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.
Barney Ross vs Billy Petrole — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Barney Ross leads 2–0- Barney Ross wonPetrole vs RossJan 24, 1934 · UD
- Barney Ross wonPetrole vs RossMar 22, 1933 · UD
The Numbers
- 74-4-3 (edge)
- Record
- 122-26-15
- 93.2% (edge)
- Win %
- 79.4%
- 22
- Wins by knockout
- 65 (edge)
- 29.73%
- KO rate
- 53.28% (edge)
- 30%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 53% (edge)
- 0 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 3
- 6 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 9.3
- Bouts per year
- 14.1 (edge)
- 81
- Bouts tracked
- 165
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
- 5′7″ (170 cm)
- Height
- —
- 67″ (170 cm)
- Reach
- 70″ (178 cm) (edge)
- 116
- Age
- 121
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Division
- Lightweight
- United States
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyBarney Ross · 74 wins
KO/TKO
22
Decision
50
Other
2
Billy Petrole · 122 wins
KO/TKO
65
Decision
19
Other
38
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (81 and 165 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
8 sharedBarney Ross
WUD · May 1935LSD · Sep 1934WSD · May 1934Billy Petrole
LUD · Aug 1931LUD · May 1931WUD · Nov 1930
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Barney Ross
LWWWW
L1 streak · last fought May 31, 1938
Billy Petrole
LWWDW
L1 streak · last fought Jan 24, 1934
Common Questions
- 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, Barney Ross or Billy 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, Barney Ross or Billy Petrole?
- Barney Ross has 22 knockout wins and Billy Petrole has 65. Billy Petrole has more.
- Do Barney Ross and Billy 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 Barney Ross and Billy Petrole?
- This comparison is drawn from 81 bouts tracked for Barney Ross and 165 bouts tracked for Billy Petrole. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.