Jake LaMotta (83-19-4, 30) was born in Manhattan, New York, U.S. on July 10, 1922. At the age of 18 years on March 3, 1941, he made his professional boxing debut against Charley Mackley, winning the fight via 4-round points decision.
LaMotta was elevated as the The Ring middleweight world champion at the age of 28 years and had his first title defense fight against Tiberio Mitri on July 12, 1950. He successfully defended the title, winning the fight via 15-round unanimous decision.
LaMotta's last fight was a 10-round split decision loss to Billy Kilgore at age 31 on April 14, 1954. He was on a 1-fight losing streak by his last fight.
Some of Jake LaMotta's best fights have been against Marcel Cerdan, Sugar Ray Robinson and Fritzie Zivic.
LaMotta has 19 losses on his boxing record.
# | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
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106 | Apr 14, 1954 31 years, 9 months 83-19-4 (30) | Billy Kilgore | 10 | SD | LOSS | |
105 | Apr 3, 1954 31 years, 8 months 83-18-4 (30) | Al McCoy | 1 | KO | WIN | |
104 | Mar 11, 1954 31 years, 8 months 82-18-4 (29) | Johnny Pretzie | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
103 | Dec 31, 1952 30 years, 5 months 81-18-4 (28) | Danny Nardico | 7 | RTD | LOSS | |
102 | Jun 11, 1952 29 years, 11 months 81-17-4 (28) | Bob Murphy | 10 | UD | WIN | |
101 | May 21, 1952 29 years, 10 months 80-17-4 (28) | Gene Hairston | 10 | UD | WIN | |
100 | Apr 9, 1952 29 years, 8 months 79-17-4 (28) | Norman Hayes | 10 | UD | WIN | |
99 | Mar 5, 1952 29 years, 7 months 78-17-4 (28) | Gene Hairston | 10 | PTS | DRAW | |
98 | Jan 28, 1952 29 years, 6 months 78-17-3 (28) | Norman Hayes | 10 | SD | LOSS | |
97 | Jun 27, 1951 28 years, 11 months 78-16-3 (28) | Bob Murphy | 7 | RTD | LOSS | |
Feb 14, 1951 28 years, 7 months 78-15-3 (28) | 29 years, 9 months 120-1-2 (79) | MD | 13 | TKO | LOSS Lost The Ring | |
95 | Sep 13, 1950 28 years, 2 months 78-14-3 (28) | Laurent Dauthuille | MD | 15 | KO | WIN Defended The Ring |
94 | Jul 12, 1950 28 years 77-14-3 (27) | Tiberio Mitri | MD | 15 | UD | WIN Defended The Ring Vacant |
93 | May 4, 1950 27 years, 9 months 76-14-3 (27) | Joe Taylor | 10 | UD | WIN | |
92 | Mar 28, 1950 27 years, 8 months 75-14-3 (27) | Chuck Hunter | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
91 | Feb 3, 1950 27 years, 6 months 74-14-3 (26) | Dick Wagner | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
90 | Dec 9, 1949 27 years, 4 months 73-14-3 (25) | Robert Villemain | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
Jun 16, 1949 26 years, 11 months 73-13-3 (25) | 32 years, 10 months 110-3 (65) | MD | 9 | RTD | WIN Won The Ring | |
88 | May 18, 1949 26 years, 10 months 72-13-3 (24) | Joey DeJohn | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
87 | Apr 18, 1949 26 years, 9 months 71-13-3 (23) | O'Neill Bell | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
86 | Mar 25, 1949 26 years, 8 months 70-13-3 (22) | Robert Villemain | 12 | SD | WIN | |
85 | Feb 21, 1949 26 years, 7 months 69-13-3 (22) | Laurent Dauthuille | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
84 | Dec 3, 1948 26 years, 4 months 69-12-3 (22) | Tommy Yarosz | 10 | UD | WIN | |
83 | Oct 18, 1948 26 years, 3 months 68-12-3 (22) | Vern Lester | 10 | SD | WIN | |
82 | Oct 1, 1948 26 years, 2 months 67-12-3 (22) | Johnny Colan | 10 | TKO | WIN | |
81 | Sep 7, 1948 26 years, 1 months 66-12-3 (21) | Burl Charity | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
80 | Jun 1, 1948 25 years, 10 months 65-12-3 (20) | Ken Stribling | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
79 | Nov 14, 1947 25 years, 4 months 64-12-3 (19) | Billy Fox | 4 | TKO | LOSS | |
78 | Sep 3, 1947 25 years, 1 months 64-11-3 (19) | Cecil Hudson | 10 | SD | LOSS | |
77 | Jun 6, 1947 24 years, 10 months 64-10-3 (19) | Tony Janiro | 10 | UD | WIN | |
76 | Mar 14, 1947 24 years, 8 months 63-10-3 (19) | Tommy Bell | 10 | UD | WIN | |
75 | Dec 6, 1946 24 years, 4 months 62-10-3 (19) | Anton Raadik | 10 | UD | WIN | |
74 | Oct 25, 1946 24 years, 3 months 61-10-3 (19) | O'Neill Bell | 2 | KO | WIN | |
73 | Sep 12, 1946 24 years, 2 months 60-10-3 (18) | Bob Satterfield | 7 | KO | WIN | |
72 | Aug 7, 1946 24 years 59-10-3 (17) | Holman Williams | 10 | UD | WIN | |
71 | Jun 13, 1946 23 years, 11 months 58-10-3 (17) | Jimmy Edgar | 10 | PTS | DRAW | |
70 | May 24, 1946 23 years, 10 months 58-10-2 (17) | Joe Reddick | 10 | UD | WIN | |
69 | Mar 29, 1946 23 years, 8 months 57-10-2 (17) | Marcus Lockman | 10 | UD | WIN | |
68 | Jan 11, 1946 23 years, 6 months 56-10-2 (17) | Tommy Bell | 10 | UD | WIN | |
67 | Dec 7, 1945 23 years, 4 months 55-10-2 (17) | Charley Parham | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
66 | Nov 23, 1945 23 years, 4 months 54-10-2 (16) | Walter Woods | 8 | KO | WIN | |
65 | Nov 13, 1945 23 years, 4 months 53-10-2 (15) | Coolidge Miller | 3 | KO | WIN | |
64 | Sep 26, 1945 23 years, 2 months 52-10-2 (14) | Sugar Ray Robinson | 12 | SD | LOSS | |
63 | Sep 7, 1945 23 years, 1 months 52-9-2 (14) | George Kochan | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
62 | Aug 10, 1945 23 years, 1 months 51-9-2 (13) | Jose Basora | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
61 | Jul 6, 1945 22 years, 11 months 50-9-2 (12) | Tommy Bell | 10 | UD | WIN | |
60 | Apr 27, 1945 22 years, 9 months 49-9-2 (12) | Bert Lytell | 10 | SD | WIN | |
59 | Apr 20, 1945 22 years, 9 months 48-9-2 (12) | Vic Dellicurti | 10 | UD | WIN | |
58 | Mar 26, 1945 22 years, 8 months 47-9-2 (12) | George Costner | 6 | KO | WIN | |
57 | Mar 19, 1945 22 years, 8 months 46-9-2 (11) | Lou Schwartz | 1 | KO | WIN | |
Feb 23, 1945 22 years, 7 months 45-9-2 (10) | 23 years, 9 months 53-1 (36) | 10 | UD | LOSS | ||
55 | Nov 3, 1944 22 years, 3 months 45-8-2 (10) | George Kochan | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
54 | Sep 29, 1944 22 years, 2 months 44-8-2 (9) | George Kochan | 10 | UD | WIN | |
53 | Apr 21, 1944 21 years, 9 months 43-8-2 (9) | Lloyd Marshall | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
52 | Mar 31, 1944 21 years, 8 months 43-7-2 (9) | Lou Woods | 10 | SD | WIN | |
51 | Mar 17, 1944 21 years, 8 months 42-7-2 (9) | Coley Welch | 10 | UD | WIN | |
50 | Feb 25, 1944 21 years, 7 months 41-7-2 (9) | Ossie Harris | 10 | SD | WIN | |
49 | Jan 28, 1944 21 years, 6 months 40-7-2 (9) | Ossie Harris | 10 | SD | WIN | |
Jan 14, 1944 21 years, 6 months 39-7-2 (9) | 30 years, 8 months 133-40-7 (69) | 10 | UD | WIN | ||
Nov 12, 1943 21 years, 4 months 38-7-2 (9) | 30 years, 6 months 132-38-7 (68) | 10 | SD | WIN | ||
46 | Oct 11, 1943 21 years, 3 months 37-7-2 (9) | Johnny Walker | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
45 | Sep 17, 1943 21 years, 2 months 36-7-2 (8) | Jose Basora | 10 | UD | WIN | |
Jul 12, 1943 21 years 35-7-2 (8) | 30 years, 2 months 128-36-7 (66) | 15 | SD | LOSS | ||
Jun 10, 1943 20 years, 11 months 35-6-2 (8) | 30 years, 1 months 128-35-7 (66) | 10 | SD | WIN | ||
42 | May 12, 1943 20 years, 10 months 34-6-2 (8) | Tony Ferrara | 6 | KO | WIN | |
41 | Mar 30, 1943 20 years, 8 months 33-6-2 (7) | Ossie Harris | 10 | UD | WIN | |
40 | Mar 19, 1943 20 years, 8 months 32-6-2 (7) | Jimmy Reeves | 6 | KO | WIN | |
Feb 26, 1943 20 years, 7 months 31-6-2 (6) | 21 years, 9 months 41-1 (29) | 10 | UD | LOSS | ||
Feb 5, 1943 20 years, 6 months 31-5-2 (6) | 21 years, 9 months 40-0 (29) | 10 | UD | WIN | ||
37 | Jan 22, 1943 20 years, 6 months 30-5-2 (6) | Charley Hayes | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
36 | Jan 15, 1943 20 years, 6 months 29-5-2 (5) | California Jackie Wilson | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
35 | Jan 1, 1943 20 years, 5 months 28-5-2 (5) | Jimmy Edgar | 10 | SD | WIN | |
34 | Nov 6, 1942 20 years, 3 months 27-5-2 (5) | Henryk Chmielewski | 10 | UD | WIN | |
33 | Oct 20, 1942 20 years, 3 months 26-5-2 (5) | Bill McDowell | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
Oct 2, 1942 20 years, 2 months 25-5-2 (4) | 21 years, 4 months 35-0 (27) | 10 | UD | LOSS | ||
31 | Sep 8, 1942 20 years, 1 months 25-4-2 (4) | Vic Dellicurti | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
30 | Aug 28, 1942 20 years, 1 months 24-4-2 (4) | Jimmy Edgar | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
29 | Jul 28, 1942 20 years 23-4-2 (4) | Lorenzo Strickland | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
28 | Jun 16, 1942 19 years, 11 months 22-4-2 (4) | Jose Basora | 10 | PTS | LOSS | |
27 | Jun 2, 1942 19 years, 10 months 22-3-2 (4) | Vic Dellicurti | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
26 | May 12, 1942 19 years, 10 months 21-3-2 (4) | Jose Basora | 10 | PTS | DRAW | |
25 | Apr 21, 1942 19 years, 9 months 21-3-1 (4) | Buddy O'Dell | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
24 | Apr 7, 1942 19 years, 8 months 20-3-1 (4) | Lou Schwartz | 9 | KO | WIN | |
23 | Mar 18, 1942 19 years, 8 months 19-3-1 (3) | Lorenzo Strickland | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
22 | Mar 3, 1942 19 years, 7 months 18-3-1 (3) | Frankie Jamison | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
21 | Jan 27, 1942 19 years, 6 months 17-3-1 (3) | Frankie Jamison | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
20 | Dec 22, 1941 19 years, 5 months 16-3-1 (3) | Nate Bolden | 10 | MD | LOSS | |
19 | Nov 14, 1941 19 years, 4 months 16-2-1 (3) | Jimmy Casa | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
18 | Oct 20, 1941 19 years, 3 months 15-2-1 (3) | Jimmy Reeves | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
17 | Oct 7, 1941 19 years, 2 months 15-1-1 (3) | Lorenzo Strickland | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
16 | Sep 24, 1941 19 years, 2 months 14-1-1 (3) | Jimmy Reeves | 10 | SD | LOSS | |
15 | Aug 11, 1941 19 years, 1 months 14-0-1 (3) | Cliff Koerkle | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
14 | Aug 5, 1941 19 years 13-0-1 (3) | Joe Shikula | 6 | PTS | DRAW | |
13 | Jul 15, 1941 19 years 13-0 (3) | Joe Baynes | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
12 | Jun 23, 1941 18 years, 11 months 12-0 (3) | Johnny Morris | 3 | KO | WIN | |
11 | Jun 16, 1941 18 years, 11 months 11-0 (2) | Lorenzo Strickland | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
10 | Jun 9, 1941 18 years, 10 months 10-0 (2) | Lorenzo Strickland | 4 | PTS | WIN | |
9 | May 27, 1941 18 years, 10 months 9-0 (2) | Johnny Morris | 4 | PTS | WIN | |
8 | May 20, 1941 18 years, 10 months 8-0 (2) | Johnny Cihlar | 4 | PTS | WIN | |
7 | Apr 26, 1941 18 years, 9 months 7-0 (2) | Monroe Crewe | 4 | PTS | WIN | |
6 | Apr 22, 1941 18 years, 9 months 6-0 (2) | Lorne McCarthy | 4 | PTS | WIN | |
5 | Apr 15, 1941 18 years, 9 months 5-0 (2) | Stanley Goicz | 4 | PTS | WIN | |
4 | Apr 8, 1941 18 years, 8 months 4-0 (2) | Joe Fredericks | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Apr 1, 1941 18 years, 8 months 3-0 (1) | Johnny Morris | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
2 | Mar 14, 1941 18 years, 8 months 2-0 (0) | Tony Gillo | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
1 | Mar 3, 1941 18 years, 7 months 1-0 (0) | Charley Mackley | 4 | PTS | WIN |