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Carmen Basilio vs Eddie Giosa — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Carmen Basilio

Eddie Giosa

Carmen Basilio (56-16-7) and Eddie Giosa (3-9 across 12 tracked bouts) 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.

Basilio

56

Wins27 KO · 48%

16

Losses

7

Draws79 tracked bouts

Giosa

Tracked record

3–9

counted from 12 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Carmen Basilio and Eddie Giosa have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.

Carmen Basilio and Eddie Giosa have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
Met1950Aug 281951Apr 12Series
Carmen BasilioFighter ALLostWWon1–1W–L
Eddie GiosaFighter BWWonLLost1–1W–L
ResultPTSUD2Meetings

The Numbers

Basilio 7 · Giosa 0 of 7 measurable rows
BasilioGiosa
Record†
56-16-7 (edge)3-9
Win %0–100%
75.3% (edge)
25%
Wins by knockoutmax 27
27 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
48.21%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
48% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 4
2 (edge)
4
Title reignsmax 6
6 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 6.4
6.4 (edge)
2.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 79
79
12

† 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
Carmen Basilio: 5′7″
Eddie Giosa: No height on file
Agenot held
Carmen Basilio: Died aged 85
Eddie Giosa: No date of birth
Stance
Carmen Basilio: Orthodox
Eddie Giosa: Not recorded

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

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
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%

Eddie Giosa3 wins · from 12 tracked bouts

Eddie Giosa: 3 tracked wins — 3 on the cards (100%). Counted from 12 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

3 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Carmen Basilio 79, Eddie Giosa 12 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Basilio better on 2

Basilio

Opponent

Giosa

  • Carmen Basilio

    Win, UD

    1953

    WilliamsBasilio better

    Eddie Giosa

    0–2 against

    Loss, RTD 1

    1946

    Loss, RTD 4

    1946

  • Carmen Basilio

    Win, MD

    1950

    JenkinsBasilio better

    Eddie Giosa

    1–1 against

    Loss, UD

    1949

    Win, SD

    1949

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

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

Eddie Giosa last boxed on Jun 1, 1951 — 27,537 days ago. Giosa had lost two straight, after two straight wins.LWWLL

Jenkins Sep 1949Montgomery Mar 1950Basilio Aug 1950Basilio Apr 1951DeMarco Jun 19512.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Carmen Basilio and Eddie Giosa ever fought each other?
Yes. Carmen Basilio and Eddie Giosa have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
The 2 meetings

WApr 12, 1951 · Basilio · UD

LAug 28, 1950 · Giosa · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Basilio or Giosa?
Carmen Basilio is 56-16-7 and Eddie Giosa is 3-9 across the 12 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Carmen Basilio has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Basilio56–16–775.3%

Giosa3–925%

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

Basilio2748.2%

Giosa0

The Numbers ↓
Do Basilio and Giosa have any common opponents?
Carmen Basilio and Eddie Giosa share 2 common opponents: Ike Williams and Lew Jenkins. Carmen Basilio fared better against 2 of them.
2 shared opponents

Ike WilliamsWL

Lew JenkinsW1–1

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Basilio and Giosa?
This comparison is drawn from 79 bouts tracked for Carmen Basilio and 12 bouts tracked for Eddie Giosa. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Basilio79bouts

Giosa12bouts

How They Win ↓

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