Quote Originally Posted by Lords Gym
Quote Originally Posted by Scrap
Something thats always puzzeled me, why is Lamotta rated so high he never beat a good fighter other than Robinson. Cerdans shoulder went early other than that nobody.
Interesting , you got a point there !
LaMotta fought Robinson down to the wire 6 times, plus handed him his 1st lose. That was the best Robinson there was & LaMotta whipped him. He beat ever good middleweight contender out there, hall of famer Zivic who Jake beat 3 times, Jackie Wilson, Tommy Bell, George Costner, Jose Basora, Holman Williams. If all you know about LaMotta came from the movie then these names don't mean much but they were top flight contenters during a stacked period in middleweight history.
If he hadn't got Frozen out by the mob he'd have been champ for years.
In the St. Valentines Day massacre Lamotta lead on 2 cards after 8 rds but he was all dried out from making 160 & had nothing left once Robinson started teeing off. But he took everything the best fighter in history could give him & at the end was still looking him in the eye.
Theres no doubt in my mind LaMotta was a great fighter!!!