The Bronx Bull

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The Bronx Bull is the nickname of Jake LaMotta, a legendary American middleweight boxing champion known for his relentless, aggressive fighting style and for inspiring the film "Raging Bull."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf nickname
appliesTo Jake LaMotta NERFINISHED
associatedAwardContext Academy Award-winning performance by Robert De Niro
associatedGenre sports biographical drama (via Raging Bull)
associatedWithActor Robert De Niro NERFINISHED
associatedWithBorough The Bronx NERFINISHED
associatedWithCity New York City NERFINISHED
associatedWithFilm Raging Bull NERFINISHED
associatedWithPerson Martin Scorsese NERFINISHED
bearerAutobiography Raging Bull: My Story NERFINISHED
bearerBirthYear 1921
bearerCitizenship American
bearerDeathYear 2017
bearerEra 1940s
1950s
bearerFullName Giacobbe LaMotta NERFINISHED
bearerHallOfFameStatus International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee
bearerProfession professional boxer
bearerReligion Roman Catholic
bearerReputation ability to absorb punishment
iron chin
bearerRingName Jake LaMotta NERFINISHED
bearerStance orthodox boxer
bearerStyle inside fighter
pressure fighter
bearerTitle world middleweight boxing champion
countryOfAssociation United States NERFINISHED
culturalImpact iconic nickname in boxing history
symbol of toughness in boxing
genderOfBearer male
hasEthnicBackground Italian American
inspired autobiography Raging Bull: My Story
film Raging Bull
knownForRivalryWith Sugar Ray Robinson NERFINISHED
language English
notableFor aggressive fighting style
relentless fighting style
placeOfOrigin The Bronx, New York City NERFINISHED
portrayedBy Robert De Niro in Raging Bull
portrayedIn Raging Bull (1980 film) NERFINISHED
refersTo Jake LaMotta NERFINISHED
sport boxing
usedIn boxing media
film marketing
sports journalism
weightClass middleweight

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Jake LaMotta nickname The Bronx Bull