Have Coley Welch and Jake LaMotta ever fought each other?

Yes. Coley Welch and Jake LaMotta met once on March 17, 1944, and Jake LaMotta won by UD.

Who has the better record, Welch or LaMotta?

Coley Welch is 109-26-6 and Jake LaMotta is 83-19-4. Jake LaMotta has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Welch or LaMotta?

Coley Welch has 51 knockout wins and Jake LaMotta has 30. Coley Welch has more.

Do Welch and LaMotta have any common opponents?

Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Coley Welch and Jake LaMotta have faced.

Who is bigger, Welch or LaMotta?

Jake LaMotta is the taller fighter at 173 cm, 3 cm above the other.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Welch and LaMotta?

This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for Coley Welch and 106 bouts tracked for Jake LaMotta. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Coley Welch vs Jake LaMotta — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

Coley Welch (109-26-6) and Jake LaMotta (83-19-4) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Welch

109

Wins51 KO · 47%

Losses

Draws3 tracked bouts

LaMotta

Wins30 KO · 36%

Losses

Draws106 tracked bouts

Head to Head

LaMotta leads 1–0

Coley Welch and Jake LaMotta have met 1 time; LaMotta leads 1–0.
Met	1944Mar 17	Series
Coley WelchFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Jake LaMottaFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	UDLaMotta vs Welch	1Meeting

LaMotta vs Welch · Mar 17, 1944

The Numbers

Welch 4 · LaMotta 4 of 8 measurable rows

WelchEdge = longer wingLaMotta

Record: 109-26-683-19-4 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 79.4%
80.2% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 51: 51 (edge)
30
KO rate0–100%: 46.79% (edge)
36.14%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 100% (edge)
36%
Times stopped^†max 4: 0 (edge)
4
Title reignsmax 2: 0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year^‡max 8.1: 1
8.1 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 106: 3
106

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Height+1″: Coley Welch: 5′7″; Jake LaMotta: 5′8″ (edge)
Reachnot held: Coley Welch: No reach on file; Jake LaMotta: 67″
Agenot held: Coley Welch: No date of birth; Jake LaMotta: Died aged 95
Stance: Coley Welch: Orthodox; Jake LaMotta: Orthodox

Coley Welch left, Jake LaMotta right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Coley Welch1 win · from 3 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 100%

Jake LaMotta83 wins · from 106 tracked bouts

30 by KO/TKO 36%53 on the cards 64%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Coley Welch 3, Jake LaMotta 106 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Coley Welch last boxed on Mar 17, 1944 — 30,167 days ago. Welch had won one in a row before losing a decision to Jake LaMotta.LWL

Abrams Mar 1941Jannazzo Nov 1941LaMotta Mar 19441 tracked bouts per year

Jake LaMotta had won two in a row before losing a decision to Billy Kilgore. LaMotta last boxed on Apr 14, 1954.WLWWL

Murphy Jun 1952Nardico Dec 1952Pretzie Mar 1954McCoy Apr 1954Kilgore Apr 19548.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Coley Welch and Jake LaMotta ever fought each other?: Yes. Coley Welch and Jake LaMotta met once on March 17, 1944, and Jake LaMotta won by UD.
Who has the better record, Welch or LaMotta?: Coley Welch is 109-26-6 and Jake LaMotta is 83-19-4. Jake LaMotta has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Welch or LaMotta?: Coley Welch has 51 knockout wins and Jake LaMotta has 30. Coley Welch has more.
Do Welch and LaMotta have any common opponents?: Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Coley Welch and Jake LaMotta have faced.
Who is bigger, Welch or LaMotta?: Jake LaMotta is the taller fighter at 173 cm, 3 cm above the other.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Welch and LaMotta?: This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for Coley Welch and 106 bouts tracked for Jake LaMotta. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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