Have Billy Wallace and Jimmy McLarnin ever fought each other?

Yes. Billy Wallace and Jimmy McLarnin met once on November 23, 1927, and Jimmy McLarnin won by PTS.

Who has the better record, Wallace or McLarnin?

Billy Wallace is 5-5 across the 10 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Jimmy McLarnin is 55-11-3. Jimmy McLarnin has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Wallace or McLarnin?

Billy Wallace has 1 knockout win and Jimmy McLarnin has 21. Jimmy McLarnin has more.

Do Wallace and McLarnin have any common opponents?

Billy Wallace and Jimmy McLarnin share 5 common opponents: Billy Petrole, Joe Glick and Sammy Mandell (and 2 others). Jimmy McLarnin fared better against 4 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Wallace and McLarnin?

This comparison is drawn from 10 bouts tracked for Billy Wallace and 69 bouts tracked for Jimmy McLarnin. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Billy Wallace vs Jimmy McLarnin — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

Billy Wallace

🇮🇪FLYWEIGHT

Jimmy McLarnin

Billy Wallace (5-5 across 10 tracked bouts) and Jimmy McLarnin (55-11-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 5 common opponents.

Wallace

Tracked record

5–5

counted from 10 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

McLarnin

Wins21 KO · 38%

Losses

Draws69 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

McLarnin leads 1–0

Billy Wallace and Jimmy McLarnin have met 1 time; McLarnin leads 1–0.
Met	1927Nov 23	Series
Billy WallaceFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Jimmy McLarninFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	PTSMcLarnin vs Wallace	1Meeting

McLarnin vs Wallace · Nov 23, 1927

The Numbers

Wallace 1 · McLarnin 6 of 7 measurable rows

WallaceEdge = longer wingMcLarnin

Record^†: 5-555-11-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 50%
81.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 21: 1
21 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —38.18%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 20%
38% (edge)
Times stopped^‡max 1: 0 (edge)
1
Title reignsmax 4: 0
4 (edge)
Bouts per year^§max 5.3: 1.5
5.3 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 69: 10
69

† 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: Billy Wallace: No date of birth; Jimmy McLarnin: Died aged 96
Stance: Billy Wallace: Not recorded; Jimmy McLarnin: Orthodox

Billy Wallace left, Jimmy McLarnin 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 Wallace5 wins · from 10 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 20%4 on the cards 80%

Jimmy McLarnin55 wins · from 69 tracked bouts

21 by KO/TKO 38%33 on the cards 60%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Billy Wallace 10, Jimmy McLarnin 69 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

5 shared

5 shared · Wallace better on 1 · McLarnin better on 45 shared · Billy Wallace better on 1 · Jimmy McLarnin better on 4

WallaceBilly Wallace

Opponent

McLarninJimmy McLarnin

Billy Wallace
Win, PTS
1927Jun 1927
PetroleBilly PetroleUnited States 122–26–15 · LightweightWallace betterBilly Wallace better — 1–0 to 2–1
Jimmy McLarnin
2–1 against
Win, UD
1931Aug 1931
Win, UD
1931May 1931
Loss, UD
1930Nov 1930
Billy Wallace
2–0 against
Win, PTS
1931May 1931
Win, PTS
1929May 1929
GlickJoe GlickUnited States 136–72–32McLarnin betterJimmy McLarnin better — 3–0 to 2–0
Jimmy McLarnin
3–0 against
Win, KO 2
1929Mar 1929
Win, UD
1929Jan 1929
Win, PTS
1926Sep 1926
Billy Wallace
Loss, UD
1924Sep 1924
MandellSammy MandellUnited States 147–25–17 · LightweightMcLarnin betterJimmy McLarnin better — 2–1 to 0–1
Jimmy McLarnin
2–1 against
Win, UD
1930Mar 1930
Win, SD
1929Nov 1929
Loss, UD
1928May 1928
Billy Wallace
1–1 against
Loss, PTS
1929May 1929
Win, KO 5
1926Dec 1926
KaplanKid KaplanUnited States 121–22–16McLarnin betterJimmy McLarnin better — 1–0 to 1–1
Jimmy McLarnin
Win, KO 8
1927Oct 1927
Billy Wallace
Loss, PTS
1927Mar 1927
TerrisSid TerrisUnited States 99–13–5McLarnin betterJimmy McLarnin better — 1–0 to 0–1
Jimmy McLarnin
Win, KO 1
1928Feb 1928

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

Billy Wallace last boxed on May 8, 1931 — 34,864 days ago. Wallace had won once since losing a decision to Jack Kid Berg.LWWLW

Kaplan May 1929Glick May 1929Jadick Jul 1929Berg Apr 1931Glick May 19311.5 tracked bouts per year

Jimmy McLarnin has won two straight since losses to Barney Ross and Tony Canzoneri. McLarnin last boxed on Nov 20, 1936.WLLWW

Ross Sep 1934Ross May 1935Canzoneri May 1936Canzoneri Oct 1936Ambers Nov 19365.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Billy Wallace and Jimmy McLarnin ever fought each other?: Yes. Billy Wallace and Jimmy McLarnin met once on November 23, 1927, and Jimmy McLarnin won by PTS.
Who has the better record, Wallace or McLarnin?: Billy Wallace is 5-5 across the 10 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Jimmy McLarnin is 55-11-3. Jimmy McLarnin has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Wallace or McLarnin?: Billy Wallace has 1 knockout win and Jimmy McLarnin has 21. Jimmy McLarnin has more.
Do Wallace and McLarnin have any common opponents?: Billy Wallace and Jimmy McLarnin share 5 common opponents: Billy Petrole, Joe Glick and Sammy Mandell (and 2 others). Jimmy McLarnin fared better against 4 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Wallace and McLarnin?: This comparison is drawn from 10 bouts tracked for Billy Wallace and 69 bouts tracked for Jimmy McLarnin. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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