You got a talent for this, i love old boxing stories keep it up

I watched Raging Bull before this, and thank you for clearing this up. I look forward to the next video.

“ …you’re a smart man Joey….you give me all these answers but none of them are the right ones. “

Jake did defend his middleweight title though to Laurent Dauthielle after Cerdan died in a plane crash in the rematch. Cerdan was also Edith Piath’s girlfriend. Jake was well behind on points and with only 17 seconds to go in the 15th round Jake knocked Dauthielle out to retain his belt. One of the greatest come backs. Also La Motta was the first man to beat Robinson in over one hundred fights. Thanks for sharing.

It doesn't matter what sort of a man he was, he was one hell of a fighter!

Not sure how I come across this but I am glad I did. - Very well done. Excited for the next one

Back in 1979-80, I was a DJ in an Atlanta discotheque called Flanagan's Lounge...part of the Big Daddy's chain of bars and liquor stores. Our manager was terminated and the corporate office in Miami replaced him with Jake LaMotta, jr. The champ (as we were instructed to address him) came to Atlanta and spent the summer with his son. Naturally, he came to the club many times with Jackie which is what the champ called him. Times were different in 1980 and the club didn't open until 8:00pm each evening, so the champ would arrive in mid-afternoon and leave around 6:00. This was prior to Raging Bull's release...also prior to Vickie's Playboy pictorial so the champ wasn't exactly a household name anymore. As a big-time sports fan, I certainly knew who he was and kept my distance. I would smile and say hello whenever I saw him as did all of the staff. He would grunt something unintelligible and return to his afternoon cocktail. One day, Jackie had an important meeting, couldn't get away, and asked if I could take the champ home (he didn't drive). Another time, under similar circumstances, I picked the champ up from a nearby golf course at his son's request and took him home. He never spoke either time. There was a huge event in 1970's and 80's called the Ramblin' Raft Race in which literally tens of thousands of drunken idiots (me and the champ included) would float down the Chattahoochee. The corporate office purchased a 36-man Marine Corp. life raft, gave us hundreds of redeemable drink chips to pass out to participants and sent us on our way. Unfortunately, the raft began taking on water towards the finish line and the gang (about 20 of us including the champ) were forced to abandon ship and swim for shore. The Champ was not a strong swimmer and began struggling. Fortunately, I and one of our bouncers were able to get him ashore so, in the end, the champ lived to see Raging Bull as well as naked pictures of his ex-wife in Playboy magazine. Sorry to be so long-winded, but I hadn't thought about my summer with Jake LaMotta in years. Don't think for a minute that he couldn't have kicked the shit out of you, me, the bouncer or Mean Joe Greene...at the same time. The man just oozed violence.

Very, very well done. Can't wait for the next part.

my father was a sparing partner of Jake's he told me what a scumbag he was great fighter but a nut job

Great upload, thank you! Everybody needs a mate in their life like Pete! Vicky was 🔥

Great vid respect from Ireland 🇮🇪 👏

Great documentary. Thanks!

Love this vid, also love your other channel film retrospective as well with all the music documentaries 👍

Brilliant. Subbed.

I'm looking forward to part 2.

He was a sick animal!

Great video. Jake was a rough character

I learned a few things from this video i never knew . Ty . Later in life he admitted his mistakes and the Almighty let him live until 95 years old .

Dunno how I found this, but I loved it! Great stuff. Lots of good boxing stories to tell of course, but one day I want to see a serious and gritty mini-doc about Francis Ngannou done in this style. Would probably have to tell it in non-linear fashion to separate all the shit he had to overcome and the fighting success, but he has a hell of a story in the UFC really failed him in terms of promoting.

Great story. I couldn''t find part 2

Never took a dive for the mafia. Straight up

So this is a documentary....but your basically telling us the plot to raging bull

Where did you ever find that fight down there in Florida against, Nardico? I worked with Danny at the Nevada State Prison back in 1981-82 when we were both in the Athletic Dept.. He was so proud of that fight "The history making punch" That was the headline, and 4 time lapsed pics, down to the canvas Jake went. Danny had it up on the wall of his office, and bragged any chance he could when ask about it by the inmates. He was a very nice guy, Danny Nardico 👍

5:08 MMA gloves?!?!

Jake looked like a mameluke in that film when he fought that bum Billy!

Vickie was really pretty

THESE STILLS HAVE VERY LITTLE TO DO WITH THE STORY. AND I WONDER WHERE THE INFO COMES FROM. I MUST HAVE MISSED IT. TOO MANY PEOPLE THINK THESE DOCUTYPES ARE ONE STEP BELOW GOD. THINK AGAIN. YOU'RE BEING PLAYED.

Bully

Vicky was probably the best looking athletes wife ever.

Jakes brain had to of been mush by then end of his career. Cutting that much weight is sooo bad for you

Jake "The Queef" Lamotta

I can tell you all for a fact. There is nothing Real about pro boxing. LaMotta was an over the top stereotype. Nothing real about him or his life, BUT it did influence future generations on treating women, marriage, etc.