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FILE - In this June 16, 1949, file photo, Jake LaMotta, left, pounds Marcel Cerdan in third round of a world middleweight title bout in Detroit, Mich. LaMotta won the title by a knockout in the tenth round. LaMotta, whose life was depicted in the film “Raging Bull,” died Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017, at a Miami-area hospital from complications of pneumonia. He was 95. (AP Photo/File)

Jake LaMotta, boxer who inspired ‘Raging Bull,’ dies at 95

By TIM DAHLBERG - Associated Press

This June 16, 1949, file photo, shows Jake LaMotta, right, fighting Marcel Cerdan in Briggs Stadium in Detroit, Mich. LaMotta knocked out Cerdan in the 10th round to become the new world middleweight champion. LaMotta, whose life was depicted in the film “Raging Bull,” died Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017, at a Miami-area hospital from complications of pneumonia. He was 95. (AP Photo/File)

Jake LaMotta, boxer immortalized in ‘Raging Bull,’ dies at 95

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