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Bob Baker vs Eddie Machen — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Bob Baker

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Eddie Machen

Bob Baker (51-16-1) and Eddie Machen (50-11-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.

Baker

51

Wins20 KO · 39%

16

Losses

1

Draw13 tracked bouts

Machen

50

Wins29 KO · 58%

11

Losses

3

Draws65 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Machen leads 1–0

Bob Baker and Eddie Machen have met 1 time; Machen leads 1–0.

Bob Baker and Eddie Machen have met 1 time; Machen leads 1–0.
Met1957Jul 24Series
Bob BakerFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Eddie MachenFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Baker 1 · Machen 6 of 7 measurable rows
BakerMachen
Record
51-16-150-11-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%
75.7%
80.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 29
20
29 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
39.22%
58% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
0%
58% (edge)
Times stopped†max 4
2 (edge)
4
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 4.5
1.8
4.5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 65
13
65

† 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
Bob Baker: No height on file
Eddie Machen: 6′0″
Reachnot held
Bob Baker: No reach on file
Eddie Machen: 75″
Agenot comparable
Bob Baker: Died aged 75
Eddie Machen: Died aged 40
Stance
Bob Baker: Orthodox
Eddie Machen: Orthodox

Bob Baker left, Eddie Machen right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Bob Baker5 wins · from 13 tracked bouts

Bob Baker: 5 tracked wins — 5 on the cards (100%). Counted from 13 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

5 on the cards 100%

Eddie Machen50 wins · from 65 tracked bouts

Eddie Machen: 50 tracked wins — 29 by KO/TKO (58%) and 21 on the cards (42%). Counted from 65 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

29 by KO/TKO 58%21 on the cards 42%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bob Baker 13, Eddie Machen 65 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Machen better on 2 · even on 1

Baker

Opponent

Machen

  • Bob Baker

    Loss, UD

    1957

    BesmanoffMachen better

    Eddie Machen

    Win, UD

    1959

  • Bob Baker

    0–2 against

    Loss, SD

    1956

    Loss, MD

    1956

    JacksonMachen better

    Eddie Machen

    Win, RTD 10

    1957

  • Bob Baker

    2–0 against

    Win, UD

    1955

    Win, UD

    1953

    ValdésEven

    Eddie Machen

    2–0 against

    Win, KO 8

    1956

    Win, UD

    1956

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

Bob Baker has lost two straight, after two straight wins. Baker last boxed on Nov 30, 1958.LWWLL

Machen Jul 1957Chuvalo Sep 1957Richardson Dec 1957Richardson Jul 1958Zuany Nov 19581.8 tracked bouts per year

Eddie Machen has lost four straight, after one straight win. Machen last boxed on Sep 6, 1969.WLLLL

Johnson Sep 1966Frazier Nov 1966Clark Mar 1967Kirkman May 1967Lopopolo Sep 19694.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Bob Baker and Eddie Machen ever fought each other?
Yes. Bob Baker and Eddie Machen met once on July 24, 1957, and Eddie Machen won by UD.
The meeting

LJul 24, 1957 · Machen · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Baker or Machen?
Bob Baker is 51-16-1 and Eddie Machen is 50-11-3. Eddie Machen has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Baker51–16–175.7%

Machen50–11–380.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Baker or Machen?
Bob Baker has 20 knockout wins and Eddie Machen has 29. Eddie Machen has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Baker2039.2%

Machen2958%

The Numbers ↓
Do Baker and Machen have any common opponents?
Bob Baker and Eddie Machen share 3 common opponents: Willi Besmanoff, Tommy Hurricane Jackson and Niño Valdés. Eddie Machen fared better against 2 of them.
3 shared opponents

Willi BesmanoffLW

Tommy Hurricane JacksonLW

Niño ValdésWW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Baker and Machen?
This comparison is drawn from 13 bouts tracked for Bob Baker and 65 bouts tracked for Eddie Machen. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Baker13bouts

Machen65bouts

How They Win ↓

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