I'm the Godfather of Boxing. Everything is out in the open with me. What you see is what you get. — Jake LaMotta Copy Share Image
There was only one thing I wanted out of life. That was to be the champ. — Jake LaMotta Copy Share Image
I wasn't born to be a fighter. My hands are too small, and look at these short arms. — Jake LaMotta Copy Share Image
Lot of guys can take punches. The idea is not to take unnecessary punishment. — Jake LaMotta Copy Share Image
I fought Sugar Ray six times. Pound for pound the greatest fighter who ever lived. — Jake LaMotta Copy Share Image
The three toughest fighters I fought were Sugar Ray Robinson, Sugar Ray Robinson, and Sugar Ray Robinson. — Jake LaMotta Copy Share Image
You don't compare a guy with 30 or 40 fights with a guy who had 200 fights and fought over 25 years. — Jake LaMotta Copy Share Image
I purposely lost a fight to Billy Fox because they promised me that I would get a shot to fight for the… — Jake LaMotta Copy Share Image
The three toughest fighters I ever fought were Sugar Ray Robinson, Sugar Ray Robinson and Sugar Ray Robinson. I fought Sugar so… — Jake LaMotta Copy Share Image
Sugar Ray Robinson was the greatest, pound-for-pound, ever. He fought most of his career with just one loss, and that was to… — Jake LaMotta Copy Share Image
I was so good at boxing because I worked hard. I worked harder than anybody. When other boxers used to box in… — Jake LaMotta Copy Share Image
Forward, always moving forward, from the time I can remember - a kid. I was short, and the big guys would take… — Jake LaMotta Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, I wanted to fight Joe Louis. But I think if I had seen Mike Tyson at that… — Jake LaMotta Copy Share Image
Something's bound to happen to you in a tough fight: cut eye, broken nose or broken hand or something like that. So… — Jake LaMotta Copy Share Image
I'm the Godfather of Boxing. Everything is out in the open with me. What you see is what you get. — Jake LaMotta Copy Share
I fought Sugar Ray Robinson so many times, it's a wonder I don't have diabetes. — Jake LaMotta Copy Share
God's been pretty good to me. He made me duck all those punches that were supposed to land. — Jake LaMotta Copy Share
I ask for personal appearance fees because I've earned them. I deserve them. My presence at events is what they need, so they ought… — Jake LaMotta Copy Share
I was able to convince my body that I could take it and nobody could hurt me. I might've gotten cut, stitches over my… — Jake LaMotta Copy Share
I wasn't born to be a fighter. My hands are too small, and look at these short arms. — Jake LaMotta Copy Share
You don't compare a guy with 30 or 40 fights with a guy who had 200 fights and fought over 25 years. — Jake LaMotta Copy Share
People get in auto accidents, they're paralyzed for life. I got hurt worse getting married. — Jake LaMotta Copy Share
