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Carmen Basilio vs Ross Virgo — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Carmen Basilio

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Ross Virgo

Carmen Basilio (56-16-7) and Ross Virgo (24-2-2) 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

Virgo

24

Wins

2

Losses

2

Draws1 tracked bout

Head to Head

Virgo leads 1–0

Carmen Basilio and Ross Virgo have met 1 time; Virgo leads 1–0.

Carmen Basilio and Ross Virgo have met 1 time; Virgo leads 1–0.
Met1951Sep 26Series
Carmen BasilioFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Ross VirgoFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Basilio 4 · Virgo 3 of 7 measurable rows
BasilioVirgo
Record
56-16-724-2-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
75.3%
89.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 27
27 (edge)
0
KO rate0–100%
48.21% (edge)
0%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
48% (edge)
0%
Times stopped†max 2
2
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 6
6 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡not comparable
6.4—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 79
79
1

† 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″
Ross Virgo: No height on file
Agenot comparable
Carmen Basilio: Died aged 85
Ross Virgo: Died aged 81
Stance
Carmen Basilio: Orthodox
Ross Virgo: Not recorded

Carmen Basilio left, Ross Virgo 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%

Ross Virgo1 win · from 1 tracked bout

Ross Virgo: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

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

Ross Virgo has won once, the most recent against Carmen Basilio. Virgo last boxed on Sep 26, 1951.W

Basilio Sep 1951

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Carmen Basilio and Ross Virgo ever fought each other?
Yes. Carmen Basilio and Ross Virgo met once on September 26, 1951, and Ross Virgo won by UD.
The meeting

LSep 26, 1951 · Virgo · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Basilio or Virgo?
Carmen Basilio is 56-16-7 and Ross Virgo is 24-2-2. Ross Virgo has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Basilio56–16–775.3%

Virgo24–2–289.3%

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

Basilio2748.2%

Virgo0

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

Basilio79bouts

Virgo1bout

How They Win ↓

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