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Artenio Calzavara vs Willi Besmanoff — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Artenio Calzavara

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Willi Besmanoff

Artenio Calzavara (1-3 across 4 tracked bouts) and Willi Besmanoff (51-34-8) 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.

Calzavara

Tracked record

1–3

counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Besmanoff

51

Wins19 KO · 37%

34

Losses

8

Draws93 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

Besmanoff leads 2–0

Artenio Calzavara and Willi Besmanoff have met 2 times; Besmanoff leads 2–0.

Artenio Calzavara and Willi Besmanoff have met 2 times; Besmanoff leads 2–0.
Met1954Dec 101956Sep 15Series
Artenio CalzavaraFighter ALLostLLost0–2W–L
Willi BesmanoffFighter BWWonWWon2–0W–L
ResultPTSPTS2Meetings

The Numbers

Calzavara 2 · Besmanoff 5 of 7 measurable rows
CalzavaraBesmanoff
Record†
1-351-34-8 (edge)
Win %0–100%
25%
59.1% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 19
0
19 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—37.25%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
38% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 10
0 (edge)
10
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 6.2
1
6.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 93
4
93

† 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
Artenio Calzavara: No height on file
Willi Besmanoff: 5′11″
Agenot comparable
Artenio Calzavara: 98
Willi Besmanoff: Died aged 78
Stance
Artenio Calzavara: Not recorded
Willi Besmanoff: Orthodox

Artenio Calzavara left, Willi Besmanoff right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Artenio Calzavara1 win · from 4 tracked bouts

Artenio Calzavara: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

Willi Besmanoff53 wins · from 93 tracked bouts

Willi Besmanoff: 53 tracked wins — 20 by KO/TKO (38%), 32 on the cards (60%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 93 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

20 by KO/TKO 38%32 on the cards 60%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Artenio Calzavara 4, Willi Besmanoff 93 — 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

Artenio Calzavara last boxed on Jan 8, 1959 — 24,760 days ago. Calzavara had won one in a row before losing a decision to Giulio Rinaldi.LLWL

Besmanoff Dec 1954Besmanoff Sep 1956Hecht Jul 1957Rinaldi Jan 19591 tracked bouts per year

Willi Besmanoff has lost three straight, after one straight win. Besmanoff last boxed on Aug 1, 1967.LWLLL

Lanum Nov 1966Lanum Dec 1966Chuvalo Apr 1967Chuvalo May 1967Zyglewicz Aug 19676.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Artenio Calzavara and Willi Besmanoff ever fought each other?
Yes. Artenio Calzavara and Willi Besmanoff have met 2 times and Willi Besmanoff leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

LSep 15, 1956 · Besmanoff · PTS

LDec 10, 1954 · Besmanoff · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Calzavara or Besmanoff?
Artenio Calzavara is 1-3 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Willi Besmanoff is 51-34-8. Willi Besmanoff has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Calzavara1–325%

Besmanoff51–34–859.1%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Calzavara or Besmanoff?
Artenio Calzavara has 0 knockout wins and Willi Besmanoff has 19. Willi Besmanoff has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Calzavara0

Besmanoff1937.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do Calzavara and Besmanoff have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Artenio Calzavara and Willi Besmanoff have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Calzavara and Besmanoff?
This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for Artenio Calzavara and 93 bouts tracked for Willi Besmanoff. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Calzavara4bouts

Besmanoff93bouts

How They Win ↓

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