Boxer Round Table - Floyd Patterson, Rocky Graziano, Jose Torres & Jake LaMotta - Bill Boggs

[@JABARDELLI]

Floyd Patterson was in total stitches as he listened to LaMotta regale story after story! Patterson hid his laughter behind his hands 🙌! Great production!!!

[@titaniumpecker]

I could have listened to those guys for hours. I felt bad for Floyd Patterson being asked those questions about wearing a disguise after being knocked out. Patterson was a gentleman and he answered the questions in a calm manner.

[@Khp1983]

Mike emulated Floyd so well, Cus' style was so dominant for so many generations... perfect

[@CarlosHernandez-og6my]

Mike looked more like Jose chegui Torres fighting

[@NoGoodBoyo1000]

Happy28605: LaMotta was no bum. He was the 2nd best middleweight in the world of that era and a true great.

[@truthhitman7473]

Jake Lamotta is an all time great

[@marcvsfvrivscamillvs2594]

Absolutely.

[@rossl5908]

Who said he was?

[@pukulu]

La Motta had one of the greatest chins in the history of boxing. People who don't look up his career think that he was a knockout artist, but not really. He won a lot of decisions by just wearing down an opponent that could hit La Motta but couldn't hurt him. La Motta was always in good shape too and could go 15 rounds, no problem.

[@aarondigby5054]

@@truthhitman7473 Jake la Motta and sugar ray Robinson had great matches.

[@titaniumpecker]

That was great. I wish it was an hour longer. Hearing all these stories from these champions was a treat. I got Lamotta's autograph about ten years ago. He was wearing a cowboy hat and he had a young girl friend with him. His signature was perfect, No tremor in his hands or any evidence that he had brain damage from all the punches he took. A great place to meet champion boxers is at the annual Boxing Hall of Fame induction weekend in Canastota, New York. Usually takes place in the month of June.

[@johnsimpson8981]

This footage is priceless.

[@benderfender2982]

Patterson was one classy dude. In the sport of boxing he was a gentleman amongst thugs.

[@Bigwillyice]

@Floyd PattersonII nice to see you still responding to comments man even after so many years, hope you’re doing well

[@pukulu]

Patterson was ashamed of losing to Sonny Liston twice, each time in 1 round. Patterson knew that Liston was an illiterate thug and that the public didn't like Liston. That might be why Patterson was so ashamed. Liston was simply the best heavyweight in the world. Nobody could beat him until Cassius Clay came along. Patterson had a good boxing career even after losing to Liston. He had a glass jaw though and had to be careful.

[@pukulu]

@@DJK-cq2uy Patterson looked much better in their 2nd fight, and was doing well until he got cut. Patterson was an excellent boxer. His problem was that he was small for a modern heavyweight at around 190 lbs. and he was not that rugged. He got knocked down more often than any former heavyweight champion.

[@solidcake3401]

Back in the days when guys could get shit faced and smoke cigs on chatshows, without people losing there shit about it

[@kc1973able]

Oh man this is pure gold. God bless these great fighters 🥊🥊👍

[@janswart2705]

Floyd Patterson was a champion in and out of the ring

[@aarondigby5054]

Sonny Liston was #1 contender for six years while Patterson and Johannsen had that trilogy avoiding Liston like Sonny had the plague.

[@Pedro_Le_Chef]

@@aarondigby5054 You're right but it was Cus, Floyd's trainer that was not letting the fight happen. At some point Floyd got fed up and decided to fight Liston.

14:37 I fought Sugar Ray so many times its a wonder I don't have diabetes! Hahahaha, classic LaMotta, I love this man.

[@thedjrichkid]

he still says that joke i just watched his say in the morning interview that took place 2 years ago and he said the same thing and said the Rocky Graziano joke but said Mike tyson instead

[@tyroniousyrownshoolacez2347]

LaMotta was actually pretty funny, cheesey jokes n all. Thanks for sharing.

[@mandel957]

I think lamotta was the toughest boxer ever, just kept coming like t1000 from terminator 2 . Never got knocked down in 6 fights, and won one, maybe 2 out of those with the greatest boxer ever sugar ray! Hard bastard

[@DJK-cq2uy]

Yes

[@Ali-nw8iz]

C sur

[@JohnnyFriendly]

these dudes are as fascinating outside the ring as they were inside

[@deathshead357]

Jake and Rocky were in reform school together when they were about 16.. That's where Jake first learned to box and ended up becoming the champion in the place. Then when he left he stuck with the boxing and the rest is history. I remember reading in his book about Rocky breaking his hand and so they couldn't fight eachother.

[@devriestown]

Jake FIGHTING at 8 years old that's some serious shit

[@ronniecozzi8385]

Bill Boggs ran a great show. He did a great interview with Frank Sinatra in 1976. Also had great shows with Roy Coen.

[@DJK-cq2uy]

Dang Torres was a well spoken guy

[@stevecommisso9686]

Dream team of boxing. Legends

[@JohnDoe-ti8uj]

I actually knew of someone who sparred with LaMotta, the man's dead now RIP. But he said that when he was punching him, that it was like punching a brick wall!

[@Ali-nw8iz]

Un coffre fort a roulettes😂😂😂

[@antrod8014]

Imagine a boxing doubleheader of all time greats featuring Patterson vs. Torres and Lamotta vs.Graziano. What a show!

[@tariqshabazz]

At 16:10 La Motta reminds Bill Boggs "Your interrupting again" Classic old timer move.lol

[@daniaalali6341]

haha ini

[@brainsareus]

+Tariq El Shabazz La Motta is a low-life.

[@gonefishing6566]

top fighter that barley gorman 😂😂😂

[@James-th7wb]

This is fantastic. Thanks for uploading it.

[@Billboggs]

You are welcome, James...Please follow me @realbillboggs on IG

[@patrickenright6094]

They're all such different personalities. Proving that there's more than one way to skin a cat. Lamotta is such an entertainer! What a character!

[@sugarpop09]

This is fantastic footage.
Thankyou

[@johnsweeney5946]

FINALLY FOUND OUT THAT JAKE AND ROCKY DID SIGN TO FIGHT.....ROCKY IS A BIT SMARTER THAN JAKE BUT BOTH PRICELESS HERE..IF ONLY THE FIGHT WOULD HAVE COME OFF....TRULY UP FOR GRABS.

[@happy28605]

Wud b a useless fight..2 bums..

[@josephlagos3060]

Knights of the round table

[@hampotcadron679]

I would have loved to have seen a fight between Jake and Rocky, pure warriors.

[@charleswinokoor6023]

A matchup between LaMotta and Patterson would have been interesting.
But it’s always a matter of weight class, moving either up or down.

[@bradmeade4949]

Wow they just don't make em like that any more. . . hard as!

[@SwissCheese112]

they still make them like that but those people with those genetics are living in better situations so they don't have to turn to boxing they can go get an education and ect.

[@henrywhenryw812]

Great show

[@MrShelly53]

that's bill boggs who was the producer for the Morton Downey Jr. show

[@ThomasGrizzell]

All these great legends ❤

[@toledojack88]

lmao that diabetes line from jake

[@jacobphillips221]

what a great discussion. Some funny stuff. Thanks for this.

[@jamiewulfyr4607]

I didn't know Jose Torres was a writer as well.

[@petitlouis5010]

10:12 funky music ! :)

[@kishenorjuela3955]

Do you know the song?

[@petitlouis5010]

Kishen Orjuela ... I wish ... :|

[@josephphoenix1376]

I Love These guys 🤔😁😆😊🇺🇸🗽

[@AngryScotProductions]

the part about the disguise made me lmao

[@stephendonatelli8732]

#Legends Hands DOWN!

[@jessiejames7492]

i saw paul newman s movie ...somebody up there loves me. nice movie

[@johnnypaycheck6853]

All time greats

[@jessiejames7492]

both marciano and grazziano fought thebiggest fight...not bowing to organise crime and not bowing to them. tht was thier biggest fight and they won

[@aarondigby5054]

Marciano's manager took half of Rocky's purse and undoubtedly forked some over to the mob, if you think this wasn't the case then youre foolish, the mob's tentacles reach farther than you'll imagine. Believe that.

[@saucepanclangerclub2035]

Graziano was the best, at least as a relaxed wit. LaMotta had the best memory, and was probably the toughest character the boxing game has seen. No wonder little bloated-ego Bobby wanted to pretend to be him.

[@mafijaspravi]

did lamotta fight graziano?? that fight would have been sick

[@kidfromnyc2353]

Good for laughs, Jose and Floyd were literally trying dying.

[@rossl5908]

LaMotta is laugh a minute 😂

[@covek4048]

This video is gold.

[@Kelly14UK]

Graziano looks like a cross between Robert Mitchum and the mayor from Jaws.

[@ratso69ful81]

Kelly14UK Too funny, but true!!! LMAO!

[@Kelly14UK]

ratso69ful Weird coincidence, Murray Hamilton was on The Streets of San Francisco ( A Quinn Martin Production) yesterday.

[@ronaldlevao8251]

Boggs handles their occasional rowdiness and mischief very well. They clearly like and respect each other, though being on TV inspired good behavior then (usually). Patterson could have been much more highly rated than he is now. A small heavyweight, he won his title just as the bigger guys were coming up. He had been smartly managed, but he himself insisted on going up against Liston. Even after that disaster, he did extremely well against Machen, Chuvalo, and Bonavena (and got robbed against Ellis and Quarry) arguable his best opponents.

[@aarondigby5054]

Ali was Patterson's best opponent, ain't no arguably.

[@Pedro_Le_Chef]

@@aarondigby5054 Nah in the first fight he had a bad back and in the second one he was old.
Frazier, Foreman, Norton, Jones, Shavers and Chuvalo all gave Ali tougher fights.

[@jwm51]

Host forgot to mention that Jose Torres was a light heavyweight champ

[@johngrace7508]

At 2mins he says he was light heavyweight champ 1965/1966

[@gianca60]

these guys are successful writers too.

[@criseplethorique]

does anyone know when this was produced?

[@maxkol4380]

Looks like mid 80's

[@Dempsey1873]

Golden

[@rockyfish3115]

If la motta had grazianos right hand he'd of killed Robinson but take nothing away from Robinson to me Robinson, Greb, Langford, Armstrong and pepp were the greatest fighters ever

[@Inca13]

lol La motta's such a legend!!! sugar ray tripped over his body haha

[@kentamitchell]

They fought six times. Robinson never knocked him down.

[@robertoday7526]

Jake Great personality

[@thomasgrizzell5894]

xx true greats of the sport we will never see fighters like this ever again so many other great fighters the alis foremans tysons holyfields durans leanards hearns haglers and of course the greatest of all sugar ray robinson i just wish sometimes i was in there era and what an era they were truly special in our boxing fans hearts and of course history just amazing xx

[@Helios601]

Mayweather?

[@thomasgrizzell5894]

Mayweather is not in the same league yet that them that i just mentioned but i think we will see him there soon bro lol xX

[@Helios601]

Mayweather would hold his own against any of the ATG at his weight but theres no way he'd have an 0 loss record, no fn way.

[@bigbadbill0071]

+Fisrtplates Tothebeatyall floyd was the much bigger man being heavyweight

[@chrisbennett606]

Love the jazz funk music cool grooves ,what the hell has happened to RNB

[@vincentfisher1603]

No way anyone at any network, even ESPN, would invite ex-boxers for such a show. Boxing in the U.S. is now considered a sideshow.

[@robertoday7526]

Some really funky music
What's the name of that track man?

[@kishenorjuela3955]

Roberto Day did you ever find it??

[@BoxinghHstory]

The interviewer was very rude he shut off the great Lamotta instantly when he was talking about his life .

[@gmnboss]

Jake LaMotta!!

[@craigridley7369]

Damn fighting kids for money? Lamottas dad was a damn bum! I can't believe that!

[@hectorgomez6470]

This is awesome

[@leaddispenser9]

I think rocky and Jake were good friends. that's why they didn't fight.. 2 Italians like that. I wouldn't doubt it.

[@rockyfish3115]

Thank God for Patterson without him we may not of ever seen a HW at his best because cus da mato put everything in to Tyson because he wanted his liston

[@sleazyfellow]

Patterson is the youngest undisputed champion in history.

[@Pedro_Le_Chef]

Tyson wouldn't beat Liston either.

[@mochoso]

Great conversation, too much boxing knowledge in that table, 4 warriors

[@WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1]

Does anyone know when this was filmed?

[@camel-ot80espana72]

Centrist Philosopher in the 80' i suppose..

[@kc1973able]

LaMotta vs Graziano would have been a great 👍

[@Ali-nw8iz]

Jake la motta etait un meirveilleu boxeur et jamais apres lui il en qs exister de semblable

[@ozziboxwa2538]

great !

[@marymartin165]

It would of been a rough tough fight I knew I would not licked him!" !! What line ! But truthfully, Rocky had the punch, Jake had the chin of steel.

[@rockyfish3115]

Marciano should of been sat with these guys

[@dimcadallapeorgantone993a4]

But he was litle death at that time
He was killed in plane crash
Remember?

[@Pedro_Le_Chef]

You reckon they should've dug him up and propped him on a plank next to the table?

[@katietorres9887]

rocky is a boss

[@1969JohnnyM]

They all fought each other then and fought people from higher and lower divisions. There are too many athletes in boxing now rather than fighters.

[@cecilmorgan5084]

Wow! This is great! This must have been early 80s. You can see La Motta's stand-up ability. This is why I'll always say old timers are better than modern day fighters or athletes or just about anything: There's a thing called afferent training. This develops emotional resilience. The more emotionally difficult your upbringing, or the harder it is, the tougher you are as a human being. Imagine your old man walloping you in the chops for crying at the age of 8 and being handed an ice pick and told to hit 'em first and hit 'em hard and then taken out every night to fight kids on a street corner as your contribution to the rent. Lovely. What I truly hate is the current policy of bringing up children with kids' gloves, wrapping the dear little bastards in cotton wool. I heard something recently: bring them up like people and you end up with animals. Well, look at the world today. Just look at it. Do you think it will be better 10-20 years down the line, or worse?

[@Revolver1981]

Cecil Morgan He doesn't have any stand up ability at all you fool. He was always a terrible comedian.

[@cecilmorgan5084]

+Revolver I'll spend no more time on you than to call you what you've proved yourself to be: a complete waste of oxygen.

[@Revolver1981]

Cecil Morgan HAHAHAHA!!!

[@chuckweiny3367]

I would call what they did in the "good old days" was child abuse. I wouldn't call a drunken father who was always between jobs punching his 8 year old son around and making him fight to pay the rent a good upbringing.

[@robertoday7526]

Jake is funny

[@fusion451]

I cant stand this "Taxi "look alike host sumbody should tell him hes in a rom fulla killers and be a lil more respectful.He wouldnt dare walk down the same street these guys grew up on.

[@happy28605]

4 bums..

[@qynboswell6661]

Dude why do u have to be disrespectful...go troll somewhere else please

[@ronbos60]

+happy28605 go take your medication !

[@queenviviene4110]

Takes one to know one 🤮