Editing Jake LaMotta (section)

===Light heavyweight===
LaMotta moved up to [[light heavyweight]] after losing his world middleweight title. He had poor results at first. He lost his debut against [[Irish Bob Murphy|Bob Murphy]], lost a split decision to Norman Hayes, and drew with Gene Hairston in his first three bouts. In his next three fights, LaMotta had rematches with Hayes, Hairston, and Murphy, and defeated all of them by unanimous decisions.

On December 31, 1952, LaMotta had his next fight against [[Danny Nardico]]. He knocked LaMotta down for the only time in his career (not counting his thrown 1947 fight) by a right hand in the seventh round. LaMotta got up and was beaten against a corner by Nardico until the bell rang. LaMotta's corner stopped the bout before the eighth round began.<ref>[http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Jake_LaMotta_vs._Danny_Nardico "Jake LaMotta vs. Danny Nardico"], Boxrec.com; accessed September 8, 2015.</ref>

Following that fight, LaMotta took time off; when he returned, in early 1954,<ref>"Giacobe LaMotta," in: Dana R. Barnes (Ed.), ''Notable Sports Figures''. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2004. Retrieved via ''Biography in Context'' database, September 22, 2017. "He had no matches in 1953 and fought his final three in 1954."</ref> he knocked out his first two opponents, Johnny Pretzie (TKO 4) and Al McCoy (KO 1), but a controversial split decision loss to Billy Kilgore on April 14, 1954, convinced him to retire.<ref>Brady, James (September&nbsp;21, 2017). "[https://www.sbnation.com/2017/9/21/16342166/jake-lamotta-raging-bull-dies-sugar-ray-robinson-fight-videos Jake LaMotta's best fights should be remembered more than 'Raging Bull']". ''[[SBNation]]''. sbnation.com. Retrieved September 22, 2017.</ref>