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Bud Nelson vs Gene Tunney — record, stats and common opponents compared

Bud Nelson

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Gene Tunney

Bud Nelson (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) and Gene Tunney (80-1-3) 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.

Nelson

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

Tunney

80

Wins48 KO · 60%

1

Loss

3

Draws85 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

Tunney leads 1–0

Bud Nelson and Gene Tunney have met 1 time; Tunney leads 1–0.

Bud Nelson and Gene Tunney have met 1 time; Tunney leads 1–0.
Met1920Jan 20Series
Bud NelsonFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Gene TunneyFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Nelson 0 · Tunney 5 of 5 measurable rows
NelsonTunney
Record†
0-180-1-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
97% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 48
0
48 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—60%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—60%
Times stopped‡max 1
1
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year§not comparable
—6.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 85
1
85

† 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
Bud Nelson: No height on file
Gene Tunney: 6′0″
Reachnot held
Bud Nelson: No reach on file
Gene Tunney: 76″
Agenot held
Bud Nelson: No date of birth
Gene Tunney: Died aged 81
Stance
Bud Nelson: Not recorded
Gene Tunney: Orthodox

Bud Nelson left, Gene Tunney right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Bud Nelson0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Bud Nelson: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Nelson yet.

Gene Tunney80 wins · from 85 tracked bouts

Gene Tunney: 80 tracked wins — 48 by KO/TKO (60%), 17 on the cards (21%) and 15 by another method or unrecorded (19%). Counted from 85 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

48 by KO/TKO 60%17 on the cards 21%15 by another method or unrecorded 19%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bud Nelson 1, Gene Tunney 85 — 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

Bud Nelson last boxed on Jan 20, 1920 — 38,999 days ago. Nelson had lost the most recent, to Gene Tunney.L

Tunney Jan 1920

Gene Tunney has won 13 straight, the most recent against Tom Heeney. Tunney last boxed on Jul 26, 1928.WWWWW

Risko Nov 1925O'Dowd Dec 1925Dempsey Sep 1926Dempsey Sep 1927Heeney Jul 19286.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Bud Nelson and Gene Tunney ever fought each other?
Yes. Bud Nelson and Gene Tunney met once on January 20, 1920, and Gene Tunney won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

LJan 20, 1920 · Tunney · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Nelson or Tunney?
Bud Nelson is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked and Gene Tunney is 80-1-3. Gene Tunney has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Nelson0–10%

Tunney80–1–397%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Nelson or Tunney?
Bud Nelson has 0 knockout wins and Gene Tunney has 48. Gene Tunney has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Nelson0

Tunney4860%

The Numbers ↓
Do Nelson and Tunney have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Bud Nelson and Gene Tunney have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Nelson and Tunney?
This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for Bud Nelson and 85 bouts tracked for Gene Tunney. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Nelson1bout

Tunney85bouts

How They Win ↓

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