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Ernie Owens vs Max Baer — record, stats and common opponents compared

Ernie Owens

🇺🇸HEAVYWEIGHT

Max Baer

Ernie Owens (0-3 across 3 tracked bouts) and Max Baer (68-13) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Owens

Tracked record

0–3

counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Baer

68

Wins51 KO · 75%

13

Losses

0

Draws81 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

Baer leads 3–0

Ernie Owens and Max Baer have met 3 times; Baer leads 3–0.

Ernie Owens and Max Baer have met 3 times; Baer leads 3–0.
Met1930Apr 221930Jun 251931Apr 7Series
Ernie OwensFighter ALLostLLostLLost0–3W–L
Max BaerFighter BWWonWWonWWon3–0W–L
ResultPTSKOR5KOR23Meetings

The Numbers

Owens 1 · Baer 4 of 5 measurable rows
OwensBaer
Record†
0-368-13 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
84% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 51
0
51 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—75%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—75%
Times stopped‡max 3
2 (edge)
3
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year§not comparable
—6.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 81
3
81

† 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
Ernie Owens: No height on file
Max Baer: 6′0″
Reachnot held
Ernie Owens: No reach on file
Max Baer: 81″
Agenot held
Ernie Owens: No date of birth
Max Baer: Died aged 50
Stance
Ernie Owens: Not recorded
Max Baer: Orthodox

Ernie Owens left, Max Baer right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Ernie Owens0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Ernie Owens: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Owens yet.

Max Baer68 wins · from 81 tracked bouts

Max Baer: 68 tracked wins — 51 by KO/TKO (75%), 15 on the cards (22%) and 2 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 81 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

51 by KO/TKO 75%15 on the cards 22%2 by another method or unrecorded 3%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ernie Owens 3, Max Baer 81 — 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

Ernie Owens last boxed on Apr 7, 1931 — 34,903 days ago. Owens had lost three straight.LLL

Baer Apr 1930Baer Jun 1930Baer Apr 1931

Max Baer had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Lou Nova. Baer last boxed on Apr 4, 1941.WWWWL

Murphy Sep 1939Ritchie Sep 1939Galento Jul 1940Comiskey Sep 1940Nova Apr 19416.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Ernie Owens and Max Baer ever fought each other?
Yes. Ernie Owens and Max Baer have met 3 times and Max Baer leads the series 3-0.
The 3 meetings

LApr 7, 1931 · Baer · KO R2

LJun 25, 1930 · Baer · KO R5

LApr 22, 1930 · Baer · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Owens or Baer?
Ernie Owens is 0-3 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Max Baer is 68-13. Max Baer has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Owens0–30%

Baer68–1384%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Owens or Baer?
Ernie Owens has 0 knockout wins and Max Baer has 51. Max Baer has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Owens0

Baer5175%

The Numbers ↓
Do Owens and Baer have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Ernie Owens and Max Baer have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Owens and Baer?
This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for Ernie Owens and 81 bouts tracked for Max Baer. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Owens3bouts

Baer81bouts

How They Win ↓

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