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Barney Ross vs Billy Shaw — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Barney Ross

Billy Shaw

Barney Ross (74-4-3) and Billy Shaw (0-7 across 7 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Ross

74

Wins22 KO · 30%

4

Losses

3

Draws81 tracked bouts

Shaw

Tracked record

0–7

counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Ross leads 1–0

Barney Ross and Billy Shaw have met 1 time; Ross leads 1–0.

Barney Ross and Billy Shaw have met 1 time; Ross leads 1–0.
Met1931May 13Series
Barney RossFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Billy ShawFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Ross 6 · Shaw 0 of 6 measurable rows
RossShaw
Record†
74-4-3 (edge)0-7
Win %0–100%
93.2% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 22
22 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
29.73%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
30%—
Times stopped‡max 2
0 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 6
6 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 9.3
9.3 (edge)
1.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 81
81
7

† 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
Barney Ross: 5′7″
Billy Shaw: No height on file
Reachnot held
Barney Ross: 67″
Billy Shaw: No reach on file
Agenot held
Barney Ross: Died aged 57
Billy Shaw: No date of birth
Stance
Barney Ross: Orthodox
Billy Shaw: Not recorded

Barney Ross left, Billy Shaw 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

Barney Ross: 74 tracked wins — 22 by KO/TKO (30%), 50 on the cards (68%) and 2 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 81 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

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

Billy Shaw0 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

Billy Shaw: no tracked wins in the 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Shaw yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Barney Ross 81, Billy Shaw 7 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Ross better on 1

Ross

Opponent

Shaw

  • Barney Ross

    Win, UD

    1932

    BattalinoRoss better

    Billy Shaw

    Loss, KO 2

    1932

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 Shaw last boxed on Feb 24, 1932 — 34,571 days ago. Shaw had lost seven straight.LLLLL

Taylor Jan 1929Ross May 1931Miller Jun 1931Miller Nov 1931Battalino Feb 19321.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Barney Ross and Billy Shaw ever fought each other?
Yes. Barney Ross and Billy Shaw met once on May 13, 1931, and Barney Ross won by PTS.
The meeting

WMay 13, 1931 · Ross · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ross or Shaw?
Barney Ross is 74-4-3 and Billy Shaw is 0-7 across the 7 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Barney Ross has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Ross74–4–393.2%

Shaw0–70%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Ross or Shaw?
Barney Ross has 22 knockout wins and Billy Shaw has 0. Barney Ross has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Ross2229.7%

Shaw0

The Numbers ↓
Do Ross and Shaw have any common opponents?
Barney Ross and Billy Shaw share 1 common opponent: Christopher Battalino. Barney Ross fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

Christopher BattalinoWL

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ross and Shaw?
This comparison is drawn from 81 bouts tracked for Barney Ross and 7 bouts tracked for Billy Shaw. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ross81bouts

Shaw7bouts

How They Win ↓

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