Have Eddie Martin and Joe Barbara ever fought each other?

Yes. Eddie Martin and Joe Barbara met once on March 9, 1929, and Eddie Martin won by PTS.

Who has the better record, Martin or Barbara?

Eddie Martin is 82-14-4 and Joe Barbara is 1-2 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Eddie Martin has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Martin or Barbara?

Eddie Martin has 29 knockout wins and Joe Barbara has 0. Eddie Martin has more.

Do Martin and Barbara have any common opponents?

Eddie Martin and Joe Barbara share 1 common opponent: Al Singer. Joe Barbara fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Martin and Barbara?

This comparison is drawn from 101 bouts tracked for Eddie Martin and 3 bouts tracked for Joe Barbara. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Eddie Martin vs Joe Barbara — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Eddie Martin

Joe Barbara

Eddie Martin (82-14-4) and Joe Barbara (1-2 across 3 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Martin

Wins29 KO · 35%

Losses

Draws101 tracked bouts

Barbara

Tracked record

1–2

counted from 3 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

Martin leads 1–0

Eddie Martin and Joe Barbara have met 1 time; Martin leads 1–0.
Met	1929Mar 9	Series
Eddie MartinFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Joe BarbaraFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	PTSMartin vs Barbara	1Meeting

Martin vs Barbara · Mar 9, 1929

The Numbers

Martin 5 · Barbara 1 of 6 measurable rows

MartinEdge = longer wingBarbara

Record^†: 82-14-4 (edge)1-2
Win %0–100%: 84% (edge)
33.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 29: 29 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 35.37%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 35% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^‡max 3: 3
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 9.7: 9.7 (edge)
1.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 101: 101
3

† 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: Eddie Martin: 5′3″; Joe Barbara: No height on file
Reachnot held: Eddie Martin: 65″; Joe Barbara: No reach on file
Agenot held: Eddie Martin: Died aged 65; Joe Barbara: No date of birth
Stance: Eddie Martin: Orthodox; Joe Barbara: Not recorded

Eddie Martin left, Joe Barbara right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Eddie Martin82 wins · from 101 tracked bouts

29 by KO/TKO 35%51 on the cards 62%2 by another method or unrecorded 2%

Joe Barbara1 win · from 3 tracked bouts

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Eddie Martin 101, Joe Barbara 3 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Barbara better on 11 shared · Joe Barbara better on 1

MartinEddie Martin

Opponent

BarbaraJoe Barbara

Eddie Martin
Loss, TKO 2
1931Aug 1931
SingerAl SingerUnited States 62–9–2 · LightweightBarbara betterJoe Barbara better — 1–1 to 0–1
Joe Barbara
1–1 against
Loss, PTS
1928Apr 1928
Win, PTS
1927Aug 1927

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

Eddie Martin had won one in a row before losing a decision to Al Dunbar. Martin last boxed on May 19, 1932.WDLWL

Cohen Mar 1931Kaufman May 1931Singer Aug 1931Baron Feb 1932Dunbar May 19329.7 tracked bouts per year

Joe Barbara last boxed on Mar 9, 1929 — 35,655 days ago. Barbara had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLL

Singer Aug 1927Singer Apr 1928Martin Mar 19291.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Eddie Martin and Joe Barbara ever fought each other?: Yes. Eddie Martin and Joe Barbara met once on March 9, 1929, and Eddie Martin won by PTS.
Who has the better record, Martin or Barbara?: Eddie Martin is 82-14-4 and Joe Barbara is 1-2 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Eddie Martin has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Martin or Barbara?: Eddie Martin has 29 knockout wins and Joe Barbara has 0. Eddie Martin has more.
Do Martin and Barbara have any common opponents?: Eddie Martin and Joe Barbara share 1 common opponent: Al Singer. Joe Barbara fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Martin and Barbara?: This comparison is drawn from 101 bouts tracked for Eddie Martin and 3 bouts tracked for Joe Barbara. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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