Talk:Jake LaMotta

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[edit] Boxing wins

At 02:22 on 6 August 2006, 68.72.116.246 changed the record from 82 to 83 wins. Which is correct? St.isaac 07:25, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

The site which this article cites as a reference says 83, so I guess that's correct. ~~Riphal

[edit] World War II

Anyone know what he was doing during WWII, boxing or in the war somewhere? It makes no mention of it on the page other than going pro in 1941. Might be interesting to add, seeing as he was 20 when the war started, the perfect age for a draftee...--Fxer 07:33, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

He was never drafted but a few other boxers were but Jake was never called in. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.185.41.21 (talk) 01:24, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] How he got his start

I should probably review his autobiography before I comment on this, as I haven't read it in a while, but I don't remember it saying that he got his start in boxing from his father making him fight for money as a kid. As I recall, he picked up the sport at the urging of a priest in a penitentiary for youth. Am I thinking of a different boxer? In fact, I believe he met Rocky Graziano at this penitentiary.