Saturday, July 11, 2009

Raging Bull by Jake La Motta



My Story by Jake La Motta with Joseph Carter and Peter Savage gives the reader a look inside the mind of The Raging Bull.
The Bull takes you along the path of his life of hard knocks from Juvenile detention centers with Rocky Graziano, through his brushes with the law through the crime ridden streets of the Bronx. The street fights and survival instincts that took a young La Motta into the ring to shape his destiny. The Bull left a life of crime to rise to the top of the ranks until finally giving in to the mob to get the title shot that was long overdue. The once unstoppable and fan favorite the Raging Bull found himself standing in the middle of Madison Square Garden getting booed for the poor performance of his thrown match to Billy Fox. La Motta got his title shot and defeated Marcel Cerdan on June 16th 1949 to become the Middleweight Champion of the World.
The Bronx Bull gives you a glimpse of the life in the fast lane to losing everything he had worked so hard for. With the loss of his wife and family from divorce, to spending millions and ending up in solitary confinement and working on a chain gang. The Bull’s time in solitary confinement was a wake up call to pick himself back off of the mat and begin an attempt at an acting career.
This two hundred twenty seven page autobiography published by Decapo Press lays out the life of one of the most feared fighters of perhaps the greatest generation in the sport. Raging Bull My Story is a great read that is irresistible to put down until finished.

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