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Bruce Walters vs Carmen Basilio — record, stats and common opponents compared

Bruce Walters

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Carmen Basilio

Bruce Walters (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) and Carmen Basilio (56-16-7) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Walters

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

Basilio

56

Wins27 KO · 48%

16

Losses

7

Draws79 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

Basilio leads 1–0

Bruce Walters and Carmen Basilio have met 1 time; Basilio leads 1–0.

Bruce Walters and Carmen Basilio have met 1 time; Basilio leads 1–0.
Met1948Nov 29Series
Bruce WaltersFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Carmen BasilioFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Walters 1 · Basilio 4 of 5 measurable rows
WaltersBasilio
Record†
0-156-16-7 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
75.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 27
0
27 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—48.21%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—48%
Times stopped‡max 2
1 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 6
0
6 (edge)
Bouts per year§not comparable
—6.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 79
1
79

† 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

Heightnot held
Bruce Walters: No height on file
Carmen Basilio: 5′7″
Agenot held
Bruce Walters: No date of birth
Carmen Basilio: Died aged 85
Stance
Bruce Walters: Not recorded
Carmen Basilio: Orthodox

Bruce Walters left, Carmen Basilio right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Bruce Walters0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Bruce Walters: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Walters yet.

Carmen Basilio56 wins · from 79 tracked bouts

Carmen Basilio: 56 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (48%) and 29 on the cards (52%). Counted from 79 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

27 by KO/TKO 48%29 on the cards 52%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bruce Walters 1, Carmen Basilio 79 — 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

Bruce Walters last boxed on Nov 29, 1948 — 28,456 days ago. Walters had lost the most recent, to Carmen Basilio.L

Basilio Nov 1948

Carmen Basilio had won two in a row before losing a decision to Paul Pender. Basilio last boxed on Apr 22, 1961.LLWWL

Fullmer Aug 1959Fullmer Jun 1960Ortega Jan 1961Jordan Mar 1961Pender Apr 19616.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Bruce Walters and Carmen Basilio ever fought each other?
Yes. Bruce Walters and Carmen Basilio met once on November 29, 1948, and Carmen Basilio won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

LNov 29, 1948 · Basilio · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Walters or Basilio?
Bruce Walters is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked and Carmen Basilio is 56-16-7. Carmen Basilio has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Walters0–10%

Basilio56–16–775.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Walters or Basilio?
Bruce Walters has 0 knockout wins and Carmen Basilio has 27. Carmen Basilio has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Walters0

Basilio2748.2%

The Numbers ↓
Do Walters and Basilio have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Bruce Walters and Carmen Basilio have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Walters and Basilio?
This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for Bruce Walters and 79 bouts tracked for Carmen Basilio. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Walters1bout

Basilio79bouts

How They Win ↓

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