Billy Conn (64-11-1) 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 2 common opponents.
Billy Conn vs Tony Zale — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Billy Conn leads 1–0- Billy Conn wonZale vs ConnFeb 13, 1942 · UD
The Numbers
- 64-11-1 (edge)
- Record
- 67-18-2
- 84.9% (edge)
- Win %
- 78.2%
- 15
- Wins by knockout
- 45 (edge)
- 23.44%
- KO rate
- 67.16% (edge)
- 23%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 67% (edge)
- 3 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 6
- 3
- Title reigns
- 4 (edge)
- 5.3
- Bouts per year
- 6.2 (edge)
- 76
- Bouts tracked
- 88
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 6′2″ (187 cm) (edge)
- Height
- 5′0″ (152 cm)
- 72″ (184 cm) (edge)
- Reach
- 69″ (175 cm)
- 108
- Age
- 113
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- Light Heavyweight Heavyweight
- Division
- Middleweight
- United States
- Nationality
- American
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyBilly Conn · 64 wins
KO/TKO
15
Decision
49
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 (76 and 88 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
2 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Billy Conn
WWLWW
W2 streak · last fought Nov 25, 1948
Tony Zale
LWWWW
L1 streak · last fought Sep 21, 1948
Common Questions
- Have Billy Conn and Tony Zale ever fought each other?
- Yes. Billy Conn and Tony Zale met once on February 13, 1942, and Billy Conn won by UD.
- Who has the better record, Billy Conn or Tony Zale?
- Billy Conn is 64-11-1 and Tony Zale is 67-18-2. Billy Conn has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Billy Conn or Tony Zale?
- Billy Conn has 15 knockout wins and Tony Zale has 45. Tony Zale has more.
- Do Billy Conn and Tony Zale have any common opponents?
- Billy Conn and Tony Zale share 2 common opponents: Ira Hughes and Fred Apostoli. Billy Conn fared better against 1 of them.
- Who is bigger, Billy Conn or Tony Zale?
- Billy Conn is the taller fighter at 187 cm, 35 cm above the other. Billy Conn also has the longer reach, by 9 cm.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Billy Conn and Tony Zale?
- This comparison is drawn from 76 bouts tracked for Billy Conn and 88 bouts tracked for Tony Zale. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.