Have Al Friedman and Ernie Schaaf ever fought each other?

Yes. Al Friedman and Ernie Schaaf have met 5 times and Ernie Schaaf leads the series 5-0.

Who has the better record, Friedman or Schaaf?

Al Friedman is 1-7 across the 8 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Ernie Schaaf is 58-15-2. Ernie Schaaf has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Do Friedman and Schaaf have any common opponents?

Al Friedman and Ernie Schaaf share 2 common opponents: Tony Galento and Young Stribling. Ernie Schaaf fared better against 2 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Friedman and Schaaf?

This comparison is drawn from 8 bouts tracked for Al Friedman and 75 bouts tracked for Ernie Schaaf. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Al Friedman vs Ernie Schaaf — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

Al Friedman

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Ernie Schaaf

Al Friedman (1-7 across 8 tracked bouts) and Ernie Schaaf (58-15-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 5 times. They share 2 common opponents.

Friedman

Tracked record

1–7

counted from 8 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Schaaf

Wins

Losses

Draws75 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

Schaaf leads 5–0

Al Friedman and Ernie Schaaf have met 5 times; Schaaf leads 5–0.
Met	1927Mar 17	1927Jun 18	1929Feb 11	1929Mar 22	1930Jan 10	Series
Al FriedmanFighter A	LLost	LLost	LLost	LLost	LLost	0–5W–L
Ernie SchaafFighter B	WWon	WWon	WWon	WWon	WWon	5–0W–L
Result	PTSSchaaf vs Friedman	NWSSchaaf vs Friedman	PTSSchaaf vs Friedman	PTSSchaaf vs Friedman	PTSSchaaf vs Friedman	5Meetings

The Numbers

Friedman 0 · Schaaf 4 of 4 measurable rows

FriedmanEdge = longer wingSchaaf

Record^†: 1-758-15-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 12.5%
78.7% (edge)
Wins by knockoutlevelmax 0: 0
0
KO ratenot comparable: —0%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 0%
40% (edge)
Times stopped^‡levelmax 1: 1
1
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 12.7: 2.8
12.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 75: 8
75

† 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: Al Friedman: No date of birth; Ernie Schaaf: Died aged 24
Stance: Al Friedman: Not recorded; Ernie Schaaf: Orthodox

Al Friedman left, Ernie Schaaf right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Al Friedman1 win · from 8 tracked bouts

1 on the cards 100%

Ernie Schaaf58 wins · from 75 tracked bouts

23 by KO/TKO 40%30 on the cards 52%5 by another method or unrecorded 9%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Al Friedman 8, Ernie Schaaf 75 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Schaaf better on 22 shared · Ernie Schaaf better on 2

FriedmanAl Friedman

Opponent

SchaafErnie Schaaf

Al Friedman
1–1 against
Win, PTS
1930Feb 1930
Loss, PTS
1929Aug 1929
GalentoTony GalentoUnited States 79–26–6 · HeavyweightSchaaf betterErnie Schaaf better — 1–0 to 1–1
Ernie Schaaf
Win, PTS
1932Jun 1932
Al Friedman
Loss, KO 2
1928Feb 1928
StriblingYoung StriblingUnited States 256–16–17 · HeavyweightSchaaf betterErnie Schaaf better — 1–0 to 0–1
Ernie Schaaf
Win, PTS
1932Feb 1932

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

Al Friedman last boxed on Feb 3, 1930 — 35,322 days ago. Friedman had won once since four straight losses.LLLLW

Schaaf Feb 1929Schaaf Mar 1929Galento Aug 1929Schaaf Jan 1930Galento Feb 19302.8 tracked bouts per year

Ernie Schaaf had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Primo Carnera. Schaaf last boxed on Feb 10, 1933.LLWWL

Baer Aug 1932Winston Oct 1932Winston Dec 1932Poreda Jan 1933Carnera Feb 193312.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Al Friedman and Ernie Schaaf ever fought each other?: Yes. Al Friedman and Ernie Schaaf have met 5 times and Ernie Schaaf leads the series 5-0.
Who has the better record, Friedman or Schaaf?: Al Friedman is 1-7 across the 8 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Ernie Schaaf is 58-15-2. Ernie Schaaf has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Do Friedman and Schaaf have any common opponents?: Al Friedman and Ernie Schaaf share 2 common opponents: Tony Galento and Young Stribling. Ernie Schaaf fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Friedman and Schaaf?: This comparison is drawn from 8 bouts tracked for Al Friedman and 75 bouts tracked for Ernie Schaaf. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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