Jake LaMotta 12x8 overall mounted signature piece includes signed album page, black and white photo and name plaque. Giacobbe Jake LaMotta (July 10, 1922 - September 19, 2017) was an American professional boxer who was world middleweight champion between 1949 and 1951. Nicknamed The Bronx Bull or Raging Bull, LaMotta was a rough fighter who was not a particularly big puncher, but he would subject his opponents to vicious beatings in the ring. With use of constant stalking, brawling and inside fighting, he developed the reputation for being a bully; he was what is often referred to today as a swarmer and a slugger. Good condition Est.