Jake la Motta recita su poema

De la película Toro Salvaje (Raging Bull, Martin Scorsese, 1980), una escena en la que La Motta recita para nosotros un poema que él mismo ha compuesto. La rima es terrible, el ritmo (no lo hay), pero este ex-boxeador metido en el mundo del espectáculo, tiene que entretener a su público como pueda -aunque sea con unos versos mal enjaretados. Eso sí, hay humor, menciona a Shakespeare -citando sus versos- (¿de qué obra?) y habla de Olivier y de Sugar Ray. ¿Quiénes son?

"I remember those cheers.
They still ring in my ears.
And for years they'll remain in my thoughts. 
Cuz one night I took off my robe 
And what'd I do? 
I forgot to wear shorts. 
I recall every fall, 
every hook, every jab; 
The worst way a guy could get rid of his flab. 
As you know, my life was a jab... 
Though I'd rather hear you cheer, 
When I delve into Shakespeare. 
"A Horse, a Horse, my Kingdom for a Horse," 
I haven't had a winner in six months. 
I know I'm no Olivier 
But if he fought Sugar Ray, 
He would say 
That the thing ain't the ring, 
It's the play. 
So gimme a stage 
Where this bull here can rage. 
And though I can fight, 
I'd much rather recite 
That's entertainment! 
That's entertainment.."