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

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Carmen Basilio

Johnny Clemons

Carmen Basilio (56-16-7) and Johnny Clemons (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) 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

Clemons

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout 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 Johnny Clemons have met 1 time; Basilio leads 1–0.

Carmen Basilio and Johnny Clemons have met 1 time; Basilio leads 1–0.
Met1949May 18Series
Carmen BasilioFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Johnny ClemonsFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Basilio 4 · Clemons 1 of 5 measurable rows
BasilioClemons
Record†
56-16-7 (edge)0-1
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§not comparable
6.4—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 79
79
1

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

Carmen Basilio left, Johnny Clemons 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%

Johnny Clemons0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Johnny Clemons: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Clemons yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Carmen Basilio 79, Johnny Clemons 1 — 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

Johnny Clemons last boxed on May 18, 1949 — 28,290 days ago. Clemons had lost the most recent, to Carmen Basilio.L

Basilio May 1949

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Carmen Basilio and Johnny Clemons ever fought each other?
Yes. Carmen Basilio and Johnny Clemons met once on May 18, 1949, and Carmen Basilio won by KO in round 3.
The meeting

WMay 18, 1949 · Basilio · KO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Basilio or Clemons?
Carmen Basilio is 56-16-7 and Johnny Clemons is 0-1 across the 1 bout 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%

Clemons0–10%

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

Basilio2748.2%

Clemons0

The Numbers ↓
Do Basilio and Clemons have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Carmen Basilio and Johnny Clemons have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Basilio and Clemons?
This comparison is drawn from 79 bouts tracked for Carmen Basilio and 1 bout tracked for Johnny Clemons. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Basilio79bouts

Clemons1bout

How They Win ↓

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