The Fight: Cerdan's speed and clever, whirlwind style made Basilio miss in the 2nd round. Jake LaMotta vs Roberto Duran at 160lbs 07-13-2008, 04:49 PM . I wouldn't call him shot. In 1958 he was arrested and charged with introducing men to an underage girl at a club he owned in Miami. To accurately portray the younger LaMotta, De Niro trained with LaMotta until LaMotta felt he was ready to box professionally. He was convicted and served six months on a chain gang, although he maintained his innocence. What would have happened in LaMotta-Cerdan II? Theyre as clear as ham in aspic. Cerdan apparently dislocated his arm early in the bout, but it was still a good one, with . After the Zale fight Marcel returned to Europe where he had a couple of non title fights stopping Dick Turpin and Lucien Krawczyk. Gavilan vs Olson, Cerdan vs Zale, Tiger vs Fullmer, LaMotta vs Dauthuille, Fullmer vs Basilio, Hopkins vs DeLaHoya, LaMotta vs Cerdan, Monzon vs Valdez, Ketchel vs Papke, etc. Jake Lamotta vs Marcel Cerdan II Collapse. Feb. 14, 1951: Sugar Ray Robinson TKO13 Jake LaMotta. His hitting was almost non-stop, regardless of where he was in the ring or how he was positioned in respect to his challenger. The realization dawns a split second too late, as the Bronx Bull unloads lefts and rights at the taken-by-surprise Frenchman. In his most recent fight, LaMotta TKO'd former WWII naval boxer Joey DeJohn (60-3-2) in 8 rounds. Raging Bull The film, Raging . LaMotta won the first round (also knocking Cerdan down), Cerdan the second and the third was even. And while it was a battle between the middleweight and welterweight champions, Walker gave away only seven pounds, not a troubling difference considering that five months before The Toy Bulldog had defeated light heavyweight Mike McTigue. When they squared-off most expected a one-round bout. Please use the links below for donations: Just 2 months later however and Cerdan would win back the European Middleweight title in a rematch. An overhand right smashes into LaMotta's nose. This page was last edited on 21 February 2023, at 04:32. He doesnt care about the pain. The 1949 World Middleweight title fight between Champion Marcel Cerdan and The Bronx Bull Jake LaMotta. Cerdan dislocated his arm in the first round, apparently damaged in the knockdown, and gave up before the start of the 10th round. Cerdan, who lost only 4 of 113 professional bouts, was killed in a plane crash on his way back to the U.S. for a rematch with LaMotta. LaMotta surprises Cerdan in the eighth, taking on the role of aggressor. Sign in or register here to comment. An Essential For Jake LaMotta lovers. (You must log in or sign up to reply here. One month later, LaMotta and Reeves fought again in the same arena. Sadly, no official film was made of the blood and thunder brawl that took place in front of a huge crowd at Chicago Stadium, which set a new indoor-gate record, but the majority of lucky souls who witnessed the legendary trilogy betweenThe Man Of Steel and Rocky Bob regarded their second slugfest as themost exciting and action-packed. Giacobbe "Jake" LaMotta (July 10, 1922 - September 19, 2017) was an American professional boxer, former world middleweight champion, and stand-up comedian. At the fourth bell, the Clouter appears to follow his usual angry-bees approach to devastation and victory. Round-by-Round coverage: How Tommy Fury vs. Jake Paul played out, Inside the creation of Jake Paul's 'Stardust Warriors' trunks, Women's boxing divisional rankings: Thorslund, Fundora solidify spots after dominant performances, Divisional rankings: Matias, Jack make big moves after impressive wins. 7. And LaMotta isnt faking, not this time, and Cerdan knows it. Just 2 months later however and Cerdan would win back the European Middleweight title in a rematch. All of those guys, Williams, Abrams, and Zale were past their prime when Cerdan fought them. LaMotta gives up his attempts to counter. His injury aside (and he always had a ready excuse when he lost or looked bad and LaMotta injured his hand early in the fight as well) I dont see it happening. Madison Square Garden was jammed for the third and final confrontation between The Georgia Deacon and The Smoke City Wildcat. After 15 hard-fought rounds the decision went to Flowers, and while the pro-Greb crowd didnt like it one bit, most at ringside agreed with the verdict. [12] The eighth round was historic. I was in condition all right, but not fighting condition. He retired in 1956 with 50 wins, 13 losses and four draws and died in 2010. LaMotta vs. Robinson I - VI LaMotta's six fight rivalry with Sugar Ray Robinson is one of the most notable in the sport, with LaMotta winning just one of the bouts, although each one was close and LaMotta dropped Robinson multiple times. [19] De Niro won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance. He was a brawler, sure, but also clever. LaMotta defeated Cerdan of France to win the middleweight title in Detroit. Jesus Christ, a couple of jabs and he's going to fall down? To make matters worse for LaMotta, the fight was screened live to millions on CBS in the first sports show to be telecast from Florida. LaMotta, who had a record of 81-17-4 at the time, was ranked No. He returned to the States to make the first defense of the title against Jake LaMotta on June 6, 1949 at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, Michigan. When the bell rang for round fifteen, Jake needed a knockout while Dauthuille just needed to survive. He died at a hospital near Miami on Sep. 19. LaMotta won the first round (also knocking Cerdan down), Cerdan the second, and the third was even. In 1938 he won the France Welterweight title, successfully defending it twice before winning the European Welterweight title in 1939. LaMotta defeated Cerdan of France to win the middleweight title in Detroit. He made little use of his left hand and took a bad beating before retiring in his corner after the tenth round. Marcel Cerdan revels in his victory. The 1949 World Middleweight title fight between Champion Marcel Cerdan and \"The Bronx Bull\" Jake LaMotta. 2. Maybe he cant. LaMotta, whose life was later the subject of the 1980 film Raging Bull starring Robert De Niro, was floored at the start of the seventh round after a flurry of shots from Nardico, including an overhand right-handed smash to the jaw. The champs eyes are blackened, dark as a coal miners. Jake LaMotta, who died earlier this year aged 95, had a headache before New Year's Eve 1952 was over after he was knocked off his feet for the first time in his career. LaMotta had four daughters, including Christi by his second wife Vikki LaMotta and Stephanie by his fourth wife Dimitria. Jake LaMotta vs. Marcel Cerdan, 1949-06-16 - YouTube Highlights of the classic middleweight title bout in which the Bronx Bull Jake LaMotta scores a ten round technical knockout victory. LaMotta had a troubled personal life, including a spell in a reformatory, and was married seven times. He returned to the States to make the first defense of the title against Jake LaMotta on June 6, 1949 at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, Michigan. [24] This fight was named Fight of the Year for 1950 by The Ring magazine. LAMOTTA VS. MARCEL CERDAN, JUNE 16, 1949. I was supposed to be throwing a fight to this guy, and it looked like I was going to end up holding him on his feet By [the fourth round], if there was anybody in the Garden who didn't know what was happening, he must have been dead drunk. Aggressive from the opening bell, he knew just what punches, singly and in combination, to deliver. Butwhats this? The referee looks at his eyes. LaMotta won the world title on June 16, 1949 in Detroit, Michigan, defeating Frenchman Marcel Cerdan. A rematch was scheduled, but Cerdan was killed when the plane flying him from Casablanca to the States crashed in the Azores on October 28, 1949. LaMotta knocked Robinson down in the first round of the fight. Cerdan, the middleweight divisions answer to Rocky Marciano, was a swarmer. Jake LaMotta: "The Bronx Bull" beat a long list of terrific fighters, including one of the greatest of all middleweights, Ray Robinson . He lost his debut against Bob Murphy, lost a split decision to Norman Hayes, and drew with Gene Hairston in his first three bouts. Sept. 13, 1950: Jake LaMotta KO15 Laurent Dauthuille. LaMotta lost a much less controversial decision. [39], LaMotta is the subject of a documentary directed and produced by Greg Olliver. Fighter Would Have Been At Stake On September 21,1948 Marcel Cerdan defeated Tony Zale and won the Middleweight Championship of the World. [21] LaMotta won the first round (in which he knocked Cerdan down), Cerdan the second, and the third was even. LaMotta vs. Marcel Cerdan (June 16, 1949) LaMotta became a world champion for the first time on this day. 8. "That's what I want, they told me I would get Moore if I won this one," Nardico was reported to have said after the fight in The Miami News. LaMotta later said in his autobiography that the decision was widely criticized by several newspapers and boxing publishers. LAMOTTA VS. MARCEL CERDAN, JUNE 16, 1949. title prompted Robinson to move up a class for the sixth match between the men. The LaMotta team played in Sterling Oval which was located between 165th and 164th Streets between Clay and Teller Avenue. HMs would make a long list. Sept. 12, 1951: Sugar Ray Robinson TKO 10 Randy Turpin. The champs eyes are blackened, dark as a coal miners. Tony lost his last fight to Cerdan. [22] The official score had LaMotta as winner by a knockout in 10 rounds because the bell had already rung to begin that round when Cerdan announced he was quitting. Feb. 14, 1951: Sugar Ray Robinson TKO13 Jake LaMotta. Cerdan got $51,124 and LaMotta was paid $19,171.50. Jake LaMotta vs. Billy Fox. I know from personal experience the agony of a dislocated shoulder (a pain dreamed up by the Marquis de Sade himself), and its nothing short of jaw-dropping that Cerdan continued the fight for another eight rounds one-armed and in terrible pain. LaMotta won the first round (in which he knocked Cerdan down), Cerdan the second, and the third was even. His reign lasted until the final showdown 14 months later with Sugar Ray Robinson. Billy Fox, Marcel Cerdan and six fights vs 'Sugar' Ray Robinson including the St Valentine's Day Massacre. The movie captured LaMotta's life, which was just as turbulent outside as inside the ring. Butwhat if the plane hadnt crashed? A native New Yorker, Clarence George is a lifelong aficionado of the Sweet Science. And LaMotta isnt faking, not this time, and Cerdan knows it. It is a city of fights and fighters, of hockey and heroes, of broken dreams and immortal glory, a city unlike any other. Some fifty thousand were on-hand to witness what was, by all reports, a truly great fight, the match becoming more intense and fast-paced as the rounds went by. LaMotta was out on his feet and it was no surprise that his corner -- featuring brother Al -- signalled to the referee that was it, and the fight was stopped before the start of the eighth round. [37][38] LaMotta remained active on the speaking and autograph circuit, and published several books about his career, his life, and his fights with Robinson. LaMotta would indeed admit that he began moving more in round 2 because he was losing steam, but chiefly because he knew he had likely fractured his hand throwing a hook early in the fight. LaMotta was born on the Lower East Side of New York City on July 10, 1922, to Italian parents, Elizabeth (Merluzzo) and Joseph LaMotta. And all are answered with a vengeance. Another nephew, William Lustig, is a well-known director and producer of horror films and the president of Blue Underground, Inc.[36]. Now with the championship on the line Dauthuille was in command, racking up the points and amassing a huge lead in a tough, bruising battle. 3. La Motta, Jake with Carter, Joseph and Savage, Peter (1970). [42], LaMotta died on September 19, 2017, from complications of pneumonia in a nursing home in Florida, at the age of 95.[43][5][8]. [10], LaMotta learned to box while in a reformatory in upstate New York, where he'd been sent for attempted robbery. He was a brawler, sure, but also clever. A sell-out crowd at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, and millions on closed-circuit television, witnessed one of the most thrilling brawls in boxing history with both warriors stunned in a hellacious opening round, perhaps the greatest since Dempsey vs Firpo, before a cut Hagler rallied to batter The Motor City Cobra into helplessness in round three. His next fight was about Laurent Dauthuille against whom he successfully defended his title. [21] LaMotta won the first round (in which he knocked Cerdan down), Cerdan the second, and the third was even. He shouldnt have even been rated at MW but he couldnt make WW and was immensely popular and owned by the mob so he was given preference over everyone in the top ten at MW, all or most of which would have kicked his ass. LaMotta won the title by The dreaded word to hear in connection with a boxing match. Cerdan grows in confidence. Share Tweet. It was the first time LaMotta had been sent to the canvas in 102 fights. There was a crowd of 22,183 at Briggs Stadium. More info belowLittle introduction needs to be made for Jake LaMotta. The punishment took its toll on LaMotta by the seventh and after getting up at the count of nine, his senses were well and truly scrambled. Marcel Cerdan (111-4-0, 65 KOs), European middleweight champ, faced world champion Tony Zale for the title on September 21, 1948 (Ring Magazines Fight of the Year). LaMotta's autobiography was adapted into the 1980 Martin Scorsese film Raging Bull. In the third, Cerdan drives LaMotta toward the ropes, planning to deliver the kind of massive uppercut that finished Zale in the 11th round of their championship bout. Cerdan fought practically one-handed for 8 rounds. He covers up, and Cerdan pounds him like a rug. Many thought the great Robinson was finished after he lost the world title to Fullmer by decision the previous January in a bruising battle that saw Ray actually knocked out of the ring by The Utah Cyclone. But instead of a farewell fight, it was another huge win for Sugar Ray, not to mention one of the greatest one-punch knockouts in ring history. Cerdan can be seen only throwing right hands for a majority of the footage, while LaMotta didn't appear too concerned about his injury it was affecting how hard he could throw his lefts. Cerdan Cerdans corner stopped the fight between rounds nine and 10 to end LaMottas long championship quest. [19], The thrown fight and a payment of $20,000 to the Mafia got LaMotta his title bout against World Middleweight Champion Marcel Cerdan. Required fields are marked *. Maybe he cant. July 2, 1925: Harry Greb W15 Mickey Walker. LaMotta won the fight in Detroit and was declared middleweight champion of the world . Something about glory being fleeting. LaMotta surprises Cerdan in the eighth, taking on the role of aggressor. Islamic Center of Cleveland serves the largest Muslim community in Northeast Ohio. A rematch was arranged, but while Cerdan was flying back to the United States to fight the rematch, his Air France Lockheed Constellation crashed in the Azores, killing everyone on board.[23]. LaMotta won the World Middleweight title on June 16, 1949 in Detroit, Michigan, defeating Frenchman Marcel Cerdan. The Algerian-born Frenchman wasn't nearly so lucky, dislocating his shoulder and rendering the arm useless. So in return for throwing the fight and the $20,000, in 1949 the mafia gave LaMotta a fight against the then-current middleweight champion Marcel Cerdan. In his testimony and in his later book, LaMotta admitted to throwing the fight to gain favor with the Mafia. His fight with Cerdan was close. Nicknamed "The Bronx Bull" or "Raging Bull", LaMotta was a rough fighter who was not a particularly big puncher, but would subject his opponents to vicious beatings in the ring. He covers up, and Cerdan pounds him like a rug. Hes getting tired, thinks LaMotta, he peaked too soon. Both fighters take it to the center of the ring, Cerdan throwing punches in fluid motion. LaMotta had a lot going for him as a fighter. LaMotta won the world title on June 16, 1949 in Detroit, Michigan, defeating Frenchman Marcel Cerdan. He doesnt care about the pain. "I should have had a few warm-up fights before this one. [citation needed], LaMotta appeared in more than 15 films, including The Hustler (1961) with Paul Newman and Jackie Gleason, in which he had a role as a bartender. Both were very aggressive come-forward fighters. Marcel Cerdan revels in his victory. Acted in the movie, The Hustler (1961) with Paul Newman. Robinson got up and took control over much of the fight, winning via a unanimous 10-round decision.[12]. Graziano got Zale when. [5] Afterward he fought undefeated in amateur bouts, turning professional at age 19 in 1941. His injury aside (and he always had a ready excuse when he lost or looked bad and LaMotta injured his hand early in the fight as well) I dont see it happening. With a thick skull and jaw muscles, LaMotta was able to absorb incredible amounts of punishment over the course of his career, and is thought to have one of the greatest chins in boxing history. Your email address will not be published. The champ fights back, connecting with a solid right. July 16, 1947: Rocky Graziano TKO 6 Tony Zale. Its easytoo easy. LaMotta won the world title on June 16, 1949 in Detroit, Michigan, defeating Frenchman Marcel Cerdan. Cerdan was a 2 to 1 favorite. LaMotta, who was already leading on the scorecards before knocking Robinson out of the ring, pummeled and outpointed him for the rest of the fight. Fighting Lopez creates a better opportunity for Taylor, but can he beat him? LaMotta wins World Middleweight Title. Honorable mentions list is a mile long, for quality Id like to put forward: Toney vs McCallum I, Eubank vs Benn I & the Canelo vs Triple G fightthey were all great fights. [29], In 1960 LaMotta was called to testify before a U.S. Senate sub-committee that was looking into underworld influence on boxing. Cerdan's corner threw in the towel after 9 rounds and the World Middleweight title awarded to Jake LaMotta.A rematch was scheduled between the 2 boxers however in October 1949, Cerdan died in a plane crash on his way back to the USA. He was a better boxer than Graziano, and Tony went life and death with Rocky in three fights. In the last few rounds, LaMotta began to take a horrible beating and was soon unable to defend himself from Robinson's powerful blows. Fixed! Aug. 19, 1926: Tiger Flowers W15 Harry Greb. The realization dawns a split second too late, as the Bronx Bull unloads lefts and rights at the taken-by-surprise Frenchman. Cerdan underestimated and misjudged the champ. [27], After retiring from the ring, LaMotta owned and managed a bar at 1120 Collins Ave in Miami Beach. Here you will find the most . document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Montreal is The Fight City. It was widely reported that LaMotta threw Cerdan to the canvas. But LaMotta refused to go down. But, whats this? Due to his aggressive, unrelenting style he was known as "The Bronx Bull. Among his list of achievements to date was beating a prime Sugar Ray Robinson back in 1943, the first man to do so. Jake LaMotta vs. Marcel Cerdan II: What might have been, Benitez withdraws from Shobox fight against Pedraza with injury, Marco Huck vs. Firat Arslan preview & prediction, Brandon Figueroa vs Mark Magsayo Big Fight Preview & Predictions, Lewis Ritson vs Ohara Davies Big Fight Preview & Predictions, Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury Results & Post-Fight Report, Subriel Matias vs Jeremias Ponce Results & Post-Fight Report, Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury Big Fight Preview & Predictions, Subriel Matias vs Jeremias Ponce Big Fight Preview & Predictions. Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by Melankomas, Jan 31, 2023. Made his career beating up welterweights. A match of two great champions, though Dempsey was long past his best days. Another happened in boxing when Jake LaMotta famously took a dive against Billy Fox in order to obtain his entry to a championship match against Marcel Cerdan, a deal offered by the mobsters who controlled professional boxing. The man they called "The Bronx Bull" had in fact dropped a ten round decision to Dauthuille the year before in Montreal, but then four months later he defeated Marcel Cerdan for the world title. Cerdan was on his way back to the States to have his rematch with LaMotta when his plane crashed off the coast of Africa in the Portuguese colony of the Azores Islands. But the former champ rallies and counters. LaMotta vs. Cerdan. Fox was known for his speed and delivering rapid blows, but he was no match for the slugger LaMotta. Where LaMotta pulled surprises, Cerdan simply overwhelmed. Robinson won the close fight by unanimous decision, using a dazzling left jab and jarring uppercuts. 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