In the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre, his sixth bout with Robinson, LaMotta suffered numerous severe blows to the head. He rolled with punches, minimizing their force and damage when they landed, but he was also able to absorb many blows.
LaMotta is recognized as having one of the best chins in boxing. The Joey character in the film is an amalgamation to simplify the narrative. (In real life, this altercation was between LaMotta and his best friend Pete, not his brother Joey. The film depicts a violent and self-destructive LaMotta, who once goes as far as beating his own brother, manager Joey LaMotta, while accusing him of having an affair with Jake's then-wife, Vickie LaMotta. Robert De Niro won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance. De Niro lived in Paris for three months, eating at the finest restaurants in order to gain sufficient weight to portray LaMotta after retirement. To accurately portray the younger Jake LaMotta, De Niro trained with LaMotta until LaMotta felt he was ready to box professionally.
The film, Raging Bull, released in 1980, was initially only a minor box office success, but eventually became a huge critical success both for director Martin Scorsese and actor Robert De Niro, who gained about 60 pounds during the shooting of the film to play the older LaMotta in later scenes. Hollywood executives approached LaMotta with the idea of a movie about his life, based on his 1970 memoir Raging Bull: My Story. He has signed this poster BRONX BULL! He part was portrayed by Robert De Niro, this is without doubt the best movie about a boxer & a time in boxing, ever made. Description : Here we have the movie poster from the iconic movie that portrayed Jake LaMotta, the Middleweight Champion of the World.
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