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Barney Ross vs Frankie Hughes — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Barney Ross

Frankie Hughes

Barney Ross (74-4-3) and Frankie Hughes (0-4 across 4 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

Hughes

Tracked record

0–4

counted from 4 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 Frankie Hughes have met 1 time; Ross leads 1–0.

Barney Ross and Frankie Hughes have met 1 time; Ross leads 1–0.
Met1932Apr 5Series
Barney RossFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Frankie HughesFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Ross 5 · Hughes 0 of 5 measurable rows
RossHughes
Record†
74-4-3 (edge)0-4
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‡levelmax 0
0
0
Title reignsmax 6
6 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 9.3
9.3 (edge)
0.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 81
81
4

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

Barney Ross left, Frankie Hughes 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%

Frankie Hughes0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Frankie Hughes: no tracked wins in the 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Hughes yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Barney Ross 81, Frankie Hughes 4 — 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

Frankie Hughes last boxed on Jun 24, 1940 — 31,532 days ago. Hughes had lost four straight.LLLL

Ross Apr 1932Freeman Dec 1935Freeman Jan 1937Bivins Jun 19400.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Barney Ross and Frankie Hughes ever fought each other?
Yes. Barney Ross and Frankie Hughes met once on April 5, 1932, and Barney Ross won by PTS.
The meeting

WApr 5, 1932 · Ross · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ross or Hughes?
Barney Ross is 74-4-3 and Frankie Hughes is 0-4 across the 4 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%

Hughes0–40%

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

Ross2229.7%

Hughes0

The Numbers ↓
Do Ross and Hughes have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Barney Ross and Frankie Hughes have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ross and Hughes?
This comparison is drawn from 81 bouts tracked for Barney Ross and 4 bouts tracked for Frankie Hughes. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ross81bouts

Hughes4bouts

How They Win ↓

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