The Woeful Life of Jake LaMotta

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  1. Thread Stealer

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    Great article. Absolute legend.
     
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    Good article.....met lammatta once...seemed to be an obnoxious jerk
     
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    Great fighter but a despicable human being.
     
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    Joe Rein ("John Garfield" who used to post here, deceased now) used to say LaMotta was so old and long-lived because the devil didn't want him yet !
    ha ha
    He knew LaMotta from back in the days.
     
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    The film Raging Bull sugar-coated his personality a bit, from what I can gather.

    john garfield once posted : "RAGING BULL is the Sound of Music version of Jake's life."
     
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