Have Big Boy Peterson and Ernie Schaaf ever fought each other?

Yes. Big Boy Peterson and Ernie Schaaf have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.

Who has the better record, Peterson or Schaaf?

Big Boy Peterson is 2-6 across the 8 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Ernie Schaaf is 58-15-2. Ernie Schaaf has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Do Peterson and Schaaf have any common opponents?

Big Boy Peterson and Ernie Schaaf share 4 common opponents: Primo Carnera, Paulino Uzcudun and Young Stribling (and 1 other). Ernie Schaaf fared better against 2 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Peterson and Schaaf?

This comparison is drawn from 8 bouts tracked for Big Boy Peterson and 75 bouts tracked for Ernie Schaaf. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Big Boy Peterson vs Ernie Schaaf — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

Big Boy Peterson

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Ernie Schaaf

Big Boy Peterson (2-6 across 8 tracked bouts) and Ernie Schaaf (58-15-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 4 common opponents.

Peterson

Tracked record

2–6

counted from 8 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Schaaf

Wins

Losses

Draws75 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

Series level 1–1

Big Boy Peterson and Ernie Schaaf have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
Met	1928May 25	1928Sep 4	Series
Big Boy PetersonFighter A	WWon	LLost	1–1W–L
Ernie SchaafFighter B	LLost	WWon	1–1W–L
Result	UDSchaaf vs Peterson	PTSSchaaf vs Peterson	2Meetings

The Numbers

Peterson 0 · Schaaf 5 of 5 measurable rows

PetersonEdge = longer wingSchaaf

Record^†: 2-658-15-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 25%
78.7% (edge)
Wins by knockoutlevelmax 0: 0
0
KO ratenot comparable: —0%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 0%
40% (edge)
Times stopped^‡max 3: 3
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 12.7: 1.3
12.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 75: 8
75

† 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

Agenot held: Big Boy Peterson: No date of birth; Ernie Schaaf: Died aged 24
Stance: Big Boy Peterson: Not recorded; Ernie Schaaf: Orthodox

Big Boy Peterson left, Ernie Schaaf right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Big Boy Peterson2 wins · from 8 tracked bouts

1 on the cards 50%1 by another method or unrecorded 50%

Ernie Schaaf58 wins · from 75 tracked bouts

23 by KO/TKO 40%30 on the cards 52%5 by another method or unrecorded 9%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Big Boy Peterson 8, Ernie Schaaf 75 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Peterson better on 1 · Schaaf better on 2 · even on 14 shared · Big Boy Peterson better on 1 · Ernie Schaaf better on 2 · even on 1

PetersonBig Boy Peterson

Opponent

SchaafErnie Schaaf

Big Boy Peterson
0–2 against
Loss, TKO 2
1932Dec 1932
Loss, KO 1
1930Jan 1930
CarneraPrimo CarneraItaly 88–14Schaaf betterErnie Schaaf better — 0–1 to 0–2
Ernie Schaaf
Loss, KO 13
1933Feb 1933
Big Boy Peterson
Win, DQ 2
1928Oct 1928
UzcudunPaulino UzcudunSpain 49–17–3 · HeavyweightEvenEven — 1–0 both
Ernie Schaaf
Win, PTS
1932Jul 1932
Big Boy Peterson
Loss, TKO 5
1926Nov 1926
StriblingYoung StriblingUnited States 256–16–17 · HeavyweightSchaaf betterErnie Schaaf better — 1–0 to 0–1
Ernie Schaaf
Win, PTS
1932Feb 1932
Big Boy Peterson
Loss, PTS
1928Dec 1928
LoughranTommy LoughranUnited States 124–32–13Peterson betterBig Boy Peterson better — 0–1 to 2–2
Ernie Schaaf
2–2 against
Loss, UD
1931Mar 1931
Win, UD
1930Jun 1930
Win, SD
1930Apr 1930
Loss, PTS
1929May 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

Big Boy Peterson last boxed on Dec 13, 1932 — 34,281 days ago. Peterson had lost three straight, after one straight win.LWLLL

Schaaf Sep 1928Uzcudun Oct 1928Loughran Dec 1928Carnera Jan 1930Carnera Dec 19321.3 tracked bouts per year

Ernie Schaaf had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Primo Carnera. Schaaf last boxed on Feb 10, 1933.LLWWL

Baer Aug 1932Winston Oct 1932Winston Dec 1932Poreda Jan 1933Carnera Feb 193312.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Big Boy Peterson and Ernie Schaaf ever fought each other?: Yes. Big Boy Peterson and Ernie Schaaf have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
Who has the better record, Peterson or Schaaf?: Big Boy Peterson is 2-6 across the 8 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Ernie Schaaf is 58-15-2. Ernie Schaaf has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Do Peterson and Schaaf have any common opponents?: Big Boy Peterson and Ernie Schaaf share 4 common opponents: Primo Carnera, Paulino Uzcudun and Young Stribling (and 1 other). Ernie Schaaf fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Peterson and Schaaf?: This comparison is drawn from 8 bouts tracked for Big Boy Peterson and 75 bouts tracked for Ernie Schaaf. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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