LaMotta: Today's fights are stopped too soon

By Scott Shaffer

08/02/2005

LaMotta: Today's fights are stopped too soon

On Tuesday, a special collector's version of the movie Raging Bull will be released on DVD.  As most fans know, the movie stars Robert DeNiro as former middleweight champion of the world Jake LaMotta.  The Raging Bull, still outspoken in his 80s, spoke to the Fort Worth Star Telegram over the weekend and had this to say about boxing matches in the current era: "They stop the fights too early now. They make a fighter live to fight another day. You want them to suffer more. If they're not good enough, let them get a couple of beatings and they'll quit. Don't let them keep fighting. They think they're doing the fighter a favor. But, if he doesn't have the talent, why let him continue fighting?"