Have Jake LaMotta and José Basora ever fought each other?

Yes. Jake LaMotta and José Basora have met 4 times and Jake LaMotta leads the series 2-1 with 1 draw.

Who has the better record, LaMotta or Basora?

Jake LaMotta is 83-19-4 and José Basora is 5-8-3 across the 16 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. 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, LaMotta or Basora?

Jake LaMotta has 30 knockout wins and José Basora has 1. Jake LaMotta has more.

Do LaMotta and Basora have any common opponents?

Jake LaMotta and José Basora share 4 common opponents: Sugar Ray Robinson, Bert Lytell and Holman Williams (and 1 other). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

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

This comparison is drawn from 106 bouts tracked for Jake LaMotta and 16 bouts tracked for José Basora. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Jake LaMotta vs José Basora — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

🇺🇸MIDDLEWEIGHT

Jake LaMotta

José Basora

Jake LaMotta (83-19-4) and José Basora (5-8-3 across 16 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 4 times. They share 4 common opponents.

LaMotta

Wins30 KO · 36%

Losses

Draws106 tracked bouts

Basora

Tracked record

5–8–3

counted from 16 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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 2–1 with 1 draw

Jake LaMotta and José Basora have met 4 times; LaMotta leads 2–1 with 1 draw.
Met	1942May 12	1942Jun 16	1943Sep 17	1945Aug 10	Series
Jake LaMottaFighter A	DDraw	LLost	WWon	WWon	2–1–1W–L–D
José BasoraFighter B	DDraw	WWon	LLost	LLost	1–2–1W–L–D
Result	PTSLaMotta vs Basora	PTSLaMotta vs Basora	UDLaMotta vs Basora	TKOR9LaMotta vs Basora	4Meetings

The Numbers

LaMotta 6 · Basora 1 of 7 measurable rows

LaMottaEdge = longer wingBasora

Record^†: 83-19-4 (edge)5-8-3
Win %0–100%: 80.2% (edge)
40.6%
Wins by knockoutmax 30: 30 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable: 36.14%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 36% (edge)
20%
Times stopped^‡max 4: 4
3 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2: 2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 8.1: 8.1 (edge)
1.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 106: 106
16

† 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: Jake LaMotta: 5′8″; José Basora: No height on file
Reachnot held: Jake LaMotta: 67″; José Basora: No reach on file
Agenot held: Jake LaMotta: Died aged 95; José Basora: No date of birth
Stance: Jake LaMotta: Orthodox; José Basora: Not recorded

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

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Jake LaMotta83 wins · from 106 tracked bouts

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

José Basora5 wins · from 16 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 20%4 on the cards 80%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jake LaMotta 106, José Basora 16 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · LaMotta better on 2 · Basora better on 24 shared · Jake LaMotta better on 2 · José Basora better on 2

LaMottaJake LaMotta

Opponent

BasoraJosé Basora

Jake LaMotta
1–5 against
Loss, TKO 13
1951Feb 1951
Loss, SD
1945Sep 1945
Loss, UD
1945Feb 1945
Loss, UD
1943Feb 1943
Win, UD
1943Feb 1943
Loss, UD
1942Oct 1942
RobinsonSugar Ray RobinsonUnited States 174–19–6Basora betterJosé Basora better — 0–1–1 to 1–5
José Basora
0–1–1 against
Loss, KO 1
1950Aug 1950
Draw, SD
1945May 1945
Jake LaMotta
Win, SD
1945Apr 1945
LytellBert LytellUnited States 71–23–7LaMotta betterJake LaMotta better — 1–0 to 0–1
José Basora
Loss, UD
1948Oct 1948
Jake LaMotta
Win, UD
1946Aug 1946
WilliamsHolman WilliamsUnited States 146–31–11LaMotta betterJake LaMotta better — 1–0 to 3–3–1
José Basora
3–3–1 against
Win, TKO 4
1948Mar 1948
Win, PTS
1947Nov 1947
Draw, PTS
1944Oct 1944
Loss, PTS
1944Apr 1944
Win, SD
1943Aug 1943
Loss, PTS
1942Jan 1942
Loss, PTS
1941Sep 1941
Jake LaMotta
3–1 against
Win, UD
1944Jan 1944
Win, SD
1943Nov 1943
Loss, SD
1943Jul 1943
Win, SD
1943Jun 1943
ZivicFritzie ZivicUnited States 158–65–10Basora betterJosé Basora better — 1–0 to 3–1
José Basora
Win, UD
1943Oct 1943

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

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

José Basora last boxed on Aug 25, 1950 — 27,813 days ago. Basora had lost two straight, after two straight wins.LWWLL

LaMotta Aug 1945Williams Nov 1947Williams Mar 1948Lytell Oct 1948Robinson Aug 19501.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Jake LaMotta and José Basora ever fought each other?: Yes. Jake LaMotta and José Basora have met 4 times and Jake LaMotta leads the series 2-1 with 1 draw.
Who has the better record, LaMotta or Basora?: Jake LaMotta is 83-19-4 and José Basora is 5-8-3 across the 16 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. 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, LaMotta or Basora?: Jake LaMotta has 30 knockout wins and José Basora has 1. Jake LaMotta has more.
Do LaMotta and Basora have any common opponents?: Jake LaMotta and José Basora share 4 common opponents: Sugar Ray Robinson, Bert Lytell and Holman Williams (and 1 other). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on LaMotta and Basora?: This comparison is drawn from 106 bouts tracked for Jake LaMotta and 16 bouts tracked for José Basora. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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