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6 days ago · “When they stopped to see where Bob was training to become Jake LaMotta (the boxer De Niro portrays in ‘Raging Bull’) and fight as a middleweight, Michael was looking at Marty studying videos...
5 days ago · Former middleweight champion Jake LaMotta lost his second son this year, among the 229 people who died Wednesday night in the Swissair crash off Nova Scotia, the New York Post reported.
5 days ago · 10. October 2nd, 1942 – LaMotta vs. Robinson I. Inside Madison Square Garden, Jake LaMotta lost for the first time to Sugar Ray Robinson by unanimous decision. This would be the first of six...
2 days ago · Grudge Match, an under-the-radar sports-comedy film featuring Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro, weirdly pays off a 33-year-old movie dream for viewers.Directed by Peter Segal (Tommy Boy), Grudge Match centers on two aging boxers, Henry "Razor" Sharp (Stallone) and Billy "The Kid" McDonnen (De Niro), who step into the ring for a final match-up.
4 days ago · Chariots of Fire, which won best picture at the Oscars in 1982, was set in 1924, again in Paris. Based on the true story of Eric Liddell, a devout Scottish Christian, and Harold Abrahams, it’s a ...
6 days ago · Foreman's career ended in his 81st and last professional fight with a tale worthy of his mark on boxing. His skill set is of elite caliber, and his competitiveness, all the way to later years in his career, shows how much he wanted it. From the journey he has taken and accomplished, Foreman is an inspiration, and his work in the sport has made ...
2 days ago · Actor Robert De Niro as boxer Jake LaMotta in a scene from “Raging Bull,” directed by Martin Scorsese, 1980. Photo: United Artists/Getty Images Dear Mick LaSalle: I finally had the opportunity to see “Raging Bull” in its entirety.
