One of the greatest and biggest superfights in the legendary Four Kings series, Hagler vs Hearns became a truly huge event after Sugar Ray Leonard retired and then both men notched wins over Roberto Duran. Due to his hard style of fighting, LaMotta often took as much as he dished out in an era of great middleweights. Something about glory being fleeting. Many anticipated a crushing Hagler win, but instead the two veterans provided a highly competitive 12 round waltz and, in a huge upset, two of the three judges scored Leonard the winner. As the result of a shove more than a blow, the champ and his challenger tumbled to the mat. Marcel Cerdan on a 1969 UAE stamp Cerdan began boxing professionally on 4 November 1934 in Meknes, Morocco, beating Marcel Bucchianeri by a decision in six rounds. LaMotta was out on his feet and it was no surprise that his corner -- featuring brother Al -- signalled to the referee that was it, and the fight was stopped before the start of the eighth round. All 106 of his fights came by age 31, his last bout a split decision loss vs. Billy Killgore in 1954. Jake LaMotta vs. Marcel Cerdan II: What might have been, Benitez withdraws from Shobox fight against Pedraza with injury, Marco Huck vs. Firat Arslan preview & prediction, Jose Ramirez vs Josh Taylor Big Fight Preview & Predictions, EXCLUSIVE: Isaac Chamberlain Setbacks & Comebacks. In the sixth round, LaMotta floored Reeves, who was only down for a second. LaMotta then lost the world middleweight title to Robinson during a savage beating -- known as the St Valentine's Day Massacre -- in 1951. After losing to Nardico, LaMotta retired before returning for three more fights in 1954. His first defeat was a fifth-round disqualification loss against Englishman Harry Craster on January 9, 1939 in London. LaMotta started his career back in 1941 as a light-heavyweight before quickly trimming down and finding fame as a middleweight. Cerdan underestimated and misjudged the champ. But yeah, in terms of action, those two are classics. Who is next for Joshua Buatsi after beating Daniel Dos Santos? At that point it became clear something was wrong. An overhand right smashes into LaMottas nose. Cheating-Wikipedia The round ends with LaMotta puzzling over just what was going wrong, knowing only that he shouldnt have taken the tempting bait his opponent had so cleverly dangled before him. LaMotta went on to defeat Cerdan to become the new middleweight champion. Marcel Cerdan revels in his victory. [12] The eighth round was historic. Women's boxing pound-for-pound rankings: Did Baumgardner do enough to overtake Serrano? 2 months after that, Cerdan would cause an upset in the boxing world by beating the tough and talented Tony Zale (67-17-2) for the NBA World Middleweight title when Zale's corner threw in the towel after 11 rounds. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. At that point it became clear something was wrong. He stands, but he doesnt delivernot yet. LaMotta, who had a record of 81-17-4 at the time, was ranked No. Reply. The champs eyes are blackened, dark as a coal miners. LaMotta won the World Middleweight title on June 16, 1949 in Detroit, Michigan, defeating Frenchman Marcel Cerdan. Jake LaMotta 158 lbs lost to Sugar Ray Robinson 145 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10. LaMotta, whose life was later the subject of the 1980 film Raging Bull starring Robert De Niro, was floored at the start of the seventh round after a flurry of shots from Nardico, including an overhand right-handed smash to the jaw. I also don't think come forward fighters were Zale's problem ,it was cuties he could struggle with. LaMotta won the LaMotta won the first round (in which he knocked Cerdan down), Cerdan the second, and the third was even. Billy Fox, Marcel Cerdan and six fights vs 'Sugar' Ray Robinson including the St Valentine's Day Massacre. LaMotta lost a much less controversial decision. To accurately portray the younger LaMotta, De Niro trained with LaMotta until LaMotta felt he was ready to box professionally. Cerdan got $51,124 and LaMotta was paid $19,171.50. [17] The decision was severely booed by the 14,755 people in attendance. I was supposed to be throwing a fight to this guy, and it looked like I was going to end up holding him on his feet By [the fourth round], if there was anybody in the Garden who didn't know what was happening, he must have been dead drunk. The Senate hearing in 1960 signaled the end of the mobs involvement with professional boxing. LaMotta won the first round (in which he knocked Cerdan down), Cerdan the second, and the third was even. [Also See: Top 10 Middleweights of All-Time Where do LaMotta and Cerdan rank?]. And yetoff. As a middleweight in his first fifteen bouts, LaMotta went 1401 (3 KOs) before losing a highly controversial split decision to Jimmy Reeves in Reeves' hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. Where LaMotta pulled surprises, Cerdan simply overwhelmed. 9. So in return for throwing the fight and the $20,000, in 1949 the mafia gave LaMotta a fight against the then-current middleweight champion Marcel Cerdan. And all are answered with a vengeance. The film features an appearance by Mike Tyson among other notable athletes, actors and Jake's family and friends. LaMotta surprises Cerdan in the eighth, taking on the role of aggressor. Patient, taking punches and absorbing pain, he would wait for just the right moment to release his inner bull, delivering pinpoint-accurate blows on his unsuspecting opponent. Marcel Cerdan (111-4-0, 65 KOs), European middleweight champ, faced world champion Tony Zale for the title on September 21, 1948 (Ring Magazines Fight of the Year). Zale vs Cerdan. [10], LaMotta learned to box while in a reformatory in upstate New York, where he'd been sent for attempted robbery. Cerdan, the middleweight divisions answer to Rocky Marciano, was a swarmer. LaMotta hit Dauthuille with a barrage of punches that sent him down against the ropes toward the end of the round. LAMOTTA VS. MARCEL CERDAN, JUNE 16, 1949. title prompted Robinson to move up a class for the sixth match between the men. LaMotta gives up his attempts to counter. He admitted having raped a woman, having beaten his wives, and coming close to beating a man to death during a robbery. [5], Jake's father forced the boy to fight other boys in order to entertain neighborhood adults, who threw pocket change into the ring. Either I lose the Fox fight or I dont get a chance for the title. The only legitimate MW contender Graziano ever defeated was Zale, who after the war was past his prime. Nardico, described in newspaper reports as "the fighting marine", landed some big left hooks in the fourth as the fight became a brawl. Gavilan vs Olson, Cerdan vs Zale, Tiger vs Fullmer, LaMotta vs Dauthuille, Fullmer vs Basilio, Hopkins vs DeLaHoya, LaMotta vs Cerdan, Monzon vs Valdez, Ketchel vs Papke, etc. A left rocks the Clouter, but he responds with one of his own. LaMotta won the world title on June 16, 1949 in Detroit, Michigan, defeating Frenchman Marcel Cerdan. The production focused on LaMotta's boxing career, and was criticized by The New York Times as poorly executed and a "bizarre debacle". To the amazement of oddsmakers, boxing analysts, and fans, the Casablanca Clouter took the title from the Man of Steel, who couldnt come out for the 12th. A rematch was scheduled, but Cerdan was killed when the plane flying him from Casablanca to the States crashed in the Azores on October 28, 1949. He died at a hospital near Miami on Sep. 19. When they squared-off most expected a one-round bout. Jake LaMotta : biography LaMotta vs. Fox. Cerdan looks great but all the films we have of him are against Euro stiffs and once good fighters past their prime. Rounds five and six are center-of-the-ring slugfests, each fighter giving as good as he gets, hitting, dancing away, coming back to give and get some more, both avoiding the killing zone that are the ropes and corners. The man they called The Bronx Bull had in fact dropped a ten round decision to Dauthuille the year before in Montreal, but then four months later he defeated Marcel Cerdan for the world title. 6. LaMotta has pretty much napped since the fight began. "That's what I want, they told me I would get Moore if I won this one," Nardico was reported to have said after the fight in The Miami News. one of the biggest upsets in boxing history, Canelo vs Golovkin Stalemate: Lee Wylies Take, Top 12 All-Time Greatest Muhammad Ali Performances, Top 12 All-Time Greatest Heavyweight Punchers, Top 12 Reasons Why Muhammad Ali Is Forever The Greatest. In the last few rounds, LaMotta began to take a horrible beating and was soon unable to defend himself from Robinson's powerful blows. LaMotta fell into the ropes and went down. June 16, 1949:Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Michigan. [9] In the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre, his sixth bout with Robinson, LaMotta suffered numerous severe blows to the head. Fox was known for his speed and delivering rapid blows, but he was no match for the slugger LaMotta. [24] This fight was named Fight of the Year for 1950 by The Ring magazine. Jesus Christ, a couple of jabs and he's going to fall down? Boxing pound-for-pound rankings: Bivol keeps winning and moving up; Haney earns top 10 spot, A megafight is set: Here's what's at stake when Gervonta Davis faces Ryan Garcia in April, Gervonta Davis' arrest history: Timeline of abuse and hit-and-run charges and denials, Steve Bunce's British Boxing Preview to 2018, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. In 1938 he won the France Welterweight title, successfully defending it twice before winning the European Welterweight title in 1939. [Also See: Top 10 Middleweights of All-Time Where do LaMotta and Cerdan rank?]. When the bell rang for round fifteen, Jake needed a knockout while Dauthuille just needed to survive. With a thick skull and jaw muscles, LaMotta was able to absorb incredible amounts of punishment over the course of his career, and is thought to have one of the greatest chins in boxing history. [9] In September 1998, his younger son, Joseph LaMotta, died in the crash of Swissair Flight 111. He might have been more competitive (and thats up to debate considering he was getting his ass kicked royally before the fall that supposedly injured his shoulder) but I still think he loses. LaMotta won the first round (in which he knocked Cerdan down), Cerdan the second, and the third was even. Jake LaMotta vs. Marcel Cerdan, 1949-06-16 - YouTube Highlights of the classic middleweight title bout in which the Bronx Bull Jake LaMotta scores a ten round technical knockout victory. May 1, 1957: Sugar Ray Robinson KO5 Gene Fullmer. Zakat ul Fitr. Someone an official, a cop? Gavilan vs Olson, Cerdan vs Zale, Tiger vs Fullmer, LaMotta vs Dauthuille, Fullmer vs Basilio, Hopkins vs DeLaHoya, LaMotta vs Cerdan, Monzon vs Valdez, Ketchel vs Papke, etc. Amazon Stoffe Kinder, LaMotta's first title defense was against Tiberio Mitri in 1950, he retained his title by winning via split decision. LaMotta was born on the Lower East Side of New York City on July 10, 1922, to Italian parents, Elizabeth (Merluzzo) and Joseph LaMotta. An overhand right smashes into LaMotta's nose. LaMotta wins World Middleweight Title. Graziano spent his entire career beating up on welterweights and lightweights (and some of those were fixed). LaMotta vs. Cerdan. A native New Yorker, Clarence George is a lifelong aficionado of the Sweet Science. He uses his fists the way a bull hooks with its horns. All told, LaMotta took home an unknown share of $14,000 for the title win, while Cerdan pulled in roughly $50,000. At that point it became clear something was wrong. At that point it became clear something was wrong. Cerdan can be seen only throwing right hands for a majority of the footage, while LaMotta didn't appear too concerned about his injury it was affecting how hard he could throw his lefts. In his next three fights, LaMotta had rematches with Hayes, Hairston, and Murphy, and defeated all of them by unanimous decision. LaMotta won the fight in Detroit and was declared middleweight champion of the world . LaMotta won the first round (also knocking Cerdan down), Cerdan the second, and the third was even. Once the fight resumed, LaMotta landed a left on Reeves' chin, sending him down face-first. And LaMotta isnt faking, not this time, and Cerdan knows it. LaMotta won the first round (also knocking Cerdan down), Cerdan the second and the third was even. 2. [19], The thrown fight and a payment of $20,000 to the Mafia got LaMotta his title bout against World Middleweight Champion Marcel Cerdan. After a count of nine, Nardico pounded LaMotta furiously in a corner for a minute, with the the Bronx Bull holding on to the top rope for support and then staggered back to his corner at the end of the round. Giacobbe "Jake" LaMotta (July 10, 1922 - September 19, 2017) was an American professional boxer, former world middleweight champion, and stand-up comedian. Jake defeated Cerdan in his last fight. After suffering his first loss in boxing, what now for Jake Paul? His next fight was about Laurent Dauthuille against whom he successfully defended his title. Cerdan, the middleweight divisions answer to Rocky Marciano, was a swarmer. (196163). Although each fight was close and LaMotta dropped Robinson to the canvas multiple times, LaMotta won only one of the bouts. [29], In 1960 LaMotta was called to testify before a U.S. Senate sub-committee that was looking into underworld influence on boxing. I stand by the notion that LaMotta was the best Cerdan ever fought and I dont think it was a coincidence or accident that Cerdan lost to him after struggling against the fighters who were contenders but a notch below LaMotta. And they landed with devastating consequence. Sept. 13, 1950: Jake LaMotta KO15 Laurent Dauthuille. LaMotta and Robinson had their fifth bout at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois on September 26, 1945. And, once more, the champ unleashes a barrage. Knowing the cut was severe enough to force a stoppage, Sugar Ray attacked, knocking Turpin down and then pounding him mercilessly until the referee stopped the match with just seconds remaining in round ten. 2 months after that, Cerdan would cause an upset in the boxing world by beating the tough and talented Tony Zale (67-17-2) for the NBA World Middleweight title when Zale's corner threw in the towel after 11 rounds. LaMotta damaged his left hand in the fifth round, but still landed 104 punches in the ninth round, whereas Cerdan hardly threw a punch. After the Zale fight Marcel returned to Europe where he had a couple of non title fights stopping Dick Turpin and Lucien Krawczyk. He stands, but he doesnt delivernot yet. And all are answered with a vengeance. With widespread anticipation that this Saturday night we may see a truly historic struggle for the top of the 160 pound mountain, we now present the 12 biggest, most exciting, and most legendary clashes in the history of the middleweight division. In his most recent fight, LaMotta TKO'd former WWII naval boxer Joey DeJohn (60-3-2) in 8 rounds. Cerdan died in a plane crash on October 27, 1949. His injury aside (and he always had a ready excuse when he lost or looked bad and LaMotta injured his hand early in the fight as well) I dont see it happening. Required fields are marked *. Marcel Cerdan revels in his victory. A match of two great champions, though Dempsey was long past his best days. Your email address will not be published. National Boxing Association World middleweight title Campeonato del Mundo del Peso Medio 1948-09-21 Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, New Jersey 1948. At the fourth bell, the Clouter appears to follow his usual angry-bees approach to devastation and victory. The ref waves his arms, signaling the end of the fight. Fights broke out around the ring and the crowd continued to boo for 20 minutes. It went on to be nominated for eight Academy Awards, with Robert De Niro winning Best Actor for his portrayal of LaMotta. In 1951 Jake LaMotta would meet Sugar Ray Robinson for the 6th and final time, losing his World Middleweight title by TKO in one of the most bloodiest fights ever on record, the now famous \"St. Valentine's Day Massacre\". Theyre as clear as ham in aspic. There was a crowd of 22,183 at Briggs Stadium. But sheer guts can only take one so far, and the Clouter couldnt come out for the 10th. Cerdan started his illustrious career back in 1934 as a welterweight. With time running out, LaMotta unloaded a fearsome barrage of big punches to topple the Frenchman who was counted out with just 13 seconds left on the clock. 3. Hes getting tired, thinks LaMotta, he peaked too soon. He was 33. LaMotta's first title defense was against Jake LaMotta, left, pounds Algerian Marcel Cerdan in third round of the world middleweight title bout in Detroit, Mich., June 16, 1949. When they squared-off most expected a one-round bout. His free time is devoted to researching, writing about, and breathing boxing, and he has worked with other boxing websites and communities, including MyBoxing. The heavy-handed Puerto Rican, who was coming off big wins over Fernando Vargas and William Joppy, was favoured to defeat the long-reigning Executioner, but it was Hopkins who controlled the match and then battered the younger man in the final minutes.
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