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@SenJohnMcCain Sad to hear about the death of Jake LaMotta - one of the great champions of boxing!

Arizona Sen. John McCain on Jake LaMotta, 95, the former middleweight champion whose life in and out of the ring was depicted in the film “Raging Bull,” for which Robert De Niro won an Academy Award. LaMotta died Tuesday at a Miami-area hospital from complications of pneumonia, according to fiancée Denise Baker.