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Davey Moore vs John Barnes — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Davey Moore

John Barnes

Davey Moore (59-7-1) and John Barnes (2-2 across 4 tracked bouts) 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.

Moore

59

Wins30 KO · 51%

7

Losses

1

Draw69 tracked bouts

Barnes

Tracked record

2–2

counted from 4 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

Moore leads 1–0

Davey Moore and John Barnes have met 1 time; Moore leads 1–0.

Davey Moore and John Barnes have met 1 time; Moore leads 1–0.
Met1955Jan 18Series
Davey MooreFighter AWWon1–0W–L
John BarnesFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Moore 4 · Barnes 1 of 5 measurable rows
MooreBarnes
Record†
59-7-1 (edge)2-2
Win %0–100%
88.8% (edge)
50%
Wins by knockoutmax 30
30 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable
50.85%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
51% (edge)
50%
Times stopped‡max 3
3
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
7—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 69
69
4

† 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

Agenot held
Davey Moore: Died aged 29
John Barnes: No date of birth

Davey Moore left, John Barnes right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored: younger is not better.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Davey Moore59 wins · from 69 tracked bouts

Davey Moore: 59 tracked wins — 30 by KO/TKO (51%), 28 on the cards (47%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 69 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

30 by KO/TKO 51%28 on the cards 47%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

John Barnes2 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

John Barnes: 2 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (50%) and 1 on the cards (50%). Counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 50%1 on the cards 50%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Davey Moore 69, John Barnes 4 — 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

Davey Moore had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Sugar Ramos. Moore last boxed on Mar 21, 1963.WWWWL

Diaz Jul 1962Mäki Aug 1962Nava Dec 1962Cadilli Feb 1963Ramos Mar 19637 tracked bouts per year

John Barnes last boxed on Jan 18, 1955 — 26,207 days ago. Barnes had lost two straight, after two straight wins.WWLL

Lane Feb 1954Lane Mar 1954Lane Aug 1954Moore Jan 1955

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Davey Moore and John Barnes ever fought each other?
Yes. Davey Moore and John Barnes met once on January 18, 1955, and Davey Moore won by UD.
The meeting

WJan 18, 1955 · Moore · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Moore or Barnes?
Davey Moore is 59-7-1 and John Barnes is 2-2 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Davey Moore has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Moore59–7–188.8%

Barnes2–250%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Moore or Barnes?
Davey Moore has 30 knockout wins and John Barnes has 1. Davey Moore has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Moore3050.9%

Barnes1

The Numbers ↓
Do Moore and Barnes have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Davey Moore and John Barnes have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Moore and Barnes?
This comparison is drawn from 69 bouts tracked for Davey Moore and 4 bouts tracked for John Barnes. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Moore69bouts

Barnes4bouts

How They Win ↓

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