Which actor plays the boxer Sugar Ray Robinson in Martin Scorsese’s Raging Bull?

Johnny Barnes plays Sugar Ray Robinson in Martin Scorsese’s Raging Bull.

Raging Bull dramatizes the life and career of middleweight boxer Jake LaMotta, played by Robert De Niro. Sugar Ray Robinson was LaMotta’s most famous opponent, and their bouts became central episodes in the film’s depiction of LaMotta’s professional rise and personal collapse.

Johnny Barnes portrays Robinson in the film’s boxing sequences. The production used carefully choreographed fights, changes in camera speed, and distinctive black-and-white photography to create a subjective impression of violence and memory.

Raging Bull was released in 1980 and was adapted from LaMotta’s memoir, written with Joseph Carter and Peter Savage. De Niro won the Academy Award for Best Actor, while Joe Pesci played LaMotta’s brother Joey.