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Barney Ross vs Dick Sisk — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Barney Ross

Dick Sisk

Barney Ross (74-4-3) and Dick Sisk (1-2 across 3 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Ross

74

Wins22 KO · 30%

4

Losses

3

Draws81 tracked bouts

Sisk

Tracked record

1–2

counted from 3 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 Dick Sisk have met 1 time; Ross leads 1–0.

Barney Ross and Dick Sisk have met 1 time; Ross leads 1–0.
Met1932May 20Series
Barney RossFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Dick SiskFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR61Meeting

The Numbers

Ross 6 · Sisk 1 of 7 measurable rows
RossSisk
Record†
74-4-3 (edge)1-2
Win %0–100%
93.2% (edge)
33.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 22
22 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable
29.73%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
30%
100% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 1
0 (edge)
1
Title reignsmax 6
6 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 9.3
9.3 (edge)
2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 81
81
3

† 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″
Dick Sisk: No height on file
Reachnot held
Barney Ross: 67″
Dick Sisk: No reach on file
Agenot held
Barney Ross: Died aged 57
Dick Sisk: No date of birth
Stance
Barney Ross: Orthodox
Dick Sisk: Not recorded

Barney Ross left, Dick Sisk 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%

Dick Sisk1 win · from 3 tracked bouts

Dick Sisk: 1 tracked win — 1 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Barney Ross 81, Dick Sisk 3 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

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

Dick Sisk last boxed on Oct 23, 1933 — 33,963 days ago. Sisk had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLL

Goldstein Apr 1932Ross May 1932Ramey Oct 19332 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Barney Ross and Dick Sisk ever fought each other?
Yes. Barney Ross and Dick Sisk met once on May 20, 1932, and Barney Ross won by TKO in round 6.
The meeting

WMay 20, 1932 · Ross · TKO R6

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ross or Sisk?
Barney Ross is 74-4-3 and Dick Sisk is 1-2 across the 3 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%

Sisk1–233.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Ross or Sisk?
Barney Ross has 22 knockout wins and Dick Sisk has 1. Barney Ross has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Ross2229.7%

Sisk1

The Numbers ↓
Do Ross and Sisk have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Barney Ross and Dick Sisk have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ross and Sisk?
This comparison is drawn from 81 bouts tracked for Barney Ross and 3 bouts tracked for Dick Sisk. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ross81bouts

Sisk3bouts

How They Win ↓

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