I met Jake LaMotta in 1997. That’s 15 yrs. after this interview. He was with his son Joe at a local grocery store in the greater Cleveland area promoting their spaghetti sauce. He was, if I’m not mistaken, 75 yrs. old at that time. He wasn’t speaking much…it was his son who was pumping up the spaghetti sauce. A friend I worked construction with & I stopped in to meet the famous boxer of whom the movie Raging Bull was about. He was signing the bottles people bought and was very friendly. Seemed happy. You could definitely tell he liked the attention he was getting. My buddy and I asked him a few boxing questions and he answered us politely. We were in our 20’s then & yeah you could tell he liked talking to the young guys the best. What’s crazy is that he lived for like another 20 years after I met him. Died at the age of 95.
@DJK-cq2uy
Жыл бұрын
Hmmmph
@Joeybago12
Жыл бұрын
Cool story bro
@MadMax31577
Жыл бұрын
Great story.
@doncicci9608
6 ай бұрын
I enjoyed reading about you meeting LaMotta. Nice.
@pauliemalignaggi7416
3 ай бұрын
Crazy thing is his son died a year later on a SwissAir flight in late 1998. I believe he was flying to Europe promoting that sauce or doing some business regarding that sauce that you mentioned in your comment.
@Paulco67
10 ай бұрын
An awkward video because Dave wasn’t a polished interviewer yet and Jake is truly from a different world and time to the audience…
@redoz9768
2 жыл бұрын
Jake LaMotta invented the Dad joke genre.
@Garbagegav
4 жыл бұрын
Holy FUCK De Niro got the voice dead-on for Raging Bull
@MadMax31577
Жыл бұрын
Check out a movie called The Bronx Bull. William Forsythe did a great Jake Lamotta also. More accurate, really.
@Model_Roe
19 күн бұрын
I was thinking the same thing!!!!! LOL the voice is dead on
@untitle161
10 ай бұрын
Amazing! He lived until age 95. He had 106 pro matches
@roffew.1065
3 жыл бұрын
He's like a character from Sopranos
@peterlfc1387
3 ай бұрын
He would have been great in it.
@SamKurej-iz8wf
9 ай бұрын
Jake La Motta was the Most iconic boxing fighter
@bvano3294
3 жыл бұрын
How was he able to speak so well and be this healthy after more than 100 fights?
@PathwayPrivate
3 жыл бұрын
Dude’s head was like a cinderblock. He was also a master of riding with punches and taking away their impact
@BroccoFranzese
2 жыл бұрын
He knew how to take the punches its the way you move its a old boxer technique!
@captainkickass8264
2 жыл бұрын
great defense is how
@kevindean1327
Жыл бұрын
Just one of those guys who took big shots and didn't have brain wash. Short neck big head and fought out of a crouch.
@kevindean1327
Жыл бұрын
@@captainkickass8264 He wasn't noted for his defense but rather his punch resistance. A middleweight George Chuvalo.
@edwarddeitch8886
3 жыл бұрын
Jake was one of the greatest fighters ever and he is a good clever comedian but the best thing is to see what kind of great guy he turned out to be. A great personal reclamation job.
@gregoryphillips3969
Жыл бұрын
Great point, what l find interesting about life more than just in the LaMotta case is that so many people when they are in their prime are just rotten so in so's like he was. They have to get older and look back before they can become decent human beings. Age has that affect. Robert Deniro's performance in Raging Bull is probably one of the 5 greatest of the 20th century. I was told that Jake LaMotta was much worse than even the film portrayed. Some things had to be left out otherwise the movie could have morphed into too much of a tragedy or parody depending on one's perspective. But your point is very good.
@NickKiussis
Жыл бұрын
Mike Tyson did the same thing.
@spaceseed3463
Жыл бұрын
@@gregoryphillips3969 This is just one of many examples of people changing to better a person.
@finnglynn9344
Жыл бұрын
What a great fighter Jake was he fought every top contender for many years sugar ray 6 times he openly admits he was past his best by the time he got his title shot really would of been champ for years because he didn't play ball with the mafia who ran boxing back then.
@61dodgelancer
Жыл бұрын
Jake spoke very well considering his years in the ring and the beatings he took. And then he lived to the age of 95! What a tough guy he was! I watched his last fight with Sugar Ray Robinson on TV with my dad. I was 6 years old. I bet a dollar on Jake to beat Sugar Ray. I lost the bet of course. And my dad took my dollar. Maybe that's why I never got into gambling.
@stevefowler5970
Жыл бұрын
Lots of giggling by Letterman and the audience during the serious parts of the interview and stone silence when Lamotta told his jokes. Letterman and his audiences were weird back then...
@uwusdead
Жыл бұрын
ya thats how I felt. I think letterman was genuinely uncomfortable, knowing jakes short fused past. Idk though, I would've laughed at all of jakes jokes regardless if funny or not. RIP champ!
@sanserof7
Жыл бұрын
I got the impression because he made a joke about Jews it was politically incorrect thats why everyone reacted awkwardly.
@stevefowler3398
11 ай бұрын
Greetings from a DIFFERENT Steve Fowler.
@clydekimsey7503
3 ай бұрын
@sanserof7 no, the joke was because davis wouldn't have been a good fit because he was black--more than being Jewish
@mirazusta2002
4 жыл бұрын
Excellent video Don Giller. Thank you for posting.
@jessfaught9174
3 жыл бұрын
that felt a little tense. I loved lettermans line about Jake performing all around the Ramada Inns
@daverolland513
3 жыл бұрын
So give him a stage..where his bullhead can rage......THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT!
@richardmartinez3342
2 жыл бұрын
this is why i love history
@bug______
Жыл бұрын
This guy dodged CTE like a bullet. Good for him honestly
@Only1Kizz
Жыл бұрын
He definitely was going through some type of CTE, not as bad as others though
@bug______
Жыл бұрын
@@Only1Kizz he really only showed symptoms once he hit his 80s, he got very lucky
@Only1Kizz
Жыл бұрын
@@bug______ True
@toterola451
10 ай бұрын
You did not want to make that guy mad.
@gregoryswift7804
10 ай бұрын
I like Jake real good fighter😇👊🏽💎
@elthe3rd
Жыл бұрын
Wow, Lamatta was hilarious!
@doncicci9608
6 ай бұрын
The last thing I want to do is get you upset. Letterman such a gem.
@dennisstallard6457
10 ай бұрын
Hard as they come , a true Raging Bull .
@danielpoitras1858
6 жыл бұрын
Interesting as Dave says "He is our guest this morning..."
@dongiller
6 жыл бұрын
Yeah, that ended soon after this.
@danielpoitras1858
6 жыл бұрын
You mean the earliest shows were filmed in the morning? The LN shows?
@dongiller
6 жыл бұрын
No, that he stopped referring to the show as "morning" ("Good morning" and "He is our guest this morning.")
@danielpoitras1858
6 жыл бұрын
I gotcha... as in 'very early' in the morning...
@Danimal77
5 жыл бұрын
Yup, after midnight, hence this morning.
@eddted2876
3 жыл бұрын
LaMotta was really tough , not even Sugar Ray Robinson could NOT KO him! Sugar Ray got hit hard by Jake that Ray fell.
@fvgc454ss
2 жыл бұрын
3 times
@elthe3rd
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, Lamatta could take a lot of punishment, a real tough guy. The Bronx incarnate.
@bull419
2 ай бұрын
What are you talking about Sugar Ray scored a technical knockout over Jake that is a knockout.!
@Chrisdrumz
Жыл бұрын
Never got to answer the question about the mob and throwing the fight.
@supremefandom6970
Жыл бұрын
Who's here after Raging bull?
@johnmorgan6724
2 ай бұрын
that sweet role is Irish Catholic bread you know . . . the FUTURE 🥰😎💋👄
@jackamar9316
6 жыл бұрын
le catcheur jack amar
@Ali-nw8iz
Жыл бұрын
Muhamad ali apellais les boxeurs comme jake lamotta graziano zale motta cerdan steve belloise anton raadik robinson georgies abrahams steve mamakos charley burley fritzie zivic lou ambers ect ect ect ect
@replicacity92
5 ай бұрын
1:40
@ledbowman
2 ай бұрын
jake lamotta is cool
@giobabi
2 ай бұрын
The last thing i want is to make you upset😂
@naysay02
11 ай бұрын
he had small hands. these small hands
@dopet4h2c0
5 ай бұрын
like girls hands haha
@uncletheoneshotkid3001
5 ай бұрын
Somehow still had the makings of a varsity athlete
@jodyswallow1008
10 ай бұрын
WTF is a ‘Sweet Roll’? Like an Iced Finger or something?
@davechristian7043
Жыл бұрын
LaMotta was no Rocky Marciano. He never really fought anyone except Robinson. Yeah, he was never knocked out cold but refused to answer the bell in 3 fights which means he quit. I would rather be knocked out than quit and refuse to answer the bell.
@johnmolinari2384
Жыл бұрын
It’s obvious you know nothing about boxing, Jake fought all the toughest fighters that the other rated. Fighters avoided including Robinson. Look up his record , but that probably would be meaningless to you. Jake was one of the most avoided boxers ever. I’ve followed boxing since 1946 as a kid , Jake was my favorite.
@Jeanettesboxingchannel
Жыл бұрын
Marcel Cerdan?
@Baz-Ten
Жыл бұрын
@@Jeanettesboxingchannel , That's the name I was lookin for..He only lost because he broke his shoulder..What a great champ he was... and what a tragic plane crash.
@Jeanettesboxingchannel
Жыл бұрын
@@Baz-Ten Yep the Air France in Azores and then jake's son died on the Swissair in Canada which is eerie if you ask me. (Aviation, my second favorite topic lol)
@Baz-Ten
Жыл бұрын
@@Jeanettesboxingchannel , That is eerie ..I didn't know that...(deleted my last reply,,,,It was a bit flippant)
@bluemoon6180
10 ай бұрын
Joe lamotta ? 😂
@markolytviak1062
10 ай бұрын
Capitol fella
@blankv8057
Жыл бұрын
Jake beat the shit outta CTE
@Only1Kizz
Жыл бұрын
He definitely was going through some type of CTE, not as bad as others though
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