Both brutal and honest, Raging Bull is a more than fair description of La Motta's life as well as his boxing technique. In fact the ring career proved to be just an extension of his streethood persona and only someone both stubborn and unpredictable could have defied the Mafia for as long as he did. Not surprisingly perhaps it proved to be his closest friends who suffered most from his jealous, explosive and violent temperament.
(Clive Yelf - bwl 52 July 2009 ) |
