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Carmen Basilio (56-16-7) and Johnny Cesario (3-3 across 6 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Carmen Basilio vs Johnny Cesario — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Carmen Basilio

56–16–7

79 tracked bouts

Johnny Cesario

Tracked record

3–3

6 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

Johnny Cesario leads 1–0

The Numbers

56-16-7 (edge)
Record
3-3

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

75.3% (edge)
Win %
50%
27 (edge)
Wins by knockout
0
48.21%
KO rate
48% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
0%

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

2
Times stopped
1 (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

6 (edge)
Title reigns
0
6.4 (edge)
Bouts per year
0.8

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

79
Bouts tracked
6

Tale of the Tape

5′7″ (169 cm)
Height
99
Age
Orthodox
Stance
United States
Nationality

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Carmen Basilio · 56 wins

KO/TKO
27
Decision
29
Other
0

Johnny Cesario · 3 wins

KO/TKO
0
Decision
3
Other
0

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (79 and 6 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared
  • Carmen Basilio

    WTKO R12 · Nov 1955WTKO R12 · Jun 1955

    Tony DeMarco

    Johnny Cesario

    LUD · May 1954
  • Carmen Basilio

    DPTS · Jul 1953WUD · Jun 1953LUD · Aug 1952

    Billy Graham

    Johnny Cesario

    LSD · Nov 1951

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Carmen Basilio

LWWLL

L1 streak · last fought Apr 22, 1961

Johnny Cesario

LWLWL

L1 streak · last fought May 22, 1954

Common Questions

Have Carmen Basilio and Johnny Cesario ever fought each other?
Yes. Carmen Basilio and Johnny Cesario met once on June 18, 1951, and Johnny Cesario won by UD.
Who has the better record, Carmen Basilio or Johnny Cesario?
Carmen Basilio is 56-16-7 and Johnny Cesario is 3-3 across the 6 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.
Who has more knockouts, Carmen Basilio or Johnny Cesario?
Carmen Basilio has 27 knockout wins and Johnny Cesario has 0. Carmen Basilio has more.
Do Carmen Basilio and Johnny Cesario have any common opponents?
Carmen Basilio and Johnny Cesario share 2 common opponents: Tony DeMarco and Billy Graham. Carmen Basilio fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Carmen Basilio and Johnny Cesario?
This comparison is drawn from 79 bouts tracked for Carmen Basilio and 6 bouts tracked for Johnny Cesario. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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