A Quote by Jake LaMotta

I fought Sugar [Ray Robinson] so many times that I'm lucky I didn't get diabetes

Jake LaMotta

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Diabetes Fought Get Lucky Many Ray Robinson Sugar Times

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Jake LaMotta
American - Athlete
July 10, 1922 - September 19, 2017

The three toughest fighters I ever fought were Sugar Ray Robinson, Sugar Ray Robinson and Sugar Ray Robinson. I fought Sugar so many times, I'm surprised I'm not diabetic.

Jake LaMotta

I fought Sugar Ray Robinson so many times, it's a wonder I don't have diabetes.

Jake LaMotta

The three toughest fighters I fought were Sugar Ray Robinson, Sugar Ray Robinson, and Sugar Ray Robinson.

Jake LaMotta

Someone once said there was a comparison between Sugar Ray Leonard and Sugar Ray Robinson. Believe me, there's no comparison. Sugar Ray Robinson was the greatest.

Sugar Ray Leonard

I fought Sugar Ray so often, I almost got diabetes.

Jake LaMotta

I fought Sugar Ray so many times, I'm surprised I'm not diabetic.

Jake LaMotta

I remember seeing Sugar Ray Leonard, Mike Tyson, and the old films of Sugar Ray Robinson.

Gennady Golovkin

I'd hate to compare anyone with Sugar Ray Robinson, but Donald is the closest thing to Robinson I've ever seen

Dave Gorman

I'm going to follow the greats and make history. The likes of Felix Trinidad, Sugar Ray Robinson, Sugar Ray Leonard, Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao have all moved through the weights to prove they are greats at all weights.

Kell Brook

Sugar Ray Robinson was the greatest, pound-for-pound, ever. He fought most of his career with just one loss, and that was to me. He had 131 fights with one loss.

Jake LaMotta

I love looking back at the older fights; they don't make them like they used to. Just watching Tommy Hearns, the technique in his punching, the brilliance and the combinations from the likes of Ray Leonard and 'Sugar' Ray Robinson.