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I fought Sugar [Ray Robinson] so many times that I'm lucky I didn't get diabetes

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Jake LaMotta
Age: 95 †
Born: 1922
Born: July 10
Died: 2017
Died: September 19
Autobiographer
Boxer
Film Actor
Professional Boxer
Stage Actor
Writer
The Bronx
New York City
The Bronx Bull
The Raging Bull
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Robinson
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Diabetes
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