Have Al Hostak and Freddie Steele ever fought each other?

Yes. Al Hostak and Freddie Steele met once on July 26, 1938, and Al Hostak won by KO in round 1.

Who has the better record, Hostak or Steele?

Al Hostak is 64-9-11 and Freddie Steele is 125-5-11. Freddie Steele has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Hostak or Steele?

Al Hostak has 41 knockout wins and Freddie Steele has 60. Freddie Steele has more.

Do Hostak and Steele have any common opponents?

Al Hostak and Freddie Steele share 12 common opponents: Ken Overlin, Solly Krieger and Young Stuhley (and 9 others). Freddie Steele fared better against 5 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Hostak and Steele?

This comparison is drawn from 84 bouts tracked for Al Hostak and 140 bouts tracked for Freddie Steele. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Al Hostak vs Freddie Steele — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Freddie Steele

Al Hostak (64-9-11) and Freddie Steele (125-5-11) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 12 common opponents.

Hostak

Wins41 KO · 64%

Losses

Draws84 tracked bouts

Steele

125

Wins60 KO · 48%

Losses

Draws140 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Hostak leads 1–0

Al Hostak and Freddie Steele have met 1 time; Hostak leads 1–0.
Met	1938Jul 26	Series
Al HostakFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Freddie SteeleFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	KOR1Steele vs Hostak	1Meeting

Steele vs Hostak · Jul 26, 1938

The Numbers

Hostak 2 · Steele 4 of 6 measurable rows

HostakEdge = longer wingSteele

Record: 64-9-11125-5-11 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 82.7%
92.6% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 60: 41
60 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 64.06% (edge)
48%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 64% (edge)
47%
Times stopped^†levelmax 3: 3
3
Title reignslevelmax 2: 2
2
Bouts per year^‡max 9.6: 5
9.6 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 140: 84
140

† 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: Al Hostak: 6′0″; Freddie Steele: No height on file
Reachnot held: Al Hostak: 73″; Freddie Steele: No reach on file
Agenot comparable: Al Hostak: Died aged 90; Freddie Steele: Died aged 71
Stance: Al Hostak: Orthodox; Freddie Steele: Orthodox

Al Hostak left, Freddie Steele 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 Hostak64 wins · from 84 tracked bouts

41 by KO/TKO 64%23 on the cards 36%

Freddie Steele123 wins · from 140 tracked bouts

58 by KO/TKO 47%65 on the cards 53%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Al Hostak 84, Freddie Steele 140 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

12 shared

12 shared · Steele better on 5 · even on 712 shared · Freddie Steele better on 5 · even on 7

HostakAl Hostak

Opponent

SteeleFreddie Steele

Al Hostak
Loss, UD
1941Nov 1941
OverlinKen OverlinUnited States 136–19–10 · MiddleweightSteele betterFreddie Steele better — 1–0 to 0–1
Freddie Steele
Win, KO 4
1937Sep 1937
Al Hostak
1–1 against
Win, TKO 4
1939Jun 1939
Loss, MD
1938Nov 1938
KriegerSolly KriegerUnited States 82–25–6Steele betterFreddie Steele better — 1–0 to 1–1
Freddie Steele
Win, UD
1938Jun 1938
Al Hostak
Win, TKO 3
1938Sep 1938
StuhleyYoung StuhleySteele betterFreddie Steele better — 4–0 to 1–0
Freddie Steele
4–0 against
Win, PTS
1936Dec 1936
Win, PTS
1936Sep 1936
Win, PTS
1936Feb 1936
Win, PTS
1935Nov 1935
Al Hostak
Win, TKO 2
1938Mar 1938
BerglundSwede BerglundEvenEven — 1–0 both
Freddie Steele
Win, TKO 6
1935Oct 1935
Al Hostak
Win, KO 2
1937Nov 1937
TurnerBob TurnerEvenEven — 1–0 both
Freddie Steele
Win, KO 1
1938Feb 1938
Al Hostak
1–0–3 against
Win, TKO 1
1938Jan 1938
Draw, PTS
1935Feb 1935
Draw, PTS
1935Jan 1935
Draw, PTS
1933Oct 1933
HibbardJack HibbardEvenEven — Al Hostak 1–0–3, Freddie Steele 1–0
Freddie Steele
Win, TKO 4
1934Dec 1934
Al Hostak
Win, TKO 9
1937Aug 1937
MatthewsAllen MatthewsEvenEven — 1–0 both
Freddie Steele
Win, UD
1936Oct 1936
Al Hostak
Win, KO 7
1937Jul 1937
RiskoEddie Babe RiskoUnited States 65–26–12 · MiddleweightSteele betterFreddie Steele better — 3–0 to 1–0
Freddie Steele
3–0 against
Win, UD
1937Feb 1937
Win, UD
1936Jul 1936
Win, UD
1936Mar 1936
Al Hostak
Win, KO 8
1937Feb 1937
BennettLeonard BennettSteele betterFreddie Steele better — 2–0 to 1–0
Freddie Steele
2–0 against
Win, PTS
1934Feb 1934
Win, PTS
1933Jan 1933
Al Hostak
Win, KO 2
1937Jan 1937
FisherTony FisherEvenEven — 1–0 both
Freddie Steele
Win, UD
1936Apr 1936
Al Hostak
Win, PTS
1935Dec 1935
GansBaby Joe GansEvenEven — 1–0 both
Freddie Steele
Win, KO 3
1935Jan 1935
Al Hostak
Win, KO 2
1934May 1934
FosterEddie FosterEvenEven — 1–0 both
Freddie Steele
Win, KO 2
1929May 1929

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 Hostak has won two straight since three bouts without a win. Hostak last boxed on Jan 7, 1949.DLDWW

Duke Oct 1947Snapp Mar 1948Perkins Nov 1948Perkins Dec 1948Snapp Jan 19495 tracked bouts per year

Freddie Steele has lost two straight, after three straight wins. Steele last boxed on May 23, 1941.WWWLL

Turner Feb 1938Barth Feb 1938Krieger Jun 1938Hostak Jul 1938Casino May 19419.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Al Hostak and Freddie Steele ever fought each other?: Yes. Al Hostak and Freddie Steele met once on July 26, 1938, and Al Hostak won by KO in round 1.
Who has the better record, Hostak or Steele?: Al Hostak is 64-9-11 and Freddie Steele is 125-5-11. Freddie Steele has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Hostak or Steele?: Al Hostak has 41 knockout wins and Freddie Steele has 60. Freddie Steele has more.
Do Hostak and Steele have any common opponents?: Al Hostak and Freddie Steele share 12 common opponents: Ken Overlin, Solly Krieger and Young Stuhley (and 9 others). Freddie Steele fared better against 5 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Hostak and Steele?: This comparison is drawn from 84 bouts tracked for Al Hostak and 140 bouts tracked for Freddie Steele. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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