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You punch like you take it up the ass.

Jake LaMotta

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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
Ass
Take
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Punch

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