Former middleweight boxing champion Jake LaMotta

Jake LaMotta, the former middleweight boxing champion who was portrayed in the Martin Scorsese film Raging Bull, has died at the age of 95, his family announced yesterday. LaMotta, known for a legendary six-fight rivalry with Sugar Ray Robinson, passed away on Tuesday, his daughter Christi LaMotta said on Facebook. Sports Illustrated said he died from complications from pneumonia.