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Joe Blackwood vs Joey LaMotta — record, stats and common opponents compared

Joe Blackwood

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Joey LaMotta

Joe Blackwood (3-2-1 across 6 tracked bouts) and Joey LaMotta (32-5-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Blackwood

Tracked record

3–2–1

counted from 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

LaMotta

32

Wins22 KO · 69%

5

Losses

2

Draws39 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

Blackwood leads 1–0 with 1 draw

Joe Blackwood and Joey LaMotta have met 2 times; Blackwood leads 1–0 with 1 draw.

Joe Blackwood and Joey LaMotta have met 2 times; Blackwood leads 1–0 with 1 draw.
Met1946Apr 121946May 10Series
Joe BlackwoodFighter ADDrawWWon1–0–1W–L–D
Joey LaMottaFighter BDDrawLLost0–1–1W–L–D
ResultPTSUD2Meetings

The Numbers

Blackwood 0 · LaMotta 5 of 5 measurable rows
BlackwoodLaMotta
Record†
3-2-132-5-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
58.3%
84.6% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 22
0
22 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—68.75%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
69% (edge)
Times stopped‡levelmax 1
1
1
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 22.4
0.3
22.4 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 39
6
39

† 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

Agenot held
Joe Blackwood: No date of birth
Joey LaMotta: Died aged 66
Stance
Joe Blackwood: Not recorded
Joey LaMotta: Orthodox

Joe Blackwood left, Joey LaMotta right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Joe Blackwood3 wins · from 6 tracked bouts

Joe Blackwood: 3 tracked wins — 3 on the cards (100%). Counted from 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

3 on the cards 100%

Joey LaMotta32 wins · from 39 tracked bouts

Joey LaMotta: 32 tracked wins — 22 by KO/TKO (69%) and 10 on the cards (31%). Counted from 39 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

22 by KO/TKO 69%10 on the cards 31%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Joe Blackwood 6, Joey LaMotta 39 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Joe Blackwood last boxed on May 25, 1965 — 22,433 days ago. Blackwood had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Jimmy Ellis.DWLWL

LaMotta Apr 1946LaMotta May 1946Lytell Jan 1948Benton Mar 1953Ellis May 19650.3 tracked bouts per year

Joey LaMotta has lost three straight, after one straight win. LaMotta last boxed on Nov 5, 1946.LWLLL

Blackwood May 1946Boland Aug 1946Raadik Sep 1946Flores Oct 1946Flores Nov 194622.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Joe Blackwood and Joey LaMotta ever fought each other?
Yes. Joe Blackwood and Joey LaMotta have met 2 times and Joe Blackwood leads the series 1-0 with 1 draw.
The 2 meetings

WMay 10, 1946 · Blackwood · UD

DApr 12, 1946 · Draw · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Blackwood or LaMotta?
Joe Blackwood is 3-2-1 across the 6 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Joey LaMotta is 32-5-2. Joey LaMotta has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Blackwood3–2–158.3%

LaMotta32–5–284.6%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Blackwood or LaMotta?
Joe Blackwood has 0 knockout wins and Joey LaMotta has 22. Joey LaMotta has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Blackwood0

LaMotta2268.8%

The Numbers ↓
Do Blackwood and LaMotta have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Joe Blackwood and Joey LaMotta have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Blackwood and LaMotta?
This comparison is drawn from 6 bouts tracked for Joe Blackwood and 39 bouts tracked for Joey LaMotta. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Blackwood6bouts

LaMotta39bouts

How They Win ↓

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