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.
Bobby Ruffin (2-5-1 across 8 tracked bouts) and Tippy Larkin (134-15-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.
Bobby Ruffin vs Tippy Larkin — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Series level 0–0- DrawLarkin vs RuffinJan 14, 1944 · PTS
The Numbers
- 2-5-1
- Record
- 134-15-1 (edge)
- 31.3%
- Win %
- 89.7% (edge)
- 0
- Wins by knockout
- 57 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 42.54%
- 0%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 43% (edge)
- 1 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 10
- 0
- Title reigns
- 1 (edge)
- 1.8
- Bouts per year
- 8.5 (edge)
- 8
- Bouts tracked
- 151
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
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
- —
- Height
- 5′7″ (170 cm)
- —
- Age
- 108
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Division
- Lightweight
- —
- Nationality
- American
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyBobby Ruffin · 2 wins
KO/TKO
0
Decision
2
Other
0
Tippy Larkin · 134 wins
KO/TKO
57
Decision
74
Other
3
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (8 and 151 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
3 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Bobby Ruffin
LLLDL
L3 streak · last fought Jun 12, 1946
Tippy Larkin
LWWLW
L1 streak · last fought Dec 29, 1952
Common Questions
- Have Bobby Ruffin and Tippy Larkin ever fought each other?
- Yes. Bobby Ruffin and Tippy Larkin met once on January 14, 1944, and the bout was a draw by PTS.
- Who has the better record, Bobby Ruffin or Tippy Larkin?
- Bobby Ruffin is 2-5-1 across the 8 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Tippy Larkin is 134-15-1. Tippy Larkin has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Bobby Ruffin or Tippy Larkin?
- Bobby Ruffin has 0 knockout wins and Tippy Larkin has 57. Tippy Larkin has more.
- Do Bobby Ruffin and Tippy Larkin have any common opponents?
- Bobby Ruffin and Tippy Larkin share 3 common opponents: Ike Williams, Willie Joyce and Beau Jack. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bobby Ruffin and Tippy Larkin?
- This comparison is drawn from 8 bouts tracked for Bobby Ruffin and 151 bouts tracked for Tippy Larkin. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.