Have Barney Ross and Billy Petrole ever fought each other?

Yes. Barney Ross and Billy Petrole have met 2 times and Barney Ross leads the series 2-0.

Who has the better record, Ross or Petrole?

Barney Ross is 74-4-3 and Billy Petrole is 122-26-15. Barney Ross has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Ross or Petrole?

Barney Ross has 22 knockout wins and Billy Petrole has 65. Billy Petrole has more.

Do Ross and Petrole have any common opponents?

Barney Ross and Billy Petrole share 8 common opponents: Jimmy McLarnin, Sammy Fuller and Tony Canzoneri (and 5 others). Barney Ross fared better against 6 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ross and Petrole?

This comparison is drawn from 81 bouts tracked for Barney Ross and 164 bouts tracked for Billy Petrole. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Barney Ross vs Billy Petrole — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Billy Petrole

Barney Ross (74-4-3) and Billy Petrole (122-26-15) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 8 common opponents.

Ross

Wins22 KO · 30%

Losses

Draws81 tracked bouts

Petrole

122

Wins65 KO · 53%

Losses

Draws164 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Ross leads 2–0

Barney Ross and Billy Petrole have met 2 times; Ross leads 2–0.
Met	1933Mar 22	1934Jan 24	Series
Barney RossFighter A	WWon	WWon	2–0W–L
Billy PetroleFighter B	LLost	LLost	0–2W–L
Result	UDPetrole vs Ross	UDPetrole vs Ross	2Meetings

The Numbers

Ross 4 · Petrole 4 of 8 measurable rows

RossEdge = longer wingPetrole

Record: 74-4-3 (edge)122-26-15
Win %0–100%: 93.2% (edge)
79.4%
Wins by knockoutmax 65: 22
65 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 29.73%
53.28% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 30%
53% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 3: 0 (edge)
3
Title reignsmax 6: 6 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^‡max 14: 9.3
14 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 164: 81
164

† 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: Barney Ross: 5′7″; Billy Petrole: No height on file
Reach+3″: Barney Ross: 67″; Billy Petrole: 70″ (edge)
Agenot comparable: Barney Ross: Died aged 57; Billy Petrole: Died aged 78
Stance: Barney Ross: Orthodox; Billy Petrole: Orthodox

Barney Ross left, Billy Petrole right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Barney Ross74 wins · from 81 tracked bouts

22 by KO/TKO 30%50 on the cards 68%2 by another method or unrecorded 3%

Billy Petrole122 wins · from 164 tracked bouts

65 by KO/TKO 53%19 on the cards 16%38 by another method or unrecorded 31%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Barney Ross 81, Billy Petrole 164 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

8 shared

8 shared · Ross better on 6 · Petrole better on 1 · even on 18 shared · Barney Ross better on 6 · Billy Petrole better on 1 · even on 1

RossBarney Ross

Opponent

PetroleBilly Petrole

Barney Ross
2–1 against
Win, UD
1935May 1935
Loss, SD
1934Sep 1934
Win, SD
1934May 1934
McLarninJimmy McLarninIreland 55–11–3 · FlyweightRoss betterBarney Ross better — 2–1 to 1–2
Billy Petrole
1–2 against
Loss, UD
1931Aug 1931
Loss, UD
1931May 1931
Win, UD
1930Nov 1930
Barney Ross
Win, MD
1933Nov 1933
FullerSammy FullerEvenEven — Barney Ross 1–0, Billy Petrole 1–0–1
Billy Petrole
1–0–1 against
Win, UD
1933Oct 1933
Draw, PTS
1933Sep 1933
Barney Ross
2–0 against
Win, SD
1933Sep 1933
Win, MD
1933Jun 1933
CanzoneriTony CanzoneriUnited States 141–24–10Ross betterBarney Ross better — 2–0 to 1–1
Billy Petrole
1–1 against
Loss, UD
1932Nov 1932
Win, PTS
1930Sep 1930
Barney Ross
Win, PTS
1933Feb 1933
GroganTommy GroganRoss betterBarney Ross better — 1–0 to 1–1
Billy Petrole
1–1 against
Win, UD
1932Jun 1932
Loss, TKO 7
1928Apr 1928
Barney Ross
Win, UD
1932Oct 1932
BattalinoChristopher BattalinoUnited States 57–26–3 · FeatherweightPetrole betterBilly Petrole better — 2–0 to 1–0
Billy Petrole
2–0 against
Win, UD
1932May 1932
Win, TKO
1932Mar 1932
Barney Ross
Win, UD
1932Aug 1932
MillerRay MillerRoss betterBarney Ross better — 1–0 to 1–1–1
Billy Petrole
1–1–1 against
Win, PTS
1929Jun 1929
Loss, PTS
1929May 1929
Draw, PTS
1926Jul 1926
Barney Ross
Win, PTS
1931Nov 1931
LundyJimmy LundyRoss betterBarney Ross better — 1–0 to 0–0–1
Billy Petrole
Draw, PTS
1924Jun 1924
Barney Ross
Win, TKO 4
1931Jul 1931
RuthBabe RuthRoss betterBarney Ross better — 1–0 to 0–1
Billy Petrole
Loss, PTS
1925Mar 1925

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

Barney Ross had won four in a row before losing a decision to Henry Armstrong. Ross last boxed on May 31, 1938.WWWWL

Manfredo Aug 1937Garcia Sep 1937Schaft Apr 1938Venner Apr 1938Armstrong May 19389.3 tracked bouts per year

Billy Petrole had won two in a row before losing a decision to Barney Ross. Petrole last boxed on Jan 24, 1934.WDWWL

Klaveren Jul 1933Fuller Sep 1933Fuller Oct 1933Loayza Dec 1933Ross Jan 193414 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Barney Ross and Billy Petrole ever fought each other?: Yes. Barney Ross and Billy Petrole have met 2 times and Barney Ross leads the series 2-0.
Who has the better record, Ross or Petrole?: Barney Ross is 74-4-3 and Billy Petrole is 122-26-15. Barney Ross has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Ross or Petrole?: Barney Ross has 22 knockout wins and Billy Petrole has 65. Billy Petrole has more.
Do Ross and Petrole have any common opponents?: Barney Ross and Billy Petrole share 8 common opponents: Jimmy McLarnin, Sammy Fuller and Tony Canzoneri (and 5 others). Barney Ross fared better against 6 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ross and Petrole?: This comparison is drawn from 81 bouts tracked for Barney Ross and 164 bouts tracked for Billy Petrole. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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