Jake Lamotta, a former middleweight champion boxer, died at age 95.
The sports legend's wife, Denise Baker, told ABC News that Lamotta died due to complications from pneumonia and was in a nursing home in Miami, Florida.
Lamotta had 30 knockouts in his boxing career that spanned from 1941 to 1954, and earned the nickname "Bronx Bull."
Exclusive: 'Hands of Stone' Director on Robert De Niro, 'Raging Bull' Comparisons
In 1980, Martin Scorsese used Lamotta's 1970 memoir as the inspiration for his black-and-white film, Raging Bull, which starred Robert De Niro as the famed pugilist.The role earned De Niro an Oscar for Best Actor.
After news broke of Lamotta's death, the 74-year-old actor told Et in statement: "Rest in Peace, Champ."
Watch: Leo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro Compete Over a Martin Scorsese Role
"He was a great man, sensitive, and had eyes that danced right up to the end. I love him; God rest his soul," Lamotta's...
The sports legend's wife, Denise Baker, told ABC News that Lamotta died due to complications from pneumonia and was in a nursing home in Miami, Florida.
Lamotta had 30 knockouts in his boxing career that spanned from 1941 to 1954, and earned the nickname "Bronx Bull."
Exclusive: 'Hands of Stone' Director on Robert De Niro, 'Raging Bull' Comparisons
In 1980, Martin Scorsese used Lamotta's 1970 memoir as the inspiration for his black-and-white film, Raging Bull, which starred Robert De Niro as the famed pugilist.The role earned De Niro an Oscar for Best Actor.
After news broke of Lamotta's death, the 74-year-old actor told Et in statement: "Rest in Peace, Champ."
Watch: Leo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro Compete Over a Martin Scorsese Role
"He was a great man, sensitive, and had eyes that danced right up to the end. I love him; God rest his soul," Lamotta's...
- 9/20/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
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