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.
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.
Jake LaMotta vs José Basora — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Jake LaMotta leads 2–1- Jake LaMotta wonLaMotta vs BasoraAug 10, 1945 · TKO · R9
- Jake LaMotta wonLaMotta vs BasoraSep 17, 1943 · UD
- José Basora wonLaMotta vs BasoraJun 16, 1942 · PTS
- DrawLaMotta vs BasoraMay 12, 1942 · PTS
The Numbers
- 83-19-4 (edge)
- Record
- 5-8-3
- 80.2% (edge)
- Win %
- 40.6%
- 30 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 1
- 36.14%
- KO rate
- —
- 36% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 20%
- 4
- Times stopped
- 3 (edge)
- 2 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 8.1 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 1.8
- 106
- Bouts tracked
- 16
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
- 5′8″ (173 cm)
- Height
- —
- 67″ (170 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 104
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- Middleweight
- Division
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJake LaMotta · 83 wins
KO/TKO
30
Decision
53
Other
0
José Basora · 5 wins
KO/TKO
1
Decision
4
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (106 and 16 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
4 sharedJake LaMotta
LTKO R13 · Feb 1951LSD · Sep 1945LUD · Feb 1945LUD · Feb 1943WUD · Feb 1943LUD · Oct 1942José Basora
LKO R1 · Aug 1950DSD · May 1945Jake LaMotta
WUD · Aug 1946José Basora
WTKO R4 · Mar 1948WPTS · Nov 1947DPTS · Oct 1944LPTS · Apr 1944WSD · Aug 1943LPTS · Jan 1942LPTS · Sep 1941Jake LaMotta
WUD · Jan 1944WSD · Nov 1943LSD · Jul 1943WSD · Jun 1943José Basora
WUD · Oct 1943
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Jake LaMotta
LWWLW
L1 streak · last fought Apr 14, 1954
José Basora
LLWWL
L2 streak · last fought Aug 25, 1950
Common Questions
- 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, Jake LaMotta or José 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, Jake LaMotta or José Basora?
- Jake LaMotta has 30 knockout wins and José Basora has 1. Jake LaMotta has more.
- Do Jake LaMotta and José 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 Jake LaMotta and José 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.