Jake LaMotta had one of the best chins in boxing history In over 110 fights against the greatest middleweights in history LaMotta was only knocked to the canvas once in his entire 14 year career Turning pro in the early 1940s Lamotta ran up an impressive undefeated streak before losing He was the first fighter to defeat the great Sugar Ray Robinson Robinson was 400 Claimed to have taken a dive against Blackjack Billy Fox in New York City Fox was 491 with 49 knockouts Captured the Worlds Middleweight Title from the legendary Frenchman Marcel Cerdan Made two successful title defenses Was knocked down by lightheavyweight Danny Nardico in West Palm Beach Florida in the early 1950s Made an ill advised comeback and lost to Billy Kilgore in Miami Beach Ran a popular nightclub on Miami Beach in the 1950s Served a short prison term Acted in the movie Larnaqueur 1961 with Paul Newman IMDb Mini Biography