Jake LaMotta on learning to take a punch with Ger Gilroy

1,201 views · Published 21 September 2017 · 6:22 · Indexed 26 September 2026

Channel: Off The Ball · 2017 · Sports

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"With me, I took extra punishment so I could please the people ... Very few guys fight like I fight because you gotta really take a good punch and I took a lot of punches"

Here's one from the vaults - Jake 'Raging Bull / Bronx Bull' LaMotta talks to Ger Gilroy about learning to take a punch, convincing De Niro to hit him, and his open fighting style

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