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.
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.
Carmen Basilio vs Johnny Cunningham — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Carmen Basilio leads 3–1- Carmen Basilio wonBasilio vs CunninghamNov 28, 1953 · KO · R4
- Carmen Basilio wonBasilio vs CunninghamAug 17, 1949 · PTS
- Johnny Cunningham wonBasilio vs CunninghamAug 2, 1949 · SD
- Carmen Basilio wonBasilio vs CunninghamJun 7, 1949 · KO · R2
- DrawBasilio vs CunninghamJan 5, 1949 · PTS
The Numbers
- 56-16-7 (edge)
- Record
- 2-6-1
- 75.3% (edge)
- Win %
- 27.8%
- 27 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 48.21%
- KO rate
- —
- 48% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 0%
- 2 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 3
- 6 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 6.4 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 0.6
- 79
- Bouts tracked
- 9
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 5′7″ (169 cm)
- Height
- —
- 99
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyCarmen Basilio · 56 wins
KO/TKO
27
Decision
29
Other
0
Johnny Cunningham · 2 wins
KO/TKO
0
Decision
2
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (79 and 9 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
2 sharedShared 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 Cunningham
LLWLL
L2 streak · last fought Feb 23, 1954
Common Questions
- 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.
- Who has the better record, Carmen Basilio or Johnny 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.
- Who has more knockouts, Carmen Basilio or Johnny Cunningham?
- Carmen Basilio has 27 knockout wins and Johnny Cunningham has 0. Carmen Basilio has more.
- Do Carmen Basilio and Johnny 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.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Carmen Basilio and Johnny 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.