Giuseppe LaMotta (April 27, 1925 – December 29, 2020), better known as Joey LaMotta, was an American boxer who was the younger brother and one time manager of former world middleweight boxing champion, Jake LaMotta.
LaMotta also boxed for a short time in 1945 and 1946. His record was 32 wins (22 KOs), 5 losses (1 KO), and 2 draws.
Joe Pesci was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for his portrayal of Joey in the 1980 film Raging Bull, a biographical film about his brother Jake's turbulent life and career.
His son, John LaMotta was an actor and also an amateur boxer who fought in the heavyweight-novice class of the 2001 Golden Gloves championship tournament.[ NY Times - 2001 Golden Gloves ]
LaMotta died on December 29, 2020, at the age of 95.
Professional boxing record
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32 Wins (22 knockouts, 10 decisions),
5 Losses (1 knockout, 4 decisions),
2 Draws
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Result
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Record
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Opponent
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Type
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Round
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Date
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Location
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Notes
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|Loss
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|align=left| Freddie Flores
|PTS
|10
|1946-11-05
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|Loss
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|align=left| Freddie Flores
|TKO
|4 (10),
|1946-10-21
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|Loss
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|align=left|
Anton Raadik
|PTS
|10
|1946-09-12
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|Win
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|align=left| Gene Boland
|SD
|10
|1946-08-07
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|Loss
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|align=left| Joe Blackwood
|UD
|10
|1946-05-10
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|Draw
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|align=left| Joe Blackwood
|PTS
|10
|1946-04-12
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|Win
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|align=left| John Henry Johnson
|TKO
|4 (8),
|1946-03-29
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|Win
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|align=left| Tony Riccio
|PTS
|8
|1946-03-18
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|Win
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|align=left| Bobby Berger
|UD
|8
|1946-03-12
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|Win
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|align=left| Bobby Berger
|UD
|8
|1946-02-05
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|Win
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|align=left| Art Brown
|UD
|10
|1945-12-07
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|Win
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|align=left| Johnny Jones
|KO
|5 (8)
|1945-11-23
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|Win
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|align=left| Andres Gomez
|KO
|2 (8),
|1945-10-23
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|Win
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|align=left| Larney Moore
|TKO
|5 (6),
|1945-10-15
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|Win
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|align=left| Dan Aldrich
|KO
|1 (8),
|1945-10-09
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|Win
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|align=left| Martin Doyle
|TKO
|2 (6),
|1945-09-26
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|Win
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|align=left| Ballesandro Carubia
|TKO
|4 (8)
|1945-09-15
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|Win
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|align=left| Jimmy Mills
|KO
|4 (8)
|1945-09-04
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|Win
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|align=left| Lew Perez
|KO
|2 (10)
|1945-08-13
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|Win
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|align=left| Billy Johnson
|PTS
|6
|1945-08-10
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|Win
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|align=left| Jack Garrity
|KO
|2 (6)
|1945-06-29
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|Win
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|align=left| Charlie Finley
|KO
|1 (8)
|1945-06-25
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|Win
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|align=left| Jimmy Davis
|KO
|4 (8),
|1945-06-19
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|Win
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|align=left| Tom Collins
|PTS
|6
|1945-06-11
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|Loss
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|align=left| Jimmy Mills
|PTS
|7
|1945-05-16
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|Draw
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|align=left| Jimmy Mills
|PTS
|6
|1945-05-02
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|Win
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|align=left| Lee Black
|RTD
|3 (6)
|1945-04-28
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|Win
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|align=left| Dave Carver
|KO
|2 (6),
|1945-04-27
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|Win
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|align=left| Fernand Demers
|TKO
|1 (6),
|1945-04-20
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|Win
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|align=left| Baudelio Valencia
|KO
|3 (6),
|1945-04-10
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|Win
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|align=left| Al Jackson
|KO
|1 (6),
|1945-03-26
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|Win
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|align=left| Jimmy Campbell
|KO
|1 (6)
|1945-03-19
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|Win
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|align=left| Lee Black
|KO
|2 (6),
|1945-03-13
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|Win
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|align=left| Baudelio Valencia
|PTS
|6
|1945-03-06
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|Win
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|align=left| Ernest Barnwell
|PTS
|6
|1945-02-27
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|Win
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|align=left| Jerry McGee
|TKO
|2 (4)
|1945-02-24
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|Win
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|align=left| Buddy Jackson
|KO
|1 (4),
|1945-02-20
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|Win
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|align=left| Lew Perez
|PTS
|4
|1945-02-13
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|Win
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|align=left| Charley Howard
|TKO
|1 (4)
|1945-02-06
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