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Herschel Jacobs vs Rubin Carter — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Herschel Jacobs

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Rubin Carter

Herschel Jacobs (2-3-1 across 6 tracked bouts) and Rubin Carter (27-12-1) 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.

Jacobs

Tracked record

2–3–1

counted from 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Carter

27

Wins19 KO · 70%

12

Losses

1

Draw40 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

Series level 1–1

Herschel Jacobs and Rubin Carter have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.

Herschel Jacobs and Rubin Carter have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
Met1961Nov 171962Jan 19Series
Herschel JacobsFighter ALLostWWon1–1W–L
Rubin CarterFighter BWWonLLost1–1W–L
ResultPTSPTS2Meetings

The Numbers

Jacobs 1 · Carter 5 of 6 measurable rows
JacobsCarter
Record†
2-3-127-12-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
41.7%
68.8% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 19
1
19 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—70.37%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
50%
70% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 1
0 (edge)
1
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 8.2
0.6
8.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 40
6
40

† 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

Reachnot held
Herschel Jacobs: No reach on file
Rubin Carter: 72″
Agenot comparable
Herschel Jacobs: Died aged 75
Rubin Carter: Died aged 76
Stance
Herschel Jacobs: Not recorded
Rubin Carter: Orthodox

Herschel Jacobs left, Rubin Carter right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Herschel Jacobs2 wins · from 6 tracked bouts

Herschel Jacobs: 2 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (50%) and 1 on the cards (50%). Counted from 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

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

Rubin Carter27 wins · from 40 tracked bouts

Rubin Carter: 27 tracked wins — 19 by KO/TKO (70%) and 8 on the cards (30%). Counted from 40 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

19 by KO/TKO 70%8 on the cards 30%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Herschel Jacobs 6, Rubin Carter 40 — 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

Herschel Jacobs had won one in a row before losing a decision to Ken Norton. Jacobs last boxed on Jun 5, 1972.WDLWL

Carter Jan 1962Rinaldi Sep 1964Johnson May 1967Johnson Mar 1971Norton Jun 19720.6 tracked bouts per year

Rubin Carter has lost the most recent, to Juan Carlos Rivero. Carter last boxed on Aug 6, 1966.LLWDL

Morris Jan 1966Harrington Jan 1966Burford Feb 1966McClure Mar 1966Rivero Aug 19668.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Herschel Jacobs and Rubin Carter ever fought each other?
Yes. Herschel Jacobs and Rubin Carter have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
The 2 meetings

WJan 19, 1962 · Jacobs · PTS

LNov 17, 1961 · Carter · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Jacobs or Carter?
Herschel Jacobs is 2-3-1 across the 6 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Rubin Carter is 27-12-1. Rubin Carter has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Jacobs2–3–141.7%

Carter27–12–168.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Jacobs or Carter?
Herschel Jacobs has 1 knockout win and Rubin Carter has 19. Rubin Carter has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Jacobs1

Carter1970.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Jacobs and Carter have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Herschel Jacobs and Rubin Carter have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jacobs and Carter?
This comparison is drawn from 6 bouts tracked for Herschel Jacobs and 40 bouts tracked for Rubin Carter. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Jacobs6bouts

Carter40bouts

How They Win ↓

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