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Barney Ross vs Lud Abella — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Barney Ross

Lud Abella

Barney Ross (74-4-3) and Lud Abella (0-2-2 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

Abella

Tracked record

0–2–2

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 Lud Abella have met 1 time; Ross leads 1–0.

Barney Ross and Lud Abella have met 1 time; Ross leads 1–0.
Met1931Apr 24Series
Barney RossFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Lud AbellaFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Ross 6 · Abella 0 of 6 measurable rows
RossAbella
Record†
74-4-3 (edge)0-2-2
Win %0–100%
93.2% (edge)
25%
Wins by knockoutmax 22
22 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
29.73%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
30%—
Times stopped‡max 1
0 (edge)
1
Title reignsmax 6
6 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 9.3
9.3 (edge)
1.3
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″
Lud Abella: No height on file
Reachnot held
Barney Ross: 67″
Lud Abella: No reach on file
Agenot held
Barney Ross: Died aged 57
Lud Abella: No date of birth
Stance
Barney Ross: Orthodox
Lud Abella: Not recorded

Barney Ross left, Lud Abella 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%

Lud Abella0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Lud Abella: no tracked wins in the 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Abella yet.

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

Lud Abella last boxed on Apr 24, 1931 — 34,888 days ago. Abella had lost the most recent, to Barney Ross.LDDL

Daly Mar 1928Daly Apr 1928Glick May 1930Ross Apr 19311.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Barney Ross and Lud Abella ever fought each other?
Yes. Barney Ross and Lud Abella met once on April 24, 1931, and Barney Ross won by TKO in round 2.
The meeting

WApr 24, 1931 · Ross · TKO R2

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

Abella0–2–225%

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

Ross2229.7%

Abella0

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

Ross81bouts

Abella4bouts

How They Win ↓

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