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

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Carmen Basilio

Johnny Cunningham

Carmen Basilio (56-16-7) and Johnny Cunningham (2-6-1 across 9 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 5 times. They share 2 common opponents.

Basilio

56

Wins27 KO · 48%

16

Losses

7

Draws79 tracked bouts

Cunningham

Tracked record

2–6–1

counted from 9 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 3–1 with 1 draw

Carmen Basilio and Johnny Cunningham have met 5 times; Basilio leads 3–1 with 1 draw.

Carmen Basilio and Johnny Cunningham have met 5 times; Basilio leads 3–1 with 1 draw.
Met1949Jan 51949Jun 71949Aug 21949Aug 171953Nov 28Series
Carmen BasilioFighter ADDrawWWonLLostWWonWWon3–1–1W–L–D
Johnny CunninghamFighter BDDrawLLostWWonLLostLLost1–3–1W–L–D
ResultPTSKOR2SDPTSKOR45Meetings

The Numbers

Basilio 7 · Cunningham 0 of 7 measurable rows
BasilioCunningham
Record†
56-16-7 (edge)2-6-1
Win %0–100%
75.3% (edge)
27.8%
Wins by knockoutmax 27
27 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
48.21%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
48% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 3
2 (edge)
3
Title reignsmax 6
6 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 6.4
6.4 (edge)
0.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 79
79
9

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

Carmen Basilio left, Johnny Cunningham 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 Cunningham2 wins · from 9 tracked bouts

Johnny Cunningham: 2 tracked wins — 2 on the cards (100%). Counted from 9 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Carmen Basilio 79, Johnny Cunningham 9 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Basilio better on 1 · even on 1

Basilio

Opponent

Cunningham

  • Carmen Basilio

    Loss, SD

    1953

    GavilánEven

    Johnny Cunningham

    Loss, UD

    1954

  • Carmen Basilio

    Win, UD

    1953

    WilliamsBasilio better

    Johnny Cunningham

    Loss, KO 5

    1952

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

Johnny Cunningham last boxed on Feb 23, 1954 — 26,536 days ago. Cunningham had lost two straight, after one straight win.LLWLL

Basilio Aug 1949Williams Mar 1952Carter Sep 1953Basilio Nov 1953Gavilán Feb 19540.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Carmen Basilio and Johnny Cunningham ever fought each other?
Yes. Carmen Basilio and Johnny Cunningham have met 5 times and Carmen Basilio leads the series 3-1 with 1 draw.
The 5 meetings

WNov 28, 1953 · Basilio · KO R4

WAug 17, 1949 · Basilio · PTS

LAug 2, 1949 · Cunningham · SD

WJun 7, 1949 · Basilio · KO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Basilio or Cunningham?
Carmen Basilio is 56-16-7 and Johnny Cunningham is 2-6-1 across the 9 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%

Cunningham2–6–127.8%

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

Basilio2748.2%

Cunningham0

The Numbers ↓
Do Basilio and Cunningham have any common opponents?
Carmen Basilio and Johnny Cunningham share 2 common opponents: Kid Gavilán and Ike Williams. Carmen Basilio fared better against 1 of them.
2 shared opponents

Kid GavilánLL

Ike WilliamsWL

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Basilio and Cunningham?
This comparison is drawn from 79 bouts tracked for Carmen Basilio and 9 bouts tracked for Johnny Cunningham. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Basilio79bouts

Cunningham9bouts

How They Win ↓

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