'Raging Bull' boxing champ Jake LaMotta through the years

Jake LaMotta, the former middleweight champion whose life in and out of the ring was depicted in the film "Raging Bull," for which Robert DeNiro won an Academy Award, died Sept. 20, 2017 at the age of 95.

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1943: Jake LaMotta, left, knocks Sugar Ray Robinson through the ropes for a count of nine.

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1945 - Jake LaMotta, left, and Ray Robinson fight at Madison Square Garden in New York.

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1949 - Jake LaMotta, left, pounds Marcel Cerdan in the third round of a world middleweight title bout in Detroit, Mich.

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1949 - Jake LaMotta, right, fighting Marcel Cerdan in Briggs Stadium in Detroit, Mich.

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Boxing Hall of Fame members, from left, Carlos Ortiz, Joey Giardello, Emile Griffith, Jake LaMotta and Floyd Patterson gather together at New York's Madison Square Garden.

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2005 - Robert DeNiro, left, and boxer Jake LaMotta stand for photographers before watching a 25th anniversary screening of the movie "Raging Bull" in New York.

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2005 - Jake LaMotta and his fiance Denise arrive for the world premier of the critically acclaimed boxing drama "Ring Of Fire: The Emile Griffith Story."

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2012 - NBA player Shaquille O'Neal and retired professional boxer Jake LaMotta attend the 27th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner to benefit the Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis.

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2013 - Former boxer Jake "The Raging Bull" LaMotta (L) and fiancee Denise Baker arrive at the "Night of the Champion" event to honor former boxer Leon Spinks.

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2015 - Jake LaMotta watches batting practice before a baseball game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the New York Yankees.

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