"Jake LaMotta Giacobbe ""Jake"" LaMotta (July 10, 1922 – September 19, 2017) was an American professional boxer, former world middleweight champion, and stand-up comedian. Nicknamed ""The Bronx Bull"" or ""Raging Bull"", LaMotta was a rough fighter who was not a particularly big puncher, but he would subject his opponents to vicious beatings in the ring. With use of constant stalking, brawling and inside fighting, he developed the reputation for being a 'bully'; he was what is often referred to today as a swarmer and a slugger. Due to his hard style of fighting, LaMotta often got as much as he"
"severe blows to the head. Commentators could be heard saying ""No man can take this kind of punishment!"" But LaMotta did not go down. The fight was stopped by the referee in the 13th round, declaring it a TKO victory for Robinson. LaMotta was one of the first boxers to adopt the ""bully"" style of fighting, in that he always stayed close and in punching range of his opponent, by stalking him around the ring, and sacrificed taking punches himself in order to land his own shots. Due to his aggressive, unrelenting style he was known as ""The Bronx Bull."""
"Carl Duane Carl Duane (June 25, 1902 – June 23, 1984) also known as the ""Bronx Steamroller"", was an American boxer in the super bantamweight division who held the World Super Bantamweight Championship. During his career, Duane defeated such men as Charlie Phil Rosenberg, Lou Herley, Danny Edwards, Harry London, Young Montreal, Mickey Brown, Frankie Conway and Jack ""Kid"" Wolfe. He was managed by Mike Valentine. Carl was born in New York City on June 25, 1902. His first professional fight was against Silent LaMont on April 6, 1921 winning by decision. In 1923 of August, he met Jack ""Kid"""
"by IBF #1 contender Alexander Povetkin in Moscow on July 19, 2008. Taurus Sykes Taurus Jabbar Sykes, (born May 20, 1975) is a professional boxer. He has been fighting as a heavyweight, and has fought against several contenders, and currently holds a record of 25-6-1. He turned pro in 1998. Sykes, who hails from Brooklyn, is nicknamed ""The Bull"", due to his first name. Specifically, he hails from the Rutland Rd./the 90'z section of Brooklyn. He lost his 13th fight to unbeaten Owen Beck but that remained his only blemish on his record for a while in that he beat"
"Dan Bobish Daniel ""The Bull"" Bobish (born January 26, 1970) is a retired American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler. He was competing in the Super Heavyweight (no limit) division. He is a former King of the Cage Super Heavyweight Champion. He lost his last fight at Hardcore Championship Fighting: Title Wave against Alexander Emelianenko on October 19, 2007. Bobish has fought in many MMA organizations including PRIDE Fighting Championships, the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Gladiator Challenge and King of the Cage. His fights typically do not go past the first round with the average length of his fights being 2:43."
"Buddy Baer Jacob Henry ""Buddy"" Baer (June 11, 1915 – July 18, 1986) was an American boxer and later an actor in films and on television. In 2003, Baer was chosen for the Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time. He was the younger brother of boxing heavyweight champion Max Baer, and the uncle of actor Max Baer, Jr. Buddy Baer, like his brother and nephew, also pursued acting. Standing at 6' 6½"" (1.99 m), Baer fought from 1934 to 1942 and was one of the best punchers of his time. He knocked out colorful contender Tony"
"Bobish was the 1992 NCAA Division III Heavyweight wrestling champion. He wrestled for Mount Union College in Ohio and was the 1992 national champion. He was a 3x All-American. He also was bodyguard and sparring partner for Mike Tyson. Dan now lives in his hometown of Cleveland and began promoting local fights in 2010 when he founded ""Ultimate Cage Battles."" Dan Bobish Daniel ""The Bull"" Bobish (born January 26, 1970) is a retired American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler. He was competing in the Super Heavyweight (no limit) division. He is a former King of the Cage Super Heavyweight"
"Taurus Sykes Taurus Jabbar Sykes, (born May 20, 1975) is a professional boxer. He has been fighting as a heavyweight, and has fought against several contenders, and currently holds a record of 25-6-1. He turned pro in 1998. Sykes, who hails from Brooklyn, is nicknamed ""The Bull"", due to his first name. Specifically, he hails from the Rutland Rd./the 90'z section of Brooklyn. He lost his 13th fight to unbeaten Owen Beck but that remained his only blemish on his record for a while in that he beat the likes of Israel Garcia (record 10-0), Charles Hatcher (15-2), Talmadge Griffis"
"Oliver McCall Oliver McCall (born April 21, 1965) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2014. He is best known for winning the WBC heavyweight title in 1994 by scoring an upset knockout victory over Lennox Lewis. The next year he defended the title against Larry Holmes before losing it to Frank Bruno. McCall would also become known for an in-ring mental breakdown during his 1997 rematch with Lewis. Known as ""The Atomic Bull"", McCall turned pro in 1985 and slowly worked his way up the heavyweight ranks. He beat Jesse Ferguson and future heavyweight champion"
"Fox under the table. Fox then lost two fights in a row against Red Willis Applegate and Gus Lesnevich, to whom he lost in the first round by a knockout in 1:58 seconds. He would fight 12 more fights, and amass a record of 48 wins (47 by knockout), 9 losses, and 1 draw. His knockout ratio is 81 percent. Billy Fox was portrayed in Martin Scorsese's ""Raging Bull"" by Eddie Mustafa Muhammad. Billy Fox (boxer) ""Blackjack"" Billy Fox (born April 20, 1926) is a retired American light heavyweight boxer. He is best known for having won a controversial fight"
"Sechew Powell Sechew Powell (born June 6, 1979) is an American professional boxer and world title challenger. Powell was born and raised in Brownsville, Brooklyn of Jamaican immigrant parents. Powell’s father and former manager is Novric Powell. He is the brother of UFC mixed martial arts champion David Branch , whom Powell has helped train for fights, of college wrestler Novric Reese , and of fellow middleweight boxer Jamelle Hamilton, who has fought alongside Powell in multiple tournaments. Nicknamed ""Iron Horse"", Powell was an amateur standout. In a rare event, Powell and his brother Jamelle Hamilton were crowned co-champions of"
"Benny the Bull Benny the Bull, commonly known as Benny, is the mascot of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s Chicago Bulls, a role he has filled since 1969. Benjamin T. ""Benny"" Bull, has been the mascot of the Chicago Bulls for more than 45 years, first at Chicago Stadium (1969–1994), and now at the United Center (1994–present). He has become just as popular as some of the franchise's most notable figures, such as players Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, and head coach Phil Jackson. Benny is one of the longest-tenured mascots in the NBA and in all of professional"
"Maurice Blocker Maurice ""The Thin Man"" Blocker (born May 15, 1963 in Washington, D.C.) is an American retired professional welterweight (147 lb) boxer who held the WBC, IBF and Lineal Welterweight Championships. Blocker became a professional boxer in 1982. He lost his first opportunity to win a title in 1987 to Lloyd Honeyghan. In 1990 he captured the lineal and WBC welterweight titles from Marlon Starling, but lost them during his next fight to Simon Brown. In 1991 he defeated Glenwood Brown to capture the vacant IBF welterweight title. He defended the title successfully once and in 1993 moved up"
"on Superman in 1958 playing role of Atlas the strongman. He was duped by other circus performers to steal for them. He was told Superman was a crook. Buddy Baer Jacob Henry ""Buddy"" Baer (June 11, 1915 – July 18, 1986) was an American boxer and later an actor in films and on television. In 2003, Baer was chosen for the Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time. He was the younger brother of boxing heavyweight champion Max Baer, and the uncle of actor Max Baer, Jr. Buddy Baer, like his brother and nephew, also pursued acting."
"Tami Mauriello Stefano ""Tami"" Mauriello (September 18, 1923 – December 3, 1999) was an American professional boxer and actor of Italian descent who was world ranked in two divisions during the 1940s. He thrice challenged for world titles, fighting Gus Lesnevich (twice) and Joe Louis for the world's Light-Heavyweight and Heavyweight titles, respectively. Mauriello's nickname was ""The Bronx Barkeep"". Tami Mauriello made his professional boxing debut with a first round knockout of Gilberto Ramirez Vazquez at Queensboro Arena, Long Island City, Queens, New York. Mauriello went undefeated in his first 24 fights, with 15 knockout wins. He lost his condition"
"The show originally aired Nov. 3, 2015. Arlovski appeared on Mayhem Miller's MTV show ""Bully Beatdown"" in which he beat up a bully, earning the bully's victims $10,000. Andrei Arlovski Andrei Valeryevich Arlovski (, , born February 4, 1979), nicknamed The Pitbull, is a Belarusian mixed martial artist, actor and former UFC Heavyweight Champion. He has also competed for Strikeforce, WSOF, Affliction, EliteXC, ONE FC and M-1 Challenge. He currently fights in the UFC Heavyweight division. As of September 20, 2018, he is the #13 ranked contender in the official UFC heavyweight rankings. Arlovski was born in Babruisk, Byelorussian Soviet"
"he went from weighing to . In June 2016, Busick announced he was cancer-free. The following year, Busick was diagnosed with a brain tumour and underwent neurosurgery. Busick died on May 8, 2018, in Weirton, West Virginia, where he was receiving hospice care. Big Bully Busick Nicholas Busick (June 1, 1954 – May 8, 2018) was an American professional wrestler and police officer, better known by his ring name Big Bully Busick. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1991, where he portrayed a stereotypical bully from the 1920s with a ""turtleneck, bowler"
"Anthony Bonsante Anthony ""The Bullet"" Bonsante (born October 28, 1970 in Crosby, Minnesota) is a professional boxer and competitor on reality TV show The Contender. He also works overnight as a supervisor at a distribution center. Bonsante is a father of two children, and he looks to them for much of his inspiration, especially in the ring. He is very much proud of his children and his work ethic. He was a contestant on reality TV show The Contender, shortly before which he fought future contestant Peter Manfredo and lost. That fight was Manfredo's first defence of the WBO and"
"a notorious bout allegedly thrown by Jake LaMotta. The LaMotta fight was fixed by Palermo, who owned Fox under the table. Many boxing aficionados did not consider Fox a fighter talented enough to have obtained his lofty ranking without the help of Palermo. After the LaMotta debacle, which was immortalized in Martin Scorsese's movie ""Raging Bull"", Fox lost to Red Willis Applegate and Gus Lesnevich, to whom he lost in the first round by a knockout in 1:58 seconds. Ike Williams, the world's lightweight boxing champion from 1945 to 1951, was managed by Palermo for part of his career. According"
"John L. Sullivan John Lawrence Sullivan (October 15, 1858 – February 2, 1918), also known as the ""Boston Strong Boy"", was an Irish-American boxer recognized as the first heavyweight champion of gloved boxing, holding the title from February 7, 1882, to 1892. He is also generally recognized as the last heavyweight champion of bare-knuckle boxing under the London Prize Ring Rules. John Lawrence Sullivan was born in 1858 in the South End neighborhood of Boston to Irish immigrant parents, Michael Sullivan from Abbeydorney, County Kerry and the former Catherine Kelly from Athlone, County Roscommon. He attended public schools in his"
"Barney Ross Barney Ross (born Dov-Ber ""Beryl"" David Rosofsky; December 23, 1909 – January 17, 1967) was an American professional boxer. Ross became a world champion in three weight divisions and was a decorated veteran of World War II. Dov-Ber (or Beryl) Rosofsky was born in New York City to Isidore ""Itchik"" Rosofsky and Sarah Epstein Rosofsky. His father was a Talmudic scholar who had emigrated to America from his native Brest-Litovsk after barely surviving a pogrom. The family then moved from New York to Chicago. Isidore became a rabbi and owner of a small vegetable shop in Chicago's Maxwell"
"opened SouthBoX by Eric Kelly in the South Bronx’s Mott Haven section. The gym is seen as a part of the area’s ongoing, and sometimes controversial, gentrification. Kelly is MMA competitor Oluwale Bamgbose's boxing coach and debuted in the fighter's corner for his December 16, 2017 bout at UFC on Fox 26. Kelly is a video correspondent for VICE Sports. In a series of pieces, Kelly is put into unique situations including eating hot dogs with competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi, serving as working media at MLB’s All-Star Game, and tailgating at a NASCAR race. In 2016 Kelly began covering boxing"
"Bull Curry Fred Thomas Koury Sr. (May 2, 1913 – March 8, 1985) was an American of Lebanese descent who was best known as a professional wrestler under the name ”Wild Bull” Curry. Bull Curry is recognized as the originator of the hardcore style predating even legends such as The Sheik and Abdullah the Butcher. Curry’s tumultuous career spanned 5 decades of in ring action. At the age of sixteen Curry joined the circus in order to help provide for his four brothers and sisters. His job at the circus was that of the “tough man” who took on all"
"Maxie Rosenbloom Max Everitt Rosenbloom (November 1, 1907 – March 6, 1976) was an American boxer, world boxing champion among light heavyweight champions of 1930-1934, member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame, actor, and television personality. Born in Leonard Bridge, Connecticut, Rosenbloom was nicknamed ""Slapsie Maxie"" by a journalist due to his open-gloved style of boxing. In 1930, he won the New York light heavyweight title. In 1932, he won the World Light Heavyweight Championship. He held and defended the title until November 1934, when he lost it to Bob Olin. As a professional boxer, Rosenbloom relied on hitting"
"Baer vs Lou Nova, from Yankee Stadium) which was held on 1 June 1939. Boon married Wendy Elliot in 1940 and, following his retirement from the sport, played a number of small roles in British films such as ""Champagne Charlie"" and ""Carry On Sergeant"". Eric Boon Eric Boon (28 December 1919 – 19 January 1981) was a champion British lightweight boxer. Born in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, he was known by the nicknames Boy Boon and the Fen Tiger. Of a total of 119 fights, he won 92 (KO 62), lost 21 (KO 13) and drew 5. He beat Dave Crowley on"
"and only came into the tournament after an injury to Herbie Hide. Corbett returned in April 2012, losing over 6 rounds to Michael Sweeney. Darren Corbett Darren Corbett (born 9 July 1972 in Belfast, Northern Ireland), nicknamed ""Raging Bull"", is a Northern Irish professional boxer. Corbett's weight fluctuated significantly throughout his career and although he had some fights at both heavyweight and light-heavyweight, the bulk of his contests and his success came at cruiserweight. Corbett boxed for Ireland as an amateur before turning professional in December 1994, winning his first fight at the G-Mex Leisure Centre, Manchester, England, in which"
"Charles Shepherd (boxer) Charles ""The Bull"" Shepherd (also known as Charlie) is the former British, Commonwealth and World Super Featherweight boxing champion. Born in Burnley, Lancashire on 28 June 1970, Shepherd began boxing at the age of twelve, becoming a British ABA champion aged 15. Shepherd moved to Carlisle when he was sixteen and made a winning professional debut in 1991 against Chris Aston, and soon moved himself into a championship position by winning a series of bouts in his opponents backyard including against amateur star George Naylor in Liverpool, Southern Area Lightweight Champion Cham Joof in London, Midlands Area"
"Wolfe for the World Super bantamweight championship. Duane won over 12 rounds by unanimous decision. Duane ended his career in 1929 after his decision loss to Al Singer. His overall record was 65 fights with 43 wins by decision and 13 by knockouts, 16 losses and 6 draw decisions. Duane was inducted into the New Jersey Boxing Hall of fame, posthumously, in 1984, shortly after his death career. Duane was featured on the cover of the March 1924 issue of ""The Ring"" magazine. Carl Duane Carl Duane (June 25, 1902 – June 23, 1984) also known as the ""Bronx Steamroller"","
"boxing. Christened ""The Bull"" by the press, Bonavena was a hard puncher; he was the only boxer at this time who had gone the full distance with Joe Frazier in two hard fought fights, knocking down Frazier twice in the first bout, and forcing Frazier on the defensive in the final rounds of the second bout. Thirty-seven of Bonavena's previous forty-five boxing opponents had been knocked out. At the weigh-in, it was Bonavena who took the initiative of indulging in psychological warfare. In broken English, Bonavena shouted to Ali: ""You cheekeen...You no go in Army."" Continuing with the verbal tirade,"
"Chordale Booker Chordale ""The Gift"" Booker (born May 7, 1991) is a professional boxer from Stamford, Connecticut with a 12-0 record (6 KO's), promoted non-exclusively under Premier Boxing Champions. As an amateur, he compiled a record of 111-19 fighting out of New York Athletic Club, and was a two-time New York Metro Champion (2013, 2014), a three-time New York Boxing Champion (2012, 2013, 2014), and the top ranked middleweight champion in the U.S. in 2015, earning him a spot in the 2016 Olympic Boxing Trials where he lost a decision to eventual Olympian Charles Conwell by a point. Despite a"
"on the Park"". In 1951, he was diagnosed with a heart ailment, and hospitalized once in his mid 40s. On December 16, 1956, at only 48, he died of a fatal heart attack while driving a date to her home in the Bronx. He was married once and divorced, but left no children. Bob Olin Robert Lous Olin (July 4, 1908 – December 16, 1956) was an American boxer who became the World Light Heavyweight champion on November 16, 1934, against Maxie Rosenbloom at Madison Square Garden. His trainer was the legendary Ray Arcel and his manager was Harold Scadron."
"Deontay Wilder Deontay Leshun Wilder (born October 22, 1985) is an American professional boxer. He has held the WBC heavyweight title since 2015, and in doing so became the first American world heavyweight champion in nine years, which was the longest period of time in boxing history without an American heavyweight champion. As an amateur he won a bronze medal in the heavyweight division at the 2008 Olympics. This led to his nickname of ""The Bronze Bomber"", which Wilder coined after Joe Louis, who was known by the nickname of ""The Brown Bomber"". Wilder is particularly known for his formidable"
"Darren Corbett Darren Corbett (born 9 July 1972 in Belfast, Northern Ireland), nicknamed ""Raging Bull"", is a Northern Irish professional boxer. Corbett's weight fluctuated significantly throughout his career and although he had some fights at both heavyweight and light-heavyweight, the bulk of his contests and his success came at cruiserweight. Corbett boxed for Ireland as an amateur before turning professional in December 1994, winning his first fight at the G-Mex Leisure Centre, Manchester, England, in which he knocked out Donaster's David Jules on a card that included Eamonn Loughran and Chris Eubank. Corbett won his first title belt, the vacant"