Jake LaMotta


	Jake Lamotta. His name evokes memories of a fighter who had no passing familiarity with the canvas; "The Bronx Bull," who brought the strategy of "Playing Possum" to life, charading as a beaten fighter one second and then, the trap sprung, coming back to life to catch a surprised opponent with a devastating fusillade the next; the only fighter to beat Sugar Ray Robinson in the Sugarman's first 132 fights; and the man who incensed some of the more sensitive boxing fans by admitting to a Senate subcommittee that he had "thrown" a fight to Billy Fox. Jake LaMotta was all these things--and more. He was a throwback to the barge fighter, one to whom every fight was a war with no survivors taken; a rough-and-tumble fighter who gave every fan his money's worth; and a fighter whose name was never taken in vain when the words "art" or "science" were employed. He was, indeed, "The Raging Bull," and that was the basis of his fame.
	Bert Randolph Sugar The 100 Greatest Boxers Of All Time Jake LaMotta ranked #43