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Barney Ross vs Johnny Farr — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Barney Ross

Johnny Farr

Barney Ross (74-4-3) and Johnny Farr (2-22 across 24 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 2 common opponents.

Ross

74

Wins22 KO · 30%

4

Losses

3

Draws81 tracked bouts

Farr

Tracked record

2–22

counted from 24 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 Johnny Farr have met 2 times; Ross leads 2–0.

Barney Ross and Johnny Farr have met 2 times; Ross leads 2–0.
Met1932Nov 251933Jul 26Series
Barney RossFighter AWWonWWon2–0W–L
Johnny FarrFighter BLLostLLost0–2W–L
ResultPTSTKOR62Meetings

The Numbers

Ross 7 · Farr 0 of 7 measurable rows
RossFarr
Record†
74-4-3 (edge)2-22
Win %0–100%
93.2% (edge)
8.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 22
22 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
29.73%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
30% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 1
0 (edge)
1
Title reignsmax 6
6 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 9.3
9.3 (edge)
2.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 81
81
24

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

Barney Ross left, Johnny Farr 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%

Johnny Farr2 wins · from 24 tracked bouts

Johnny Farr: 2 tracked wins — 2 on the cards (100%). Counted from 24 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Barney Ross 81, Johnny Farr 24 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Ross better on 1 · Farr better on 1

Ross

Opponent

Farr

  • Barney Ross

    2–1 against

    Win, UD

    1935

    Loss, SD

    1934

    Win, SD

    1934

    McLarninFarr better

    Johnny Farr

    Win, PTS

    1926

  • Barney Ross

    2–0 against

    Win, SD

    1933

    Win, MD

    1933

    CanzoneriRoss better

    Johnny Farr

    0–3 against

    Loss, NWS

    1931

    Loss, PTS

    1930

    Loss, PTS

    1929

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

Johnny Farr last boxed on Jul 26, 1933 — 34,054 days ago. Farr had lost ten straight.LLLLL

Ross Nov 1932Bass Apr 1933Montalvo May 1933Sarron Jun 1933Ross Jul 19332.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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

WJul 26, 1933 · Ross · TKO R6

WNov 25, 1932 · Ross · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ross or Farr?
Barney Ross is 74-4-3 and Johnny Farr is 2-22 across the 24 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%

Farr2–228.3%

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

Ross2229.7%

Farr0

The Numbers ↓
Do Ross and Farr have any common opponents?
Barney Ross and Johnny Farr share 2 common opponents: Jimmy McLarnin and Tony Canzoneri. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
2 shared opponents

Jimmy McLarnin2–1W

Tony CanzoneriWL

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ross and Farr?
This comparison is drawn from 81 bouts tracked for Barney Ross and 24 bouts tracked for Johnny Farr. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ross81bouts

Farr24bouts

How They Win ↓

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