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James Merriott vs Max Baer — record, stats and common opponents compared

James Merriott

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Max Baer

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.

Merriott

Tracked record

0–3

counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Baer

68

Wins51 KO · 75%

13

Losses

0

Draws81 tracked bouts

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

Baer leads 1–0

James Merriott and Max Baer have met 1 time; Baer leads 1–0.

James Merriott and Max Baer have met 1 time; Baer leads 1–0.
Met1936Jul 13Series
James MerriottFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Max BaerFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Merriott 0 · Baer 5 of 5 measurable rows
MerriottBaer
Record†
0-368-13 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
84% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 51
0
51 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—75%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—75%
Times stopped‡levelmax 3
3
3
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 6.8
0.8
6.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 81
3
81

† 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
James Merriott: No height on file
Max Baer: 6′0″
Reachnot held
James Merriott: No reach on file
Max Baer: 81″
Agenot held
James Merriott: No date of birth
Max Baer: Died aged 50
Stance
James Merriott: Not recorded
Max Baer: Orthodox

James Merriott left, Max Baer right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
James Merriott0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

James Merriott: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Merriott yet.

Max Baer68 wins · from 81 tracked bouts

Max Baer: 68 tracked wins — 51 by KO/TKO (75%), 15 on the cards (22%) and 2 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 81 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

51 by KO/TKO 75%15 on the cards 22%2 by another method or unrecorded 3%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — James Merriott 3, Max Baer 81 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Baer better on 1

Merriott

Opponent

Baer

  • James Merriott

    Loss, KO 1

    1932

    CarneraBaer better

    Max Baer

    Win, TKO 11

    1934

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

James Merriott last boxed on Jul 13, 1936 — 32,970 days ago. Merriott had lost three straight.LLL

Carnera Dec 1932Lewis Jun 1936Baer Jul 19360.8 tracked bouts per year

Max Baer had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Lou Nova. Baer last boxed on Apr 4, 1941.WWWWL

Murphy Sep 1939Ritchie Sep 1939Galento Jul 1940Comiskey Sep 1940Nova Apr 19416.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
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.
The meeting

LJul 13, 1936 · Baer · KO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Merriott or 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.
Records · win %

Merriott0–30%

Baer68–1384%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Merriott or Baer?
James Merriott has 0 knockout wins and Max Baer has 51. Max Baer has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Merriott0

Baer5175%

The Numbers ↓
Do Merriott and Baer have any common opponents?
James Merriott and Max Baer share 1 common opponent: Primo Carnera. Max Baer fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

Primo CarneraLW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Merriott and 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.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Merriott3bouts

Baer81bouts

How They Win ↓

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