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Billy Celebron vs Tony Zale — record, stats and common opponents compared

Billy Celebron

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Tony Zale

Billy Celebron (2-4-1 across 7 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 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Celebron

Tracked record

2–4–1

counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Zale

67

Wins45 KO · 67%

18

Losses

2

Draws88 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

Celebron leads 1–0 with 1 draw

Billy Celebron and Tony Zale have met 2 times; Celebron leads 1–0 with 1 draw.

Billy Celebron and Tony Zale have met 2 times; Celebron leads 1–0 with 1 draw.
Met1938Jul 181938Aug 22Series
Billy CelebronFighter ADDrawWWon1–0–1W–L–D
Tony ZaleFighter BDDrawLLost0–1–1W–L–D
ResultPTSPTS2Meetings

The Numbers

Celebron 1 · Zale 6 of 7 measurable rows
CelebronZale
Record†
2-4-167-18-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
35.7%
78.2% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 45
0
45 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—67.16%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
67% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 6
1 (edge)
6
Title reignsmax 4
0
4 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 6.2
2.3
6.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 88
7
88

† 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
Billy Celebron: No height on file
Tony Zale: 5′7″
Reachnot held
Billy Celebron: No reach on file
Tony Zale: 69″
Agenot held
Billy Celebron: No date of birth
Tony Zale: Died aged 83
Stance
Billy Celebron: Not recorded
Tony Zale: Orthodox

Billy Celebron left, Tony Zale right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Billy Celebron2 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

Billy Celebron: 2 tracked wins — 2 on the cards (100%). Counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 on the cards 100%

Tony Zale67 wins · from 88 tracked bouts

Tony Zale: 67 tracked wins — 45 by KO/TKO (67%) and 22 on the cards (33%). Counted from 88 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

45 by KO/TKO 67%22 on the cards 33%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Billy Celebron 7, Tony Zale 88 — 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

Billy Celebron last boxed on Jan 16, 1939 — 32,057 days ago. Celebron had lost two straight, after one straight win.LDWLL

Zivic May 1936Zale Jul 1938Zale Aug 1938Overlin Sep 1938Overlin Jan 19392.3 tracked bouts per year

Tony Zale had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Marcel Cerdan. Zale last boxed on Sep 21, 1948.WWWWL

Turner Jan 1948Claus Mar 1948Woods Mar 1948Graziano Jun 1948Cerdan Sep 19486.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Billy Celebron and Tony Zale ever fought each other?
Yes. Billy Celebron and Tony Zale have met 2 times and Billy Celebron leads the series 1-0 with 1 draw.
The 2 meetings

WAug 22, 1938 · Celebron · PTS

DJul 18, 1938 · Draw · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Celebron or Zale?
Billy Celebron is 2-4-1 across the 7 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.
Records · win %

Celebron2–4–135.7%

Zale67–18–278.2%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Celebron or Zale?
Billy Celebron has 0 knockout wins and Tony Zale has 45. Tony Zale has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Celebron0

Zale4567.2%

The Numbers ↓
Do Celebron and Zale have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Billy Celebron and Tony Zale have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Celebron and Zale?
This comparison is drawn from 7 bouts tracked for Billy Celebron and 88 bouts tracked for Tony Zale. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Celebron7bouts

Zale88bouts

How They Win ↓

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