Buddy Baer (59-7) and Joe Louis (66-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 2 common opponents.
Buddy Baer vs Joe Louis — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Joe Louis leads 2–0- Joe Louis wonLouis vs BaerJan 9, 1942 · KO · R1
- Joe Louis wonLouis vs BaerMay 23, 1941 · DQ · R7
The Numbers
- 59-7
- Record
- 66-3 (edge)
- 89.4%
- Win %
- 95.7% (edge)
- 53 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 52
- 89.83% (edge)
- KO rate
- 78.79%
- 50%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 79% (edge)
- 1 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 3
- 0
- Title reigns
- 2 (edge)
- 1.8
- Bouts per year
- 2.2 (edge)
- 4
- Bouts tracked
- 72
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
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- Height
- 6′2″ (187 cm)
- 84″ (213 cm) (edge)
- Reach
- 76″ (193 cm)
- 111
- Age
- 112
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Heavyweight
- Division
- Heavyweight
- United States
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyBuddy Baer · 2 wins
KO/TKO
1
Decision
0
Other
1
Joe Louis · 67 wins
KO/TKO
53
Decision
13
Other
1
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (4 and 72 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
2 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Buddy Baer
LLWW
L2 streak · last fought Jan 9, 1942
Joe Louis
LWLLW
L1 streak · last fought Dec 10, 1966
Common Questions
- Have Buddy Baer and Joe Louis ever fought each other?
- Yes. Buddy Baer and Joe Louis have met 2 times and Joe Louis leads the series 2-0.
- Who has the better record, Buddy Baer or Joe Louis?
- Buddy Baer is 59-7 and Joe Louis is 66-3. Joe Louis has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Buddy Baer or Joe Louis?
- Buddy Baer has 53 knockout wins and Joe Louis has 52. Buddy Baer has more.
- Do Buddy Baer and Joe Louis have any common opponents?
- Buddy Baer and Joe Louis share 2 common opponents: Lee Savold and Tony Galento. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Buddy Baer and Joe Louis?
- This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for Buddy Baer and 72 bouts tracked for Joe Louis. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.