Have Jake LaMotta and Walter Woods ever fought each other?

Yes. Jake LaMotta and Walter Woods met once on November 23, 1945, and Jake LaMotta won by KO in round 8.

Who has the better record, LaMotta or Woods?

Jake LaMotta is 83-19-4 and Walter Woods is 4-3 across the 7 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 Woods?

Jake LaMotta has 30 knockout wins and Walter Woods has 0. Jake LaMotta has more.

Do LaMotta and Woods have any common opponents?

Jake LaMotta and Walter Woods share 1 common opponent: Bert Lytell. Walter Woods fared better against 1 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 106 bouts tracked for Jake LaMotta and 7 bouts tracked for Walter Woods. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Jake LaMotta vs Walter Woods — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Jake LaMotta

Walter Woods

Jake LaMotta (83-19-4) and Walter Woods (4-3 across 7 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

LaMotta

Wins30 KO · 36%

Losses

Draws106 tracked bouts

Woods

Tracked record

4–3

counted from 7 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 1–0

Jake LaMotta and Walter Woods have met 1 time; LaMotta leads 1–0.
Met	1945Nov 23	Series
Jake LaMottaFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Walter WoodsFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	KOR8LaMotta vs Woods	1Meeting

LaMotta vs Woods · Nov 23, 1945

The Numbers

LaMotta 6 · Woods 1 of 7 measurable rows

LaMottaEdge = longer wingWoods

Record^†: 83-19-4 (edge)4-3
Win %0–100%: 80.2% (edge)
57.1%
Wins by knockoutmax 30: 30 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 36.14%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 36% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^‡max 4: 4
3 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2: 2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 8.1: 8.1 (edge)
0.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 106: 106
7

† 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″; Walter Woods: No height on file
Reachnot held: Jake LaMotta: 67″; Walter Woods: No reach on file
Agenot held: Jake LaMotta: Died aged 95; Walter Woods: No date of birth
Stance: Jake LaMotta: Orthodox; Walter Woods: Not recorded

Jake LaMotta left, Walter Woods 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%

Walter Woods4 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

4 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jake LaMotta 106, Walter Woods 7 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Woods better on 11 shared · Walter Woods better on 1

LaMottaJake LaMotta

Opponent

WoodsWalter Woods

Jake LaMotta
Win, SD
1945Apr 1945
LytellBert LytellUnited States 71–23–7Woods betterWalter Woods better — 2–0 to 1–0
Walter Woods
2–0 against
Win, PTS
1946Feb 1946
Win, PTS
1945Jun 1945

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

Walter Woods last boxed on Feb 4, 1946 — 29,479 days ago. Woods had won once since losing by stoppage to Jake LaMotta.WLWLW

Overlin Jan 1938Garcia Jun 1939Lytell Jun 1945LaMotta Nov 1945Lytell Feb 19460.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Jake LaMotta and Walter Woods ever fought each other?: Yes. Jake LaMotta and Walter Woods met once on November 23, 1945, and Jake LaMotta won by KO in round 8.
Who has the better record, LaMotta or Woods?: Jake LaMotta is 83-19-4 and Walter Woods is 4-3 across the 7 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 Woods?: Jake LaMotta has 30 knockout wins and Walter Woods has 0. Jake LaMotta has more.
Do LaMotta and Woods have any common opponents?: Jake LaMotta and Walter Woods share 1 common opponent: Bert Lytell. Walter Woods fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on LaMotta and Woods?: This comparison is drawn from 106 bouts tracked for Jake LaMotta and 7 bouts tracked for Walter Woods. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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