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Bob Tow vs Tony Galento — record, stats and common opponents compared

Bob Tow

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Tony Galento

Bob Tow (1-5 across 6 tracked bouts) and Tony Galento (79-26-6) 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.

Tow

Tracked record

1–5

counted from 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Galento

79

Wins57 KO · 72%

26

Losses

6

Draws112 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

Series level 1–1

Bob Tow and Tony Galento have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.

Bob Tow and Tony Galento have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
Met1934Jun 161934Nov 26Series
Bob TowFighter AWWonLLost1–1W–L
Tony GalentoFighter BLLostWWon1–1W–L
ResultUDPTS2Meetings

The Numbers

Tow 1 · Galento 5 of 6 measurable rows
TowGalento
Record†
1-579-26-6 (edge)
Win %0–100%
16.7%
73.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 57
0
57 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—72.15%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
72% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 6
1 (edge)
6
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 7.1
0.7
7.1 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 112
6
112

† 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

Reachnot held
Bob Tow: No reach on file
Tony Galento: 72″
Agenot held
Bob Tow: No date of birth
Tony Galento: Died aged 69
Stance
Bob Tow: Not recorded
Tony Galento: Orthodox

Bob Tow left, Tony Galento 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 Tow1 win · from 6 tracked bouts

Bob Tow: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

Tony Galento79 wins · from 112 tracked bouts

Tony Galento: 79 tracked wins — 57 by KO/TKO (72%), 21 on the cards (27%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (1%). Counted from 112 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

57 by KO/TKO 72%21 on the cards 27%1 by another method or unrecorded 1%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bob Tow 6, Tony Galento 112 — 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

Bob Tow last boxed on Dec 23, 1938 — 32,080 days ago. Tow had lost three straight, after one straight win.LWLLL

Knight Sep 1932Galento Jun 1934Galento Nov 1934Lewis Apr 1938Walcott Dec 19380.7 tracked bouts per year

Tony Galento has won three straight since losses to Max Baer and Buddy Baer. Galento last boxed on Dec 4, 1943.LLWWW

Baer Jul 1940Baer Apr 1941Katz Jun 1943Blassie Jun 1943Conley Dec 19437.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Bob Tow and Tony Galento ever fought each other?
Yes. Bob Tow and Tony Galento have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
The 2 meetings

LNov 26, 1934 · Galento · PTS

WJun 16, 1934 · Tow · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Tow or Galento?
Bob Tow is 1-5 across the 6 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Tony Galento is 79-26-6. Tony Galento has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Tow1–516.7%

Galento79–26–673.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Tow or Galento?
Bob Tow has 0 knockout wins and Tony Galento has 57. Tony Galento has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Tow0

Galento5772.2%

The Numbers ↓
Do Tow and Galento have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Bob Tow and Tony Galento have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tow and Galento?
This comparison is drawn from 6 bouts tracked for Bob Tow and 112 bouts tracked for Tony Galento. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Tow6bouts

Galento112bouts

How They Win ↓

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