For his book 'Raging Bull ... Scorsese thought the scene merited LaMotta’s fresh input, the choreography and tone would be shifted slightly. Scorsese approached each fight scene differently.

"Raging Bull" received plaudits for its fight sequences ... But in a way, its spirit is perhaps best conveyed by its closing scene, in which LaMotta, now a stage performer, sits in his dressing ...

“I was a no-good bastard,” LaMotta said when “Raging Bull” came out 40 years ago ... He once threw a fight on mob orders so he could get a title shot, and tasted the canvas only ...

Even by the standards of famous directors, it’s amazing how relevant Martin Scorsese has remained almost half a century after he burst out of the New Hollywood scene of the 1970s ... in the 21st ...

From Rags-to-riches, the fight for glory and going against all ... Smith and Robert De Niro’s award-winning performance in Raging Bull. Overall 22 boxing-related films have been nominated ...