Joseph LaMotta

Who was Joseph LaMotta?

Joseph LaMotta was the son of former middleweight boxing champion Jake LaMotta and his second wife Vikki LaMotta.

Like his father, Joseph LaMotta took up boxing, going so far as to compete on the amateur boxing circuit. He entered some Golden Gloves competitions. Joe LaMotta was a Fhsaa State HS Wrestling State Champion while wrestling for Miami Norland Sr high school in 1966 and He and his team were State champions his Jr. year in HS. In 1967 he and his team mates both finished 2nd to the Dwight Witty Coached Miami Coral Park HS. Where Coral Park defeated Norland in the sold out dual meet with people looking in from the roof, but something that anyone who was there will always remember during the 115 pound weight class that even the official and wrestlers stopped to see what was the commotion. It was the beautiful and sexy dressed Vicky LaMotta making her entrance into the gym. Joe got upset by Louis Wallen, that night. He also was unable to defend his individual State title at 167 pounds during the 1967 FHSAA State finals he was beaten by the famous Doc Blanchards son Paul Blanchard. I know this all to be true 1st hand As I was in the Gym on Coach Witty's Coral Park Rams State Wrestling team..