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Carmen Basilio vs Harold Jones — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Carmen Basilio

Harold Jones

Carmen Basilio (56-16-7) and Harold Jones (0-4 across 4 tracked bouts) 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.

Basilio

56

Wins27 KO · 48%

16

Losses

7

Draws79 tracked bouts

Jones

Tracked record

0–4

counted from 4 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

Basilio leads 1–0

Carmen Basilio and Harold Jones have met 1 time; Basilio leads 1–0.

Carmen Basilio and Harold Jones have met 1 time; Basilio leads 1–0.
Met1957May 16Series
Carmen BasilioFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Harold JonesFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR41Meeting

The Numbers

Basilio 5 · Jones 1 of 6 measurable rows
BasilioJones
Record†
56-16-7 (edge)0-4
Win %0–100%
75.3% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 27
27 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
48.21%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
48%—
Times stopped‡max 2
2
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 6
6 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 6.4
6.4 (edge)
0.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 79
79
4

† 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″
Harold Jones: No height on file
Agenot held
Carmen Basilio: Died aged 85
Harold Jones: No date of birth
Stance
Carmen Basilio: Orthodox
Harold Jones: Not recorded

Carmen Basilio left, Harold Jones 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%

Harold Jones0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Harold Jones: no tracked wins in the 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Jones yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Carmen Basilio 79, Harold Jones 4 — 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

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

Harold Jones last boxed on May 16, 1957 — 25,359 days ago. Jones had lost four straight.LLLL

Carter Jan 1949Dupas Jun 1953Akins Sep 1955Basilio May 19570.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Carmen Basilio and Harold Jones ever fought each other?
Yes. Carmen Basilio and Harold Jones met once on May 16, 1957, and Carmen Basilio won by TKO in round 4.
The meeting

WMay 16, 1957 · Basilio · TKO R4

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Basilio or Jones?
Carmen Basilio is 56-16-7 and Harold Jones is 0-4 across the 4 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%

Jones0–40%

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

Basilio2748.2%

Jones0

The Numbers ↓
Do Basilio and Jones have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Carmen Basilio and Harold Jones have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Basilio and Jones?
This comparison is drawn from 79 bouts tracked for Carmen Basilio and 4 bouts tracked for Harold Jones. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Basilio79bouts

Jones4bouts

How They Win ↓

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