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Ben Brown (3-8-3 across 14 tracked bouts) and Tony Zale (67-18-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Ben Brown vs Tony Zale — record, stats and common opponents compared

Ben Brown

Tracked record

3–8–3

14 tracked bouts

🇺🇸MIDDLEWEIGHT

Tony Zale

67–18–2

88 tracked bouts

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

Tony Zale leads 1–0

The Numbers

3-8-3
Record
67-18-2 (edge)

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

32.1%
Win %
78.2% (edge)
1
Wins by knockout
45 (edge)
KO rate
67.16%
33%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
67% (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

3 (edge)
Times stopped
6

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0
Title reigns
4 (edge)
3.2
Bouts per year
6.2 (edge)

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

14
Bouts tracked
88

Tale of the Tape

Height
5′0″ (152 cm)
Reach
69″ (175 cm)
Age
113
Division
Middleweight
Nationality
American

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Ben Brown · 3 wins

KO/TKO
1
Decision
2
Other
0

Tony Zale · 67 wins

KO/TKO
45
Decision
22
Other
0

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (14 and 88 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared
  • Ben Brown

    LKO R3 · Apr 1941

    Al Hostak

    Tony Zale

    WKO R2 · May 1941WTKO R13 · Jul 1940WUD · Jan 1940

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Ben Brown

LLLLD

L4 streak · last fought Apr 1, 1941

Tony Zale

LWWWW

L1 streak · last fought Sep 21, 1948

Common Questions

Have Ben Brown and Tony Zale ever fought each other?
Yes. Ben Brown and Tony Zale met once on March 29, 1940, and Tony Zale won by KO in round 3.
Who has the better record, Ben Brown or Tony Zale?
Ben Brown is 3-8-3 across the 14 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Tony Zale is 67-18-2. Tony Zale has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Ben Brown or Tony Zale?
Ben Brown has 1 knockout win and Tony Zale has 45. Tony Zale has more.
Do Ben Brown and Tony Zale have any common opponents?
Ben Brown and Tony Zale share 1 common opponent: Al Hostak. Tony Zale fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ben Brown and Tony Zale?
This comparison is drawn from 14 bouts tracked for Ben Brown and 88 bouts tracked for Tony Zale. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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