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James Merriott vs Primo Carnera — record, stats and common opponents compared

James Merriott

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Primo Carnera

James Merriott (0-3 across 3 tracked bouts) and Primo Carnera (88-14) 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

Carnera

88

Wins71 KO · 81%

14

Losses

0

Draws103 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

Carnera leads 1–0

James Merriott and Primo Carnera have met 1 time; Carnera leads 1–0.

James Merriott and Primo Carnera have met 1 time; Carnera leads 1–0.
Met1932Dec 20Series
James MerriottFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Primo CarneraFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Merriott 1 · Carnera 5 of 6 measurable rows
MerriottCarnera
Record†
0-388-14 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
86.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 71
0
71 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—80.68%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—81%
Times stopped‡max 5
3 (edge)
5
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 5.8
0.8
5.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 103
3
103

† 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
Primo Carnera: 6′5″
Reachnot held
James Merriott: No reach on file
Primo Carnera: 85″
Agenot held
James Merriott: No date of birth
Primo Carnera: Died aged 60
Stance
James Merriott: Not recorded
Primo Carnera: Orthodox

James Merriott left, Primo Carnera 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.

Primo Carnera89 wins · from 103 tracked bouts

Primo Carnera: 89 tracked wins — 72 by KO/TKO (81%), 14 on the cards (16%) and 3 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 103 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

72 by KO/TKO 81%14 on the cards 16%3 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, Primo Carnera 103 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 1

Merriott

Opponent

Carnera

  • James Merriott

    Loss, KO 2

    1936

    BaerEven

    Primo Carnera

    Loss, 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 — 32,971 days ago. Merriott had lost three straight.LLL

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

Primo Carnera has lost three straight, after two straight wins. Carnera last boxed on May 19, 1946.WWLLL

Blevens Jul 1945Gardner Sep 1945Musina Nov 1945Musina Mar 1946Musina May 19465.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have James Merriott and Primo Carnera ever fought each other?
Yes. James Merriott and Primo Carnera met once on December 20, 1932, and Primo Carnera won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

LDec 20, 1932 · Carnera · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Merriott or Carnera?
James Merriott is 0-3 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Primo Carnera is 88-14. Primo Carnera has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Merriott0–30%

Carnera88–1486.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Merriott or Carnera?
James Merriott has 0 knockout wins and Primo Carnera has 71. Primo Carnera has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Merriott0

Carnera7180.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Merriott and Carnera have any common opponents?
James Merriott and Primo Carnera share 1 common opponent: Max Baer. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Shared opponent

Max BaerLL

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Merriott and Carnera?
This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for James Merriott and 103 bouts tracked for Primo Carnera. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Merriott3bouts

Carnera103bouts

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