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Barney Ross vs Virgil Tobin — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Barney Ross

Virgil Tobin

Barney Ross (74-4-3) and Virgil Tobin (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) 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

Tobin

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout 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 Virgil Tobin have met 1 time; Ross leads 1–0.

Barney Ross and Virgil Tobin have met 1 time; Ross leads 1–0.
Met1929Oct 21Series
Barney RossFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Virgil TobinFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Ross 5 · Tobin 0 of 5 measurable rows
RossTobin
Record†
74-4-3 (edge)0-1
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‡max 1
0 (edge)
1
Title reignsmax 6
6 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
9.3—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 81
81
1

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

Barney Ross left, Virgil Tobin 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%

Virgil Tobin0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Virgil Tobin: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Tobin yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Barney Ross 81, Virgil Tobin 1 — 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

Virgil Tobin last boxed on Oct 21, 1929 — 35,438 days ago. Tobin had lost the most recent, to Barney Ross.L

Ross Oct 1929

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Barney Ross and Virgil Tobin ever fought each other?
Yes. Barney Ross and Virgil Tobin met once on October 21, 1929, and Barney Ross won by KO in round 2.
The meeting

WOct 21, 1929 · Ross · KO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ross or Tobin?
Barney Ross is 74-4-3 and Virgil Tobin is 0-1 across the 1 bout 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%

Tobin0–10%

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

Ross2229.7%

Tobin0

The Numbers ↓
Do Ross and Tobin have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Barney Ross and Virgil Tobin have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ross and Tobin?
This comparison is drawn from 81 bouts tracked for Barney Ross and 1 bout tracked for Virgil Tobin. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ross81bouts

Tobin1bout

How They Win ↓

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