Have Charley Burns and Tippy Larkin ever fought each other?

Yes. Charley Burns and Tippy Larkin met once on December 19, 1938, and Tippy Larkin won by PTS.

Who has the better record, Burns or Larkin?

Charley Burns is 1-8 across the 9 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Tippy Larkin is 134-15-1. Tippy Larkin has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Burns or Larkin?

Charley Burns has 0 knockout wins and Tippy Larkin has 57. Tippy Larkin has more.

Do Burns and Larkin have any common opponents?

Charley Burns and Tippy Larkin share 1 common opponent: Henry Armstrong. Tippy Larkin fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Burns and Larkin?

This comparison is drawn from 9 bouts tracked for Charley Burns and 151 bouts tracked for Tippy Larkin. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Charley Burns vs Tippy Larkin — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

Charley Burns

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Tippy Larkin

Charley Burns (1-8 across 9 tracked bouts) and Tippy Larkin (134-15-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Burns

Tracked record

1–8

counted from 9 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Larkin

134

Wins57 KO · 43%

Losses

Draw151 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

Larkin leads 1–0

Charley Burns and Tippy Larkin have met 1 time; Larkin leads 1–0.
Met	1938Dec 19	Series
Charley BurnsFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Tippy LarkinFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	PTSLarkin vs Burns	1Meeting

Larkin vs Burns · Dec 19, 1938

The Numbers

Burns 1 · Larkin 6 of 7 measurable rows

BurnsEdge = longer wingLarkin

Record^†: 1-8134-15-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 11.1%
89.7% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 57: 0
57 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —42.54%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 0%
43% (edge)
Times stopped^‡max 10: 4 (edge)
10
Title reignsmax 1: 0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year^§max 8.5: 1.5
8.5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 151: 9
151

† 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: Charley Burns: No height on file; Tippy Larkin: 5′7″
Agenot held: Charley Burns: No date of birth; Tippy Larkin: Died aged 74
Stance: Charley Burns: Not recorded; Tippy Larkin: Orthodox

Charley Burns left, Tippy Larkin right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Charley Burns1 win · from 9 tracked bouts

1 on the cards 100%

Tippy Larkin134 wins · from 151 tracked bouts

57 by KO/TKO 43%74 on the cards 55%3 by another method or unrecorded 2%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Charley Burns 9, Tippy Larkin 151 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Larkin better on 11 shared · Tippy Larkin better on 1

BurnsCharley Burns

Opponent

LarkinTippy Larkin

Charley Burns
0–2 against
Loss, KO 2
1938Feb 1938
Loss, KO 4
1937Sep 1937
ArmstrongHenry ArmstrongUnited States 151–22–10Larkin betterTippy Larkin better — 0–1 to 0–2
Tippy Larkin
Loss, KO 2
1943Mar 1943

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

Charley Burns last boxed on Apr 24, 1941 — 31,223 days ago. Burns had lost eight straight.LLLLL

Armstrong Feb 1938Larkin Dec 1938Montgomery Feb 1939Montgomery Jun 1939Robinson Apr 19411.5 tracked bouts per year

Tippy Larkin had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Steve Marcello. Larkin last boxed on Dec 29, 1952.WLWWL

LaGrutta Nov 1951Lupo Mar 1952Jenkins Oct 1952Jenkins Dec 1952Marcello Dec 19528.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Charley Burns and Tippy Larkin ever fought each other?: Yes. Charley Burns and Tippy Larkin met once on December 19, 1938, and Tippy Larkin won by PTS.
Who has the better record, Burns or Larkin?: Charley Burns is 1-8 across the 9 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Tippy Larkin is 134-15-1. Tippy Larkin has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Burns or Larkin?: Charley Burns has 0 knockout wins and Tippy Larkin has 57. Tippy Larkin has more.
Do Burns and Larkin have any common opponents?: Charley Burns and Tippy Larkin share 1 common opponent: Henry Armstrong. Tippy Larkin fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Burns and Larkin?: This comparison is drawn from 9 bouts tracked for Charley Burns and 151 bouts tracked for Tippy Larkin. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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