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Gene Hairston vs Jake LaMotta — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Gene Hairston

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Jake LaMotta

Gene Hairston (2-5-1 across 8 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.

Hairston

Tracked record

2–5–1

counted from 8 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

LaMotta

83

Wins30 KO · 36%

19

Losses

4

Draws106 tracked bouts

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.

Head to Head

LaMotta leads 1–0 with 1 draw

Gene Hairston and Jake LaMotta have met 2 times; LaMotta leads 1–0 with 1 draw.

Gene Hairston and Jake LaMotta have met 2 times; LaMotta leads 1–0 with 1 draw.
Met1952Mar 51952May 21Series
Gene HairstonFighter ADDrawLLost0–1–1W–L–D
Jake LaMottaFighter BDDrawWWon1–0–1W–L–D
ResultPTSUD2Meetings

The Numbers

Hairston 2 · LaMotta 5 of 7 measurable rows
HairstonLaMotta
Record†
2-5-183-19-4 (edge)
Win %0–100%
31.3%
80.2% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 30
1
30 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—36.14%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
50% (edge)
36%
Times stopped‡max 4
2 (edge)
4
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 8.1
3
8.1 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 106
8
106

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ 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

Heightnot held
Gene Hairston: No height on file
Jake LaMotta: 5′8″
Reachnot held
Gene Hairston: No reach on file
Jake LaMotta: 67″
Agenot comparable
Gene Hairston: Died aged 85
Jake LaMotta: Died aged 95
Stance
Gene Hairston: Not recorded
Jake LaMotta: Orthodox

Gene Hairston 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
Gene Hairston2 wins · from 8 tracked bouts

Gene Hairston: 2 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (50%) and 1 on the cards (50%). Counted from 8 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 50%1 on the cards 50%

Jake LaMotta83 wins · from 106 tracked bouts

Jake LaMotta: 83 tracked wins — 30 by KO/TKO (36%) and 53 on the cards (64%). Counted from 106 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

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 — Gene Hairston 8, 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

Gene Hairston has lost two straight. Hairston last boxed on Aug 27, 1952.WLDLL

Pender Apr 1951Castellani Jul 1951LaMotta Mar 1952LaMotta May 1952Olson Aug 19523 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 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.
The 2 meetings

LMay 21, 1952 · LaMotta · UD

DMar 5, 1952 · Draw · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Hairston or LaMotta?
Gene Hairston is 2-5-1 across the 8 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.
Records · win %

Hairston2–5–131.3%

LaMotta83–19–480.2%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Hairston or LaMotta?
Gene Hairston has 1 knockout win and Jake LaMotta has 30. Jake LaMotta has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Hairston1

LaMotta3036.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Hairston and 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 Hairston and LaMotta?
This comparison is drawn from 8 bouts tracked for Gene Hairston and 106 bouts tracked for Jake LaMotta. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Hairston8bouts

LaMotta106bouts

How They Win ↓

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