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."
Statements (46)
| 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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