Jake LaMotta Often Rubbed Shoulders With Detroit Mob In Fight Career, Gutz Recollected Specifics
The Raging Bull himself, Jake LaMotta, was wined and dined by the Motown mafia whenever he was town to fight...
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A Heavenly Weigh-In: Detroit Boxing Scene Luminary, Fmr. Mob Associate Billy Gutz Dead At 86
Venerable retired professional boxing manager and former Detroit mob associate Billy Gutz (originally “Gutzi,” pronounced GOOT-SEE) died of natural causes...
Real-To-Reel: New Jack City Inspired By Detroit’s Chambers Brothers, ‘The Carter’ Was Really ‘The Broadmoor’
Based on a Village Voice article on Detroit’s notorious Chambers Brothers Gang, the 1991 gangster-film classic New Jack City moved...
Motown Wiseguy Will Do More Than A Year In The Joint For Spearheading Internet Betting Racket
Detroit mob associate Thomas (Tommy the Lackey) Mackey was sentenced to a year and a half in federal prison last week...
The Detroit Mob & The NHL: Michigan Gangster Masterminded Biggest Professional Hockey Fix Ever W/ Bruins Duo
Deceased Detroit underworld figure and notorious mob front James (Jimmy Eyes) Tamer was at the center of the largest pro-hockey...
