![]() As young adults during the McCarthy Era, many members of this generation felt it was dangerous to speak out. Discover what happened on this day.īeverly Thailer is part of the Silent Generation, which followed after the G.I. Radio was the main source of entertainment, information, and political propaganda, and jazz, blues, gospel, and folk music, became immensely popular. Despite the Great Depression, Hollywood and popular film production flourished. It was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world. The 1930s were called the Great Depression (1929-1939). He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1990.JUMP TO: Vikki LaMotta’s biography, facts, family, personal life, zodiac, videos and related celebs. LaMotta retired from professional boxing with a record of 83-19-4, which included 30 knockout wins and four losses via knockout, and one title win. LaMotta lost the fight via 10 round split-decision. His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Billy Kilgore at 31 years of age, on April 14, 1954. For more details about these defeats, refer to " All of Jake LaMotta's losses". He was stopped four times and lost 15 times via decision. He suffered his first loss against Jimmy Reeves via 10 round split-decision on September 24, 1941, which ended his 14-fight win streak. Jake LaMotta had a total of 19 losses in his professional boxing career - one of them in a title bout and 18 in non-title bouts. Some of LaMotta's best fights and notable victories include wins over four Hall-of-Famers ( Marcel Cerdan, Holman Williams, Fritzie Zivic, and Sugar Ray Robinson), Laurent Dauthuille, Chuck Hunter, Dick Wagner, George Costner, Tiberio Mitri, and Bob Satterfield. For all the details about LaMotta's world title wins and defenses refer to " Jake LaMotta World Titles". LaMotta won one world title at middleweight. He defeated Cerdan via 9th round RTD to become the middleweight champion of the world. ![]() LaMotta had his first world title fight at the age of 26 on Jafter 88 professional fights, against Marcel Cerdan for the middleweight NBA and The Ring titles. He went on to win 12 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 3 wins via stoppage. LaMotta made his professional boxing debut against Charley Mackley at the age of 18 on March 3, 1941, defeating Mackley via 4 round PTS. ![]() Jake LaMotta's professional boxing career spanned more than 13 years - from 1941 to 1954. ![]()
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