Have Bob Baker and Willi Besmanoff ever fought each other?

Yes. Bob Baker and Willi Besmanoff met once on April 1, 1957, and Willi Besmanoff won by UD.

Who has the better record, Baker or Besmanoff?

Bob Baker is 51-16-1 and Willi Besmanoff is 51-34-8. Bob Baker has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Baker or Besmanoff?

Bob Baker has 20 knockout wins and Willi Besmanoff has 19. Bob Baker has more.

Do Baker and Besmanoff have any common opponents?

Bob Baker and Willi Besmanoff share 3 common opponents: George Chuvalo, Archie Moore and Eddie Machen. Bob Baker fared better against 2 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Baker and Besmanoff?

This comparison is drawn from 13 bouts tracked for Bob Baker and 93 bouts tracked for Willi Besmanoff. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Bob Baker vs Willi Besmanoff — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Willi Besmanoff

Bob Baker (51-16-1) and Willi Besmanoff (51-34-8) 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

Wins20 KO · 39%

Losses

Draw13 tracked bouts

Besmanoff

Wins19 KO · 37%

Losses

Draws93 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Besmanoff leads 1–0

Bob Baker and Willi Besmanoff have met 1 time; Besmanoff leads 1–0.
Met	1957Apr 1	Series
Bob BakerFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Willi BesmanoffFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	UDBesmanoff vs Baker	1Meeting

Besmanoff vs Baker · Apr 1, 1957

The Numbers

Baker 5 · Besmanoff 2 of 7 measurable rows

BakerEdge = longer wingBesmanoff

Record: 51-16-1 (edge)51-34-8
Win %0–100%: 75.7% (edge)
59.1%
Wins by knockoutmax 20: 20 (edge)
19
KO rate0–100%: 39.22% (edge)
37.25%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 0%
38% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 10: 2 (edge)
10
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 6.2: 1.8
6.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 93: 13
93

† 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; Willi Besmanoff: 5′11″
Agenot comparable: Bob Baker: Died aged 75; Willi Besmanoff: Died aged 78
Stance: Bob Baker: Orthodox; Willi Besmanoff: Orthodox

Bob Baker left, Willi Besmanoff 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

5 on the cards 100%

Willi Besmanoff53 wins · from 93 tracked bouts

20 by KO/TKO 38%32 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 — Bob Baker 13, Willi Besmanoff 93 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Baker better on 2 · even on 13 shared · Bob Baker better on 2 · even on 1

BakerBob Baker

Opponent

BesmanoffWilli Besmanoff

Bob Baker
Win, UD
1957Sep 1957
ChuvaloGeorge ChuvaloCanada 73–18–2 · HeavyweightBaker betterBob Baker better — 1–0 to 0–3
Willi Besmanoff
0–3 against
Loss, RTD 2
1967May 1967
Loss, TKO 3
1967Apr 1967
Loss, TKO 4
1961Jun 1961
Bob Baker
Loss, TKO 9
1954Mar 1954
MooreArchie MooreUnited States 186–23–10 · MiddleweightBaker betterBob Baker better — 0–1 to 0–2
Willi Besmanoff
0–2 against
Loss, TKO 10
1960May 1960
Loss, SD
1958May 1958
Bob Baker
Loss, UD
1957Jul 1957
MachenEddie MachenUnited States 50–11–3 · HeavyweightEvenEven — 0–1 both
Willi Besmanoff
Loss, UD
1959Sep 1959

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

Willi Besmanoff has lost three straight, after one straight win. Besmanoff last boxed on Aug 1, 1967.LWLLL

Lanum Nov 1966Lanum Dec 1966Chuvalo Apr 1967Chuvalo May 1967Zyglewicz Aug 19676.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Bob Baker and Willi Besmanoff ever fought each other?: Yes. Bob Baker and Willi Besmanoff met once on April 1, 1957, and Willi Besmanoff won by UD.
Who has the better record, Baker or Besmanoff?: Bob Baker is 51-16-1 and Willi Besmanoff is 51-34-8. Bob Baker has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Baker or Besmanoff?: Bob Baker has 20 knockout wins and Willi Besmanoff has 19. Bob Baker has more.
Do Baker and Besmanoff have any common opponents?: Bob Baker and Willi Besmanoff share 3 common opponents: George Chuvalo, Archie Moore and Eddie Machen. Bob Baker fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Baker and Besmanoff?: This comparison is drawn from 13 bouts tracked for Bob Baker and 93 bouts tracked for Willi Besmanoff. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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