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Feb. 5, 1943: Robinson vs LaMotta II

February 5, 2021February 8, 2021 Robert Portis 2 Comments Boxing, Bronx Bull, Jake LaMotta, Raging Bull, Robinson vs LaMotta, Sugar Ray Robinson

A rivalry is not a rivalry after just one fight. Ray Robinson and Jake LaMotta had faced each other for

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The Darker Road Of Raging Bull

December 31, 2020January 2, 2021 Alden Chodash 0 Comments autobiography, cinema, Jake LaMotta, LaMotta vs Robinson, Marcel Cerdan, Martin Scorcese, Raging Bull, Robert DeNiro, Robinson vs LaMotta, The Bronx Bull

“And then I was hitting Pete as hard as I could and Vickie was screaming, and I was beating Vickie

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Jake LaMotta: 1922-2017

September 20, 2017August 21, 2019 Robert Portis 0 Comments Fritzie Zivic, Holman Williams, Jake LaMotta, LaMotta vs Robinson, Marcel Cerdan, Raging Bull, Robinson vs LaMotta, Rocky Graziano, St. Valentine's Day Massacre, Sugar Ray Robinson, The Bronx Bull, Tommy Bell, Tony Zale

Jake LaMotta, who died yesterday from complications due to pneumonia, was boxing’s oldest living former champion and a direct link

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March 22, 1967: Ali vs Folley

March 22, 2021March 24, 2021 Michael Carbert 1

The first, prolific championship reign of Muhammad Ali, which saw him defend his title eight times in two years, had,

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July 13, 2001: Ward vs Augustus

July 13, 2021August 21, 2021 Alden Chodash 0

Prior to Micky Ward vs Emanuel Augustus, Fight of the Year laurels were typically reserved for higher profile battles than

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Nov. 6, 1981: Holmes vs Snipes

November 6, 2020November 7, 2020 Michael Carbert 3

In May of 1981, undefeated fair-skinned heavyweight contender Gerry Cooney galvanized the attention of fair-skinned American sports fans by demolishing

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Jan. 1, 1915: The Legend Of Levinsky

January 1, 2021January 3, 2021 Robert Portis 2

Modern day boxing cannot legitimately claim to be better than boxing in the past. In fact, in terms of the