands he hated the fact they were so small! crazy guy
     
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  2. VX.Nefarious

    VX.Nefarious Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Great Fighter
     
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  3. cotto20

    cotto20 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    La motta gets under rated round here
     
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  4. CottoDaBodykill

    CottoDaBodykill Boxing Addict Full Member

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    the man is my all time favorite but he had a sever napolean complex
     
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  5. cotto20

    cotto20 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    how highly do you rate him?
     
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  6. CottoDaBodykill

    CottoDaBodykill Boxing Addict Full Member

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    easily top 10 middleweight .. i can't in my right consious rate him in the top 5 but i do believe he is around 7 .. too many excellent fighters and slicksters that would tear him up ... marvin would pound him into a cut stoppage like he did with hashmo .. monzon would pick him apart and bust him up too .. hopkins would get beat if he fought one round a time being mr conservative ..but if he fights at the high rate he did in his prime he'd give lamotta fits ...
     
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  7. cotto20

    cotto20 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think la motta\hagler is any one's fight, i think over 15 he would out work hopkins, but monzon i dont see the bull been able to handle that man
     
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  8. KTFO

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  9. Thread Stealer

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    What stuck out as the most memorable to me was what a complete scumbag he was. Maybe because the classic movie, which many people seem to remember him by (including his fighting style, in reality he actually was known for having a defense) shows him as an unlikeable ******* and yet in his book he describes himself as much worse.
     
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  10. cotto20

    cotto20 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    read the book and see for yourself:good great read, just confirms that the bull is crazy
     
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  11. Thread Stealer

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    Like many other fighters, I find it hard to compare him H2H to other fighters due to the low amount of footage of a prime LaMotta.
     
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  12. Dave's Top Ten

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    Have to agree. I read the book a few years back and thought the same thing.
     
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  13. PetethePrince

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    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuZETMOmkoA&feature=related[/ame]

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    Small part of Raging Bull where Lamotta (De Niro) talks about having small hands, never being able to fight Joe Louis even though he would beat him and that he's better than him. :lol: Brilliant. De Niro masterful performance. Lamotta was one of a kind.
     
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  14. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    Christ, what would Louis-LaMotta look like? :lol:

    At least Conn was in the ballpark as far as proportions go...

    Just look at how well SRR did against Jake with a long jab! Would love to know how he thought he'd beat Joe. Does he spell it out in the book? :yep
     
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  15. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    srr got out-jabbed by lamotta for long periods in their last fight.jake was under-rated as a boxer because of his granite chin and willingness to slug it out.
    i remember reading in the ring magazine that they were having trouble with the making of the film because jake had no redeeming features:lol::lol:
     
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