Have Barney Ross and Ceferino Garcia ever fought each other?

Yes. Barney Ross and Ceferino Garcia have met 3 times and Barney Ross leads the series 3-0.

Who has the better record, Ross or Garcia?

Barney Ross is 74-4-3 and Ceferino Garcia is 120-30-14. Barney Ross has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Ross or Garcia?

Barney Ross has 22 knockout wins and Ceferino Garcia has 76. Ceferino Garcia has more.

Do Ross and Garcia have any common opponents?

Barney Ross and Ceferino Garcia share 10 common opponents: Bobby Pacho, Henry Armstrong and Jackie Burke (and 7 others). Ceferino Garcia fared better against 4 of them.

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

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

Barney Ross vs Ceferino Garcia — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Barney Ross (74-4-3) and Ceferino Garcia (120-30-14) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share 10 common opponents.

Ross

Wins22 KO · 30%

Losses

Draws81 tracked bouts

Garcia

120

Wins76 KO · 63%

Losses

Draws164 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Ross leads 3–0

Barney Ross and Ceferino Garcia have met 3 times; Ross leads 3–0.
Met	1935Sep 13	1935Nov 29	1937Sep 23	Series
Barney RossFighter A	WWon	WWon	WWon	3–0W–L
Ceferino GarciaFighter B	LLost	LLost	LLost	0–3W–L
Result	PTSGarcia vs Ross	UDGarcia vs Ross	UDGarcia vs Ross	3Meetings

The Numbers

Ross 5 · Garcia 3 of 8 measurable rows

RossEdge = longer wingGarcia

Record: 74-4-3 (edge)120-30-14
Win %0–100%: 93.2% (edge)
77.4%
Wins by knockoutmax 76: 22
76 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 29.73%
63.33% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 30%
63% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 7: 0 (edge)
7
Title reignsmax 6: 6 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^‡max 9.3: 9.3 (edge)
7.6
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″; Ceferino Garcia: No height on file
Reachnot held: Barney Ross: 67″; Ceferino Garcia: No reach on file
Agenot comparable: Barney Ross: Died aged 57; Ceferino Garcia: Died aged 74
Stance: Barney Ross: Orthodox; Ceferino Garcia: Orthodox

Barney Ross left, Ceferino Garcia 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%

Ceferino Garcia120 wins · from 164 tracked bouts

76 by KO/TKO 63%41 on the cards 34%3 by another method or unrecorded 3%

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

Common Opponents

10 shared

10 shared · Ross better on 3 · Garcia better on 4 · even on 310 shared · Barney Ross better on 3 · Ceferino Garcia better on 4 · even on 3

RossBarney Ross

Opponent

GarciaCeferino Garcia

Barney Ross
2–0 against
Win, PTS
1934Dec 1934
Win, PTS
1934Mar 1934
PachoBobby PachoUnited States 85–71–16 · WelterweightGarcia betterCeferino Garcia better — 5–0 to 2–0
Ceferino Garcia
5–0 against
Win, KO 3
1941Aug 1941
Win, KO 5
1939Aug 1939
Win, PTS
1939Jul 1939
Win, TKO 9
1937Jul 1937
Win, KO 3
1934Jan 1934
Barney Ross
Loss, UD
1938May 1938
ArmstrongHenry ArmstrongUnited States 151–22–10EvenEven — Barney Ross 0–1, Ceferino Garcia 0–1–1
Ceferino Garcia
0–1–1 against
Draw, PTS
1940Mar 1940
Loss, UD
1938Nov 1938
Barney Ross
Win, KO 5
1937Jun 1937
BurkeJackie BurkeCanadaGarcia betterCeferino Garcia better — 3–0–1 to 1–0
Ceferino Garcia
3–0–1 against
Win, TKO 2
1938Jul 1938
Win, KO 4
1938Jul 1938
Win, TKO 8
1936May 1936
Draw, PTS
1936Mar 1936
Barney Ross
2–0 against
Win, NWS
1937Aug 1937
Win, PTS
1937Jan 1937
ManfredoAl ManfredoRoss betterBarney Ross better — 2–0 to 1–2
Ceferino Garcia
1–2 against
Loss, PTS
1936Jan 1936
Win, PTS
1935May 1935
Loss, PTS
1935Apr 1935
Barney Ross
Win, UD
1936Jul 1936
FurrPhil FurrEvenEven — 1–0 both
Ceferino Garcia
Win, PTS
1937Jun 1937
Barney Ross
Win, UD
1936Nov 1936
JannazzoIzzy JannazzoUnited States 65–46–15Ross betterBarney Ross better — 1–0 to 0–0–1
Ceferino Garcia
Draw, PTS
1936Oct 1936
Barney Ross
Win, TKO 8
1936Jan 1936
HalperLou HalperEvenEven — 1–0 both
Ceferino Garcia
Win, TKO 6
1936Mar 1936
Barney Ross
Win, MD
1936Mar 1936
WallaceGordon WallaceCanadaGarcia betterCeferino Garcia better — 2–0–1 to 1–0
Ceferino Garcia
2–0–1 against
Win, PTS
1936Feb 1936
Win, MD
1935Nov 1935
Draw, PTS
1935Oct 1935
Barney Ross
Win, KO 2
1935Sep 1935
GansBaby Joe GansGarcia betterCeferino Garcia better — 3–0 to 1–0
Ceferino Garcia
3–0 against
Win, KO 3
1935Jul 1935
Win, KO 1
1935Mar 1935
Win, PTS
1933Dec 1933
Barney Ross
Win, PTS
1934Mar 1934
MoroKid MoroRoss betterBarney Ross better — 1–0 to 0–2
Ceferino Garcia
0–2 against
Loss, PTS
1928Apr 1928
Loss, PTS
1926Nov 1926

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

Ceferino Garcia had won three in a row before losing a decision to Bill McDowell. Garcia last boxed on Jan 15, 1945.LWWWL

Wilson Feb 1942Johnson Sep 1944Azteca Oct 1944Baratko Oct 1944McDowell Jan 19457.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Barney Ross and Ceferino Garcia ever fought each other?: Yes. Barney Ross and Ceferino Garcia have met 3 times and Barney Ross leads the series 3-0.
Who has the better record, Ross or Garcia?: Barney Ross is 74-4-3 and Ceferino Garcia is 120-30-14. Barney Ross has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Ross or Garcia?: Barney Ross has 22 knockout wins and Ceferino Garcia has 76. Ceferino Garcia has more.
Do Ross and Garcia have any common opponents?: Barney Ross and Ceferino Garcia share 10 common opponents: Bobby Pacho, Henry Armstrong and Jackie Burke (and 7 others). Ceferino Garcia fared better against 4 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ross and Garcia?: This comparison is drawn from 81 bouts tracked for Barney Ross and 164 bouts tracked for Ceferino Garcia. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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