Blaming Salvy, Joey viciously attacks him in a fight that spills outside of the club. Joey speaks with Vickie, who says she is giving up on his brother. As Joey discusses the victory with journalists at the Copacabana, he is distracted by seeing Vickie approach a table with Salvy and his crew.

His jealousy is evident when he brutally defeats Janiro in front of the local Mob boss, Tommy Como, and Vickie. Jake constantly worries about Vickie having feelings for other men, particularly when she makes an off-hand comment about Tony Janiro, Jake's opponent in his next fight. Despite the fact that Jake dominates Robinson during the bout, the judges surprisingly rule in favor of Robinson and Joey feels Robinson won only because he was enlisting into the Army the following week. In 1943, Jake defeats Sugar Ray Robinson, and has a rematch three weeks later. He eventually pursues a relationship with her, even though he is already married. Some time thereafter, Jake spots a fifteen-year-old girl named Vickie at an open-air swimming pool in his Bronx neighborhood. Jake's brother, Joey LaMotta, discusses a potential shot for the middleweight title with one of his Mafia connections, Salvy Batts. In 1941, LaMotta is in a major boxing match against Jimmy Reeves, where he suffered his first loss.

In 1964, an aging, overweight Italian American, Jake LaMotta, practices a comedy routine.

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