Have Jake LaMotta and Marcel Cerdan ever fought each other?

Yes. Jake LaMotta and Marcel Cerdan met once on June 16, 1949, and Jake LaMotta won by RTD in round 9.

Who has the better record, LaMotta or Cerdan?

Jake LaMotta is 83-19-4 and Marcel Cerdan is 110-4. Marcel Cerdan has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, LaMotta or Cerdan?

Jake LaMotta has 30 knockout wins and Marcel Cerdan has 65. Marcel Cerdan has more.

Do LaMotta and Cerdan have any common opponents?

Jake LaMotta and Marcel Cerdan share 2 common opponents: Anton Raadik and Holman Williams. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

Who is bigger, LaMotta or Cerdan?

Jake LaMotta is the taller fighter at 173 cm, 4 cm above the other. Marcel Cerdan also has the longer reach, by 5 cm.

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

This comparison is drawn from 106 bouts tracked for Jake LaMotta and 114 bouts tracked for Marcel Cerdan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Jake LaMotta vs Marcel Cerdan — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Marcel Cerdan

Jake LaMotta (83-19-4) and Marcel Cerdan (110-4) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

LaMotta

Wins30 KO · 36%

Losses

Draws106 tracked bouts

Cerdan

110

Wins65 KO · 59%

Losses

Draws114 tracked bouts

Head to Head

LaMotta leads 1–0

Jake LaMotta and Marcel Cerdan have met 1 time; LaMotta leads 1–0.
Met	1949Jun 16	Series
Jake LaMottaFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Marcel CerdanFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	RTDR9Cerdan vs LaMotta	1Meeting

Cerdan vs LaMotta · Jun 16, 1949

The Numbers

LaMotta 1 · Cerdan 6 of 7 measurable rows

LaMottaEdge = longer wingCerdan

Record: 83-19-4110-4 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 80.2%
96.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 65: 30
65 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 36.14%
59.09% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 36%
59% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 4: 4
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 2: 2
2
Bouts per year^‡max 8.1: 8.1 (edge)
7.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 114: 106
114

† 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

Height+1″: Jake LaMotta: 5′8″ (edge); Marcel Cerdan: 5′7″
Reach+2″: Jake LaMotta: 67″; Marcel Cerdan: 69″ (edge)
Agenot comparable: Jake LaMotta: Died aged 95; Marcel Cerdan: Died aged 33
Stance: Jake LaMotta: Orthodox; Marcel Cerdan: Orthodox

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

Middleweight against Welterweight. The two are listed in different weight classes, so the tape measures them as they stand rather than as a matchup.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Jake LaMotta83 wins · from 106 tracked bouts

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

Marcel Cerdan110 wins · from 114 tracked bouts

65 by KO/TKO 59%45 on the cards 41%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jake LaMotta 106, Marcel Cerdan 114 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · even on 22 shared · even on 2

LaMottaJake LaMotta

Opponent

CerdanMarcel Cerdan

Jake LaMotta
Win, UD
1946Dec 1946
RaadikAnton RaadikEstonia 37–25–1EvenEven — 1–0 both
Marcel Cerdan
Win, UD
1947Oct 1947
Jake LaMotta
Win, UD
1946Aug 1946
WilliamsHolman WilliamsUnited States 146–31–11EvenEven — 1–0 both
Marcel Cerdan
Win, PTS
1946Jul 1946

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

Marcel Cerdan had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Jake LaMotta. Cerdan last boxed on Jun 16, 1949.WWWWL

Delannoit Jul 1948Zale Sep 1948Turpin Mar 1949Krawczyk May 1949LaMotta Jun 19497.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Jake LaMotta and Marcel Cerdan ever fought each other?: Yes. Jake LaMotta and Marcel Cerdan met once on June 16, 1949, and Jake LaMotta won by RTD in round 9.
Who has the better record, LaMotta or Cerdan?: Jake LaMotta is 83-19-4 and Marcel Cerdan is 110-4. Marcel Cerdan has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, LaMotta or Cerdan?: Jake LaMotta has 30 knockout wins and Marcel Cerdan has 65. Marcel Cerdan has more.
Do LaMotta and Cerdan have any common opponents?: Jake LaMotta and Marcel Cerdan share 2 common opponents: Anton Raadik and Holman Williams. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Who is bigger, LaMotta or Cerdan?: Jake LaMotta is the taller fighter at 173 cm, 4 cm above the other. Marcel Cerdan also has the longer reach, by 5 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on LaMotta and Cerdan?: This comparison is drawn from 106 bouts tracked for Jake LaMotta and 114 bouts tracked for Marcel Cerdan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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