Joey LaMotta
Giuseppe "Joey" LaMotta (April 27, 1925 – December 29, 1991) was the younger brother and one time manager of former world middleweight boxing champion, Jake LaMotta.
Joey LaMotta | |
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Real name | Giuseppe LaMotta |
Weight(s) | Middleweight[1] |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Bronx, New York, U.S. | April 27, 1925
Died | December 29, 1991 66)[2] | (aged
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 39 |
Wins | 32 |
Wins by KO | 22 |
Losses | 5 |
Draws | 2 |
No contests | 0 |
LaMotta also boxed for a short time in 1945 and 1946. His record was 32 wins (22 KOs), 5 losses (1 KO), and 2 draws.
Joe Pesci was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for his portrayal of Joey in the 1980 film Raging Bull, a biographical film about his brother Jake's turbulent life and career.
His son, John LaMotta was an actor and also an amateur boxer who fought in the heavyweight-novice class of the 2001 Golden Gloves championship tournament.[3][4]
He died in December 1991 at the age of 66.
Professional boxing record
32 Wins (22 knockouts, 10 decisions), 5 Losses (1 knockout, 4 decisions), 2 Draws[1] | |||||||
Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
Loss | 32-5-2 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | 1946-11-05 | ![]() |
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Loss | 32-4-2 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (10), 3:00 | 1946-10-21 | ![]() |
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Loss | 32-3-2 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | 1946-09-12 | ![]() |
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Win | 32-2-2 | ![]() |
SD | 10 | 1946-08-07 | ![]() |
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Loss | 31-2-2 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 1946-05-10 | ![]() |
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Draw | 31-1-2 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | 1946-04-12 | ![]() |
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Win | 31-1-1 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (8), 1:59 | 1946-03-29 | ![]() |
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Win | 30-1-1 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 1946-03-18 | ![]() |
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Win | 29-1-1 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 1946-03-12 | ![]() |
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Win | 28-1-1 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 1946-02-05 | ![]() |
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Win | 27-1-1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 1945-12-07 | ![]() |
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Win | 26-1-1 | ![]() |
KO | 5 (8) | 1945-11-23 | ![]() |
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Win | 25-1-1 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (8), 2:41 | 1945-10-23 | ![]() |
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Win | 24-1-1 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (6), 1:25 | 1945-10-15 | ![]() |
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Win | 23-1-1 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (8), 0:56 | 1945-10-09 | ![]() |
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Win | 22-1-1 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (6), 1:35 | 1945-09-26 | ![]() |
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Win | 21-1-1 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (8) | 1945-09-15 | ![]() |
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Win | 20-1-1 | ![]() |
KO | 4 (8) | 1945-09-04 | ![]() |
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Win | 19-1-1 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (10) | 1945-08-13 | ![]() |
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Win | 18-1-1 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 1945-08-10 | ![]() |
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Win | 17-1-1 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (6) | 1945-06-29 | ![]() |
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Win | 16-1-1 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (8) | 1945-06-25 | ![]() |
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Win | 15-1-1 | ![]() |
KO | 4 (8), 0:37 | 1945-06-19 | ![]() |
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Win | 14-1-1 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 1945-06-11 | ![]() |
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Loss | 13-1-1 | ![]() |
PTS | 7 | 1945-05-16 | ![]() |
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Draw | 13-0-1 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 1945-05-02 | ![]() |
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Win | 13-0 | ![]() |
RTD | 3 (6) | 1945-04-28 | ![]() |
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Win | 12-0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (6), 1:37 | 1945-04-27 | ![]() |
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Win | 11-0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (6), 2:42 | 1945-04-20 | ![]() |
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Win | 10-0 | ![]() |
KO | 3 (6), 1:45 | 1945-04-10 | ![]() |
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Win | 9-0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (6), 2:15 | 1945-03-26 | ![]() |
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Win | 8-0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (6) | 1945-03-19 | ![]() |
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Win | 7-0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (6), 1:55 | 1945-03-13 | ![]() |
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Win | 6-0 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 1945-03-06 | ![]() |
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Win | 5-0 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 1945-02-27 | ![]() |
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Win | 4-0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (4) | 1945-02-24 | ![]() |
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Win | 3-0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4), 2:45 | 1945-02-20 | ![]() |
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Win | 2-0 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | 1945-02-13 | ![]() |
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Win | 1-0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (4) | 1945-02-06 | ![]() |
References
- "Joey LaMotta boxing record at boxrec.com". Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- "Joey LaMotta profile at boxrec.com". Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- NY Times - 2001 Golden Gloves
- "John LaMotta profile at IMDb". Retrieved January 1, 2019.
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