Signed Jake La Motta Glove Presentation

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Giacobbe La Motta (born July 10, 1921), better known as Jake LaMotta, nicknamed "The Bronx Bull" and "The Raging Bull", was world middleweight champion and whose life has been as controversial outside the ring as it was inside it. He was portrayed by Robert De Niro in the biopic Raging Bull. LaMotta, who compiled a record of 83 wins, 19 losses and 4 draws with 30 wins by way of knockout, was the first man to beat Sugar Ray Robinson, knocking him down in the first round and outpointing him over the course of ten rounds during the second fight of their legendary six bout rivalry. LaMotta won only one of the fights, the second, when he weighed in 11 pounds more than Robinson, where Robinson won the following four bouts at the same weight.