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.
Babe Ruth (1-9-1 across 11 tracked bouts) and Barney Ross (74-4-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.
Babe Ruth vs Barney Ross — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Barney Ross leads 1–0- Barney Ross wonRoss vs RuthJul 15, 1931 · TKO · R4
The Numbers
- 1-9-1
- Record
- 74-4-3 (edge)
- 13.6%
- Win %
- 93.2% (edge)
- 0
- Wins by knockout
- 22 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 29.73%
- 0%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 30% (edge)
- 2
- Times stopped
- 0 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 6 (edge)
- 1.7
- Bouts per year
- 9.3 (edge)
- 11
- Bouts tracked
- 81
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
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- Height
- 5′7″ (170 cm)
- —
- Reach
- 67″ (170 cm)
- —
- Age
- 116
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyBabe Ruth · 1 wins
KO/TKO
0
Decision
1
Other
0
Barney Ross · 74 wins
KO/TKO
22
Decision
50
Other
2
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (11 and 81 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Babe Ruth
LLLLL
L9 streak · last fought Jul 15, 1931
Barney Ross
LWWWW
L1 streak · last fought May 31, 1938
Common Questions
- Have Babe Ruth and Barney Ross ever fought each other?
- Yes. Babe Ruth and Barney Ross met once on July 15, 1931, and Barney Ross won by TKO in round 4.
- Who has the better record, Babe Ruth or Barney Ross?
- Babe Ruth is 1-9-1 across the 11 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Barney Ross is 74-4-3. Barney Ross has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Babe Ruth or Barney Ross?
- Babe Ruth has 0 knockout wins and Barney Ross has 22. Barney Ross has more.
- Do Babe Ruth and Barney Ross have any common opponents?
- Babe Ruth and Barney Ross share 1 common opponent: Billy Petrole. Barney Ross fared better against 1 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Babe Ruth and Barney Ross?
- This comparison is drawn from 11 bouts tracked for Babe Ruth and 81 bouts tracked for Barney Ross. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.