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Post by mstreepsucks on Jul 1, 2021 14:43:56 GMT
Because the thing is, the lead actor in it. Probably not the right size to be a boxer.
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Post by CrepedCrusader on Jul 1, 2021 15:41:19 GMT
Jake LaMotta, who Robert DeNiro portrayed in the movie, was only 5'8", which is a couple inches shorter than DeNiro. A quick search leads me to believe that LaMotta was ~160lbs. when he fought Sugar Ray Robinson. So he wasn't a very big guy.
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Post by Prime etc. on Jul 1, 2021 16:20:50 GMT
Mickey Rooney at 5'4 played a boxer.
KILLER MCCOY. Basically Rocky.
And Burgess Meredith was playing an ex-boxer and he was 5'5.
In fact, his character was named Mickey.
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Post by mstreepsucks on Jul 1, 2021 16:28:56 GMT
Mickey Rooney at 5'4 played a boxer. KILLER MCCOY. Basically Rocky. And Burgess Meredith was playing an ex-boxer and he was 5'5. In fact, his character was named Mickey. Ya but height isn't all that important when it comes to boxing. Mike tyson is only 5 10.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Jul 1, 2021 16:32:20 GMT
One of the greatest boxers in history was Jimmy Wilde. A flyweight, 5'2", 66 lbs. Could he have beaten Jake LaMotta or Muhammad Ali, God no. That's why there is weight classes.
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Post by Prime etc. on Jul 1, 2021 16:34:04 GMT
Ya but height isn't all that important when it comes to boxing. Mike tyson is only 5 10. I never said it was. The bigger you are, the harder you fall!
5'10 isn't that short though.
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Post by mikef6 on Jul 1, 2021 16:45:04 GMT
5' 10" is nowhere near short. It is better described as "average." Ditto for 5' 8". That was Humphrey Bogart's height - and it's mine.
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Post by Isapop on Jul 1, 2021 17:28:01 GMT
He was the right size for a middleweight boxer. So don't let it bother you.
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Post by lenlenlen1 on Jul 1, 2021 17:45:38 GMT
Because the thing is, the lead actor in it. Probably not the right size to be a boxer. Actually, I think we're under the impression that boxers are really big guys, when in truth they come in all shapes. That's why they have many different weight classes, and most of them fit into the middle ranges. DeNiro as LaMotta would have been just right for the role he played. Stallone as Rocky actually kinda misleads us.
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Post by Cat on Jul 1, 2021 18:27:50 GMT
The "raging" goes a long way. I thought Deniro was constantly threatening presence, like he could burst into violence at any moment (which he did).
It's a matter of plausibility. I don't believe Robert Deniro the actor could take me in a fight, but he can sure make me think I have no chance against his character. I could hold my own against Matt Damon for a bit; Jason Bourne, now that's another story!
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Post by phantomparticle on Jul 2, 2021 3:34:45 GMT
I was less "bothered" by De Niro in Raging Bull than I was by Paul Newman as Rocky Graziano in Somebody Up There Likes Me. Big fan of the movie, nonetheless.
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Post by thisguy4000 on Jul 2, 2021 4:43:10 GMT
Boxers in general weren’t usually very big in Jake LaMotta’s time.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Jul 3, 2021 16:04:32 GMT
Middleweights at the time, were all in the 5'7" to 5'8" range. Marcel Cerdan, Tony Zale, Rocky Graziano, Laurent Dauthuille. Tony Janiro. LaMotta was 5'8". Sugar Ray Robinson was 5'11"
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