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Erminio Spalla vs Gene Tunney — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Erminio Spalla

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Gene Tunney

Erminio Spalla (42-10-3) and Gene Tunney (80-1-3) 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.

Spalla

42

Wins31 KO · 74%

10

Losses

3

Draws4 tracked bouts

Tunney

80

Wins48 KO · 60%

1

Loss

3

Draws85 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Tunney leads 1–0

Erminio Spalla and Gene Tunney have met 1 time; Tunney leads 1–0.

Erminio Spalla and Gene Tunney have met 1 time; Tunney leads 1–0.
Met1924Jun 26Series
Erminio SpallaFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Gene TunneyFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR71Meeting

The Numbers

Spalla 1 · Tunney 6 of 7 measurable rows
SpallaTunney
Record
42-10-380-1-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%
79.1%
97% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 48
31
48 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
73.81% (edge)
60%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†not comparable
—60%
Times stopped†max 2
2
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 6.5
1.9
6.5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 85
4
85

† 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

Height+1″
Erminio Spalla: 6′1″ (edge)
Gene Tunney: 6′0″
Reachnot held
Erminio Spalla: No reach on file
Gene Tunney: 76″
Agenot comparable
Erminio Spalla: Died aged 74
Gene Tunney: Died aged 81
Stance
Erminio Spalla: Orthodox
Gene Tunney: Orthodox

Erminio Spalla left, Gene Tunney right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Erminio Spalla0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Erminio Spalla: no tracked wins in the 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Spalla yet.

Gene Tunney80 wins · from 85 tracked bouts

Gene Tunney: 80 tracked wins — 48 by KO/TKO (60%), 17 on the cards (21%) and 15 by another method or unrecorded (19%). Counted from 85 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

48 by KO/TKO 60%17 on the cards 21%15 by another method or unrecorded 19%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Erminio Spalla 4, Gene Tunney 85 — 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

Erminio Spalla has lost four straight. Spalla last boxed on May 18, 1926.LLLL

Firpo Mar 1924Tunney Jun 1924Firpo Apr 1926Uzcudun May 19261.9 tracked bouts per year

Gene Tunney has won 13 straight, the most recent against Tom Heeney. Tunney last boxed on Jul 26, 1928.WWWWW

Risko Nov 1925O'Dowd Dec 1925Dempsey Sep 1926Dempsey Sep 1927Heeney Jul 19286.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Erminio Spalla and Gene Tunney ever fought each other?
Yes. Erminio Spalla and Gene Tunney met once on June 26, 1924, and Gene Tunney won by TKO in round 7.
The meeting

LJun 26, 1924 · Tunney · TKO R7

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Spalla or Tunney?
Erminio Spalla is 42-10-3 and Gene Tunney is 80-1-3. Gene Tunney has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Spalla42–10–379.1%

Tunney80–1–397%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Spalla or Tunney?
Erminio Spalla has 31 knockout wins and Gene Tunney has 48. Gene Tunney has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Spalla3173.8%

Tunney4860%

The Numbers ↓
Do Spalla and Tunney have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Erminio Spalla and Gene Tunney have faced.
Who is bigger, Spalla or Tunney?
Erminio Spalla is the taller fighter at 185 cm, 2 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Spalla185 cm

Tunney183 cm193 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Spalla and Tunney?
This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for Erminio Spalla and 85 bouts tracked for Gene Tunney. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Spalla4bouts

Tunney85bouts

How They Win ↓

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