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.
James Merriott (0-3 across 3 tracked bouts) and Max Baer (68-13) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.
James Merriott vs Max Baer — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Max Baer leads 1–0- Max Baer wonBaer vs MerriottJul 13, 1936 · KO · R2
The Numbers
- 0-3
- Record
- 68-13 (edge)
- 0%
- Win %
- 84% (edge)
- 0
- Wins by knockout
- 51 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 75%
- —
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 75%
- 3
- Times stopped
- 3
- 0
- Title reigns
- 2 (edge)
- 0.8
- Bouts per year
- 6.8 (edge)
- 3
- Bouts tracked
- 81
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
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- Height
- 6′0″ (183 cm)
- —
- Reach
- 81″ (206 cm)
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- Age
- 117
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- Stance
- Orthodox
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- Division
- Heavyweight
- —
- Nationality
- American
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJames Merriott · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
Max Baer · 68 wins
KO/TKO
51
Decision
15
Other
2
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (3 and 81 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
James Merriott
LLL
L3 streak · last fought Jul 13, 1936
Max Baer
LWWWW
L1 streak · last fought Apr 4, 1941
Common Questions
- Have James Merriott and Max Baer ever fought each other?
- Yes. James Merriott and Max Baer met once on July 13, 1936, and Max Baer won by KO in round 2.
- Who has the better record, James Merriott or Max Baer?
- James Merriott is 0-3 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Max Baer is 68-13. Max Baer has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, James Merriott or Max Baer?
- James Merriott has 0 knockout wins and Max Baer has 51. Max Baer has more.
- Do James Merriott and Max Baer have any common opponents?
- James Merriott and Max Baer share 1 common opponent: Primo Carnera. Max Baer fared better against 1 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on James Merriott and Max Baer?
- This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for James Merriott and 81 bouts tracked for Max Baer. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.