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Barney Ross vs Petey Mack — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Barney Ross

Petey Mack

Barney Ross (74-4-3) and Petey Mack (1-9-1 across 11 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

Mack

Tracked record

1–9–1

counted from 11 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 Petey Mack have met 1 time; Ross leads 1–0.

Barney Ross and Petey Mack have met 1 time; Ross leads 1–0.
Met1930Nov 6Series
Barney RossFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Petey MackFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Ross 7 · Mack 0 of 7 measurable rows
RossMack
Record†
74-4-3 (edge)1-9-1
Win %0–100%
93.2% (edge)
13.6%
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)
1.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 81
81
11

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

Barney Ross left, Petey Mack 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%

Petey Mack1 win · from 11 tracked bouts

Petey Mack: 1 tracked win — 1 by another method or unrecorded (100%). Counted from 11 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by another method or unrecorded 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Barney Ross 81, Petey Mack 11 — 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

Petey Mack last boxed on Nov 6, 1930 — 35,046 days ago. Mack had lost four straight.DLLLL

Singer Jul 1928Glick Dec 1928Bass May 1929Glick Feb 1930Ross Nov 19301.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Barney Ross and Petey Mack ever fought each other?
Yes. Barney Ross and Petey Mack met once on November 6, 1930, and Barney Ross won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

WNov 6, 1930 · Ross · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ross or Mack?
Barney Ross is 74-4-3 and Petey Mack is 1-9-1 across the 11 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%

Mack1–9–113.6%

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

Ross2229.7%

Mack0

The Numbers ↓
Do Ross and Mack have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Barney Ross and Petey Mack have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ross and Mack?
This comparison is drawn from 81 bouts tracked for Barney Ross and 11 bouts tracked for Petey Mack. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ross81bouts

Mack11bouts

How They Win ↓

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