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Barney Ross vs Joe Borola — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Barney Ross

Joe Borola

Barney Ross (74-4-3) and Joe Borola (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Ross

74

Wins22 KO · 30%

4

Losses

3

Draws81 tracked bouts

Borola

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 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 2–0

Barney Ross and Joe Borola have met 2 times; Ross leads 2–0.

Barney Ross and Joe Borola have met 2 times; Ross leads 2–0.
Met1929Sep 141929Oct 12Series
Barney RossFighter AWWonWWon2–0W–L
Joe BorolaFighter BLLostLLost0–2W–L
ResultPTSPTS2Meetings

The Numbers

Ross 4 · Borola 0 of 4 measurable rows
RossBorola
Record†
74-4-3 (edge)0-2
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§not comparable
9.3—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 81
81
2

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

Barney Ross left, Joe Borola 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%

Joe Borola0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Joe Borola: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Borola yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Barney Ross 81, Joe Borola 2 — 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

Joe Borola last boxed on Oct 12, 1929 — 35,447 days ago. Borola had lost two straight.LL

Ross Sep 1929Ross Oct 1929

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Barney Ross and Joe Borola ever fought each other?
Yes. Barney Ross and Joe Borola have met 2 times and Barney Ross leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

WOct 12, 1929 · Ross · PTS

WSep 14, 1929 · Ross · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ross or Borola?
Barney Ross is 74-4-3 and Joe Borola is 0-2 across the 2 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%

Borola0–20%

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

Ross2229.7%

Borola0

The Numbers ↓
Do Ross and Borola have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Barney Ross and Joe Borola have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ross and Borola?
This comparison is drawn from 81 bouts tracked for Barney Ross and 2 bouts tracked for Joe Borola. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ross81bouts

Borola2bouts

How They Win ↓

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