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Vikki LaMotta (January 23, 1930 – January 25, 2005), born Beverly Thailer, was an American model and the second wife of champion boxer Jake LaMotta, during his peak years of success, during which time Vikki became a celebrity.
Sep 25, 2010 · The descent of boxing legend Jake 'Raging Bull' LaMotta leaves Ricky Hatton's fall in the shade
The film is an adaptation of former middleweight boxing champion Jake LaMotta's 1970 memoir Raging Bull: My Story. It follows the career of LaMotta, played by De Niro, his rise and fall in the boxing scene, and his turbulent personal life beset by rage and jealousy.
LaMotta in the 1980s, with former wife Vikki LaMotta, right, actress Cathy Moriarty, left. LaMotta had a troubled personal life, including an early spell in a reformatory, and was married seven times. He admitted to having raped a woman, having beaten his wives and coming close to beating a man to death during a robbery. [35]
No.ResultRecordOpponent106Loss83–19–4Billy Kilgore105Win83–18–4Al McCoy104Win82–18–4Johnny Pretzie103Loss81–18–4A Fitting Tribute to Vikki LaMotta. Published. 18 years ago. on. November 6, 2006. By. Aaron Tallent. At first thought, Knockout by the late Vikki LaMotta and Thomas Hauser conjures up images of a nude, motorcycle-bound Anika Rodman on the cover of Worse Than He Says He Is: White Girls Don’t Bounce. I know, I know.
Mar 15, 2024 · It’s a story whose central theme is memorably summed up in the biblical quote from Scorsese’s final title card of the film: “Once I was blind and now I can see.” But where the movie mostly focuses on LaMotta the bull, the book also vivdly depicts LaMotta the prey, the man whose pain and rage eventually stripped him of everything he ...
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It was a good fight for the first eleven rounds, but full of drama and excitement in the last four. The full account of the fight is in The Ring, November 1950, page 8-9, 50.
