Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.
Gene Hairston (2-4-1 across 7 tracked bouts) and Jake LaMotta (83-19-4) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.
Gene Hairston vs Jake LaMotta — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Jake LaMotta leads 1–0- Jake LaMotta wonLaMotta vs HairstonMay 21, 1952 · UD
- DrawLaMotta vs HairstonMar 5, 1952 · PTS
The Numbers
- 2-4-1
- Record
- 83-19-4 (edge)
- 35.7%
- Win %
- 80.2% (edge)
- 1
- Wins by knockout
- 30 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 36.14%
- 50% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 36%
- 2 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 4
- 0
- Title reigns
- 2 (edge)
- 2.6
- Bouts per year
- 8.1 (edge)
- 7
- Bouts tracked
- 106
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- —
- Height
- 5′8″ (173 cm)
- —
- Reach
- 67″ (170 cm)
- 97
- Age
- 104
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Division
- Middleweight
- United States
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyGene Hairston · 2 wins
KO/TKO
1
Decision
1
Other
0
Jake LaMotta · 83 wins
KO/TKO
30
Decision
53
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (7 and 106 respectively), 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
Gene Hairston
LLDWL
L2 streak · last fought Aug 27, 1952
Jake LaMotta
LWWLW
L1 streak · last fought Apr 14, 1954
Common Questions
- Have Gene Hairston and Jake LaMotta ever fought each other?
- Yes. Gene Hairston and Jake LaMotta have met 2 times and Jake LaMotta leads the series 1-0 with 1 draw.
- Who has the better record, Gene Hairston or Jake LaMotta?
- Gene Hairston is 2-4-1 across the 7 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Jake LaMotta is 83-19-4. Jake LaMotta has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Gene Hairston or Jake LaMotta?
- Gene Hairston has 1 knockout win and Jake LaMotta has 30. Jake LaMotta has more.
- Do Gene Hairston and Jake LaMotta have any common opponents?
- Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Gene Hairston and Jake LaMotta have faced.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Gene Hairston and Jake LaMotta?
- This comparison is drawn from 7 bouts tracked for Gene Hairston and 106 bouts tracked for Jake LaMotta. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.