Jake Lamotta : The Despised Champion (Documentary)

[@hakumeng316]

You got a talent for this, i love old boxing stories keep it up

[@Beforethefight-kp4rg]

More to come!

[@marcmenton8063]

Moronic

[@oncall21]

Jake did defend his middleweight title though to Laurent Dauthielle after Cerdan died in a plane crash in the rematch. Cerdan was also Edith Piath’s girlfriend. Jake was well behind on points and with only 17 seconds to go in the 15th round Jake knocked Dauthielle out to retain his belt. One of the greatest come backs. Also La Motta was the first man to beat Robinson in over one hundred fights. Thanks for sharing.

[@RaoulDuke-bc1pm]

Back in 1979-80, I was a DJ in an Atlanta discotheque called Flanagan's Lounge...part of the Big Daddy's chain of bars and liquor stores. Our manager was terminated and the corporate office in Miami replaced him with Jake LaMotta, jr. The champ (as we were instructed to address him) came to Atlanta and spent the summer with his son. Naturally, he came to the club many times with Jackie which is what the champ called him. Times were different in 1980 and the club didn't open until 8:00pm each evening, so the champ would arrive in mid-afternoon and leave around 6:00. This was prior to Raging Bull's release...also prior to Vickie's Playboy pictorial so the champ wasn't exactly a household name anymore. As a big-time sports fan, I certainly knew who he was and kept my distance. I would smile and say hello whenever I saw him as did all of the staff. He would grunt something unintelligible and return to his afternoon cocktail. One day, Jackie had an important meeting, couldn't get away, and asked if I could take the champ home (he didn't drive). Another time, under similar circumstances, I picked the champ up from a nearby golf course at his son's request and took him home. He never spoke either time. There was a huge event in 1970's and 80's called the Ramblin' Raft Race in which literally tens of thousands of drunken idiots (me and the champ included) would float down the Chattahoochee. The corporate office purchased a 36-man Marine Corp. life raft, gave us hundreds of redeemable drink chips to pass out to participants and sent us on our way. Unfortunately, the raft began taking on water towards the finish line and the gang (about 20 of us including the champ) were forced to abandon ship and swim for shore. The Champ was not a strong swimmer and began struggling. Fortunately, I and one of our bouncers were able to get him ashore so, in the end, the champ lived to see Raging Bull as well as naked pictures of his ex-wife in Playboy magazine. Sorry to be so long-winded, but I hadn't thought about my summer with Jake LaMotta in years. Don't think for a minute that he couldn't have kicked the shit out of you, me, the bouncer or Mean Joe Greene...at the same time. The man just oozed violence.

[@eac1235]

Cool story sir. I agree Jake was a violent MF. You've got some great memories, that's awesome!

[@darthwizzywizard]

That’s an incredible bunch of experiences. I was just born when you were doing all that. 😂. Different world those guys were from.

[@RaoulDuke-bc1pm]

Ironically, Jake, jr. (Jackie) was a mild-mannered soft spoken guy and an excellent manager. Sadly, he was killed in a plane crash back in the late 90's and his brother died of cancer only months after Jackie's death. The Champ had to bury both of his sons...Bad Karma.

[@KrunoslavSaho]

I watched Raging Bull before this, and thank you for clearing this up. I look forward to the next video.

[@5150GW]

Not sure how I come across this but I am glad I did. - Very well done. Excited for the next one

[@valmarsiglia]

Very, very well done. Can't wait for the next part.

[@dmonk2545]

“ …you’re a smart man Joey….you give me all these answers but none of them are the right ones. “

[@brianstark2219]

Jake knew something was up because Joey did not flat out deny Jake's accusations. He was dodging the question by bringing up Tommy, a man Jake respected and saying "Tommy already straightened this out" Thats a clever dodge.

[@timothypearce2633]

Great upload, thank you! Everybody needs a mate in their life like Pete! Vicky was 🔥

[@patriotUSA2007]

Great documentary. Thanks!

[@oppothumbs1]

Jake is one tremendously disturbed creep.

[@stephenallison1522]

Brilliant. Subbed.

[@michaeldemaio5685]

my father was a sparing partner of Jake's he told me what a scumbag he was great fighter but a nut job

[@skriptico]

tipical that era italian american. theres good people too, but that values... jeez, mafia mindset 100%. :(

[@tankc6474]

Great vid respect from Ireland 🇮🇪 👏

[@johnsononey]

I learned a few things from this video i never knew . Ty . Later in life he admitted his mistakes and the Almighty let him live until 95 years old .

[@matterking1]

He admitted but never said sorry.

[@tonyatwood9505]

It doesn't matter what sort of a man he was, he was one hell of a fighter!

[@SlimPlum691]

It doesn’t matter what sort of man he was? He nearly killed his fucking wife and best friend. Wtf is wrong with you? You’re willing to overlook the fact that he was a complete piece of shit just because he was a decent boxer? Gtfoh

[@kennethhardeman3292]

@@SlimPlum691He was a great boxer

[@cheyenneasiafoxe292]

He was a sick animal!

[@extragoogleaccount6061]

Dunno how I found this, but I loved it! Great stuff. Lots of good boxing stories to tell of course, but one day I want to see a serious and gritty mini-doc about Francis Ngannou done in this style. Would probably have to tell it in non-linear fashion to separate all the shit he had to overcome and the fighting success, but he has a hell of a story in the UFC really failed him in terms of promoting.

[@ilovetomorrow]

I'm looking forward to part 2.

[@NickyMetropolis1313]

Great video. Jake was a rough character

[@adamzitsch9027]

RIP To Jake LaMotta, Jake LaMotta Could Of Been "Heavyweight Champion Of The World" Against The Right Opponent, I Can See Jake LaMotta Being "Heavyweight Champion Of The World" At 205 Pounds, Jake LaMotta Is Great

[@samtaurus007]

LaMotta WAS great but a "Heavyweight Champion"?. No way in hell. Louis, Marciano etc would've ko'd LaMotta within a round. Robinson (the best boxer of all time) would've fared little better than Jake in the Heavyweight division. Remember, Jake did his best work at middleweight.....MIDDLEWEIGHT. There's a reason there's weight divisions. :)

[@johnl1685]

Great story. I couldn''t find part 2

[@Beforethefight-kp4rg]

Stay tuned. ill be making it soon!

[@manwithnoplan5496]

Great video but where’s part 2

[@Tobeyworld]

WELL WHERES PART 2 ???

[@Troy-g3q]

Never took a dive for the mafia. Straight up

[@eac1235]

Yeah he did. The Billy Fox fight.

[@TFB97]

Billy Fox fight he did, to get a title shot.

[@whatsyurprob158]

Where did you ever find that fight down there in Florida against, Nardico? I worked with Danny at the Nevada State Prison back in 1981-82 when we were both in the Athletic Dept.. He was so proud of that fight "The history making punch" That was the headline, and 4 time lapsed pics, down to the canvas Jake went. Danny had it up on the wall of his office, and bragged any chance he could when ask about it by the inmates. He was a very nice guy, Danny Nardico 👍

[@joemonteleonezollo4967]

Bada boom Bada bing he lived to be 97 years old.

[@poindextertunes]

5:08 MMA gloves?!?!

[@ronmailloux8655]

Training gloves for speed bag

[@lawrencesilvestro5756]

THESE STILLS HAVE VERY LITTLE TO DO WITH THE STORY. AND I WONDER WHERE THE INFO COMES FROM. I MUST HAVE MISSED IT. TOO MANY PEOPLE THINK THESE DOCUTYPES ARE ONE STEP BELOW GOD. THINK AGAIN. YOU'RE BEING PLAYED.

[@mikeborgmann]

So this is a documentary....but your basically telling us the plot to raging bull

[@Model_Roe]

Vickie was really pretty

[@braciole7667]

Jake looked like a mameluke in that film when he fought that bum Billy!

[@kasnilistopadski]

He didn't battle the mob, he was very much in good relationships with the mob .. no ?

[@BoomBoom77-z8b]

They wouldn't give him a title shot unless he threw a fight.

[@kasnilistopadski]

@BoomBoom77-z8b tough life

[@BoomBoom77-z8b]

@@kasnilistopadski I'd like to see you survive Italian ghettos of that era.

[@kasnilistopadski]

@BoomBoom77-z8b let go it's all just documentary Mi dispiace pezzo di ..

[@BoomBoom77-z8b]

@@kasnilistopadski fancul' a mammeta

[@poindextertunes]

Jakes brain had to of been mush by then end of his career. Cutting that much weight is sooo bad for you

[@keithlightbody9829]

The guy was 5 foot 8 and fighting at 160, he really wasn't cutting much weight...he also finished his career at 175

[@oncall21]

The irony is that Jake lived well into his 90’s.

[@dug8377]

Some people can take inhuman punishment and not end up brain damaged. George Foreman is one and there’s NFL players that are old men, that are fine mentally. Must be genetics.

[@eac1235]

Vicky was probably the best looking athletes wife ever.

[@yankee2666]

You must be kidding.

[@phileagle2834]

Bully

[@soitsanightmare]

Jake "The Queef" Lamotta

[@phillipsolesky2677]

I can tell you all for a fact. There is nothing Real about pro boxing. LaMotta was an over the top stereotype. Nothing real about him or his life, BUT it did influence future generations on treating women, marriage, etc.

[@charleshendrix232]

What are you talking about. Were you a pro boxer?

[@Mac-jx8uj]

Nothing real about pro boxing??? Wtf are you on mate ?

[@charleshendrix232]

@@Mac-jx8uj He’s a troll. Probably a Bot

[@phillipsolesky2677]

@@Mac-jx8uj It's called being 65 years old (7 1/2 years of boxing experience and because I was 55 the last time I was involved, my opinion is as valuable as the next, however, there is nothing about it that differs from WWE.

[@skriptico]

cmon phil, u destroy my fun there :(

[@freedomspreads9683]

Love this vid, also love your other channel film retrospective as well with all the music documentaries 👍