Have Ernie Schaaf and Murray Gitlitz ever fought each other?

Yes. Ernie Schaaf and Murray Gitlitz have met 3 times and Ernie Schaaf leads the series 3-0.

Who has the better record, Schaaf or Gitlitz?

Ernie Schaaf is 58-15-2 and Murray Gitlitz is 1-5 across the 6 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Ernie Schaaf has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Schaaf or Gitlitz?

Ernie Schaaf has 0 knockout wins and Murray Gitlitz has 1. Murray Gitlitz has more.

Do Schaaf and Gitlitz have any common opponents?

Ernie Schaaf and Murray Gitlitz share 1 common opponent: Tony Galento. Ernie Schaaf fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Schaaf and Gitlitz?

This comparison is drawn from 75 bouts tracked for Ernie Schaaf and 6 bouts tracked for Murray Gitlitz. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Ernie Schaaf vs Murray Gitlitz — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Ernie Schaaf

Murray Gitlitz

Ernie Schaaf (58-15-2) and Murray Gitlitz (1-5 across 6 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share 1 common opponent.

Schaaf

Wins

Losses

Draws75 tracked bouts

Gitlitz

Tracked record

1–5

counted from 6 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

Schaaf leads 3–0

Ernie Schaaf and Murray Gitlitz have met 3 times; Schaaf leads 3–0.
Met	1927May 20	1927Dec 8	1929Jul 6	Series
Ernie SchaafFighter A	WWon	WWon	WWon	3–0W–L
Murray GitlitzFighter B	LLost	LLost	LLost	0–3W–L
Result	PTSSchaaf vs Gitlitz	NWSSchaaf vs Gitlitz	KOR1Schaaf vs Gitlitz	3Meetings

The Numbers

Schaaf 4 · Gitlitz 2 of 6 measurable rows

SchaafEdge = longer wingGitlitz

Record^†: 58-15-2 (edge)1-5
Win %0–100%: 78.7% (edge)
16.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 1: 0
1 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: 0%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 40%
100% (edge)
Times stopped^‡max 2: 1 (edge)
2
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 12.7: 12.7 (edge)
2.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 75: 75
6

† 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: Ernie Schaaf: Died aged 24; Murray Gitlitz: No date of birth
Stance: Ernie Schaaf: Orthodox; Murray Gitlitz: Not recorded

Ernie Schaaf left, Murray Gitlitz 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 Schaaf58 wins · from 75 tracked bouts

23 by KO/TKO 40%30 on the cards 52%5 by another method or unrecorded 9%

Murray Gitlitz1 win · from 6 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ernie Schaaf 75, Murray Gitlitz 6 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Schaaf better on 11 shared · Ernie Schaaf better on 1

SchaafErnie Schaaf

Opponent

GitlitzMurray Gitlitz

Ernie Schaaf
Win, PTS
1932Jun 1932
GalentoTony GalentoUnited States 79–26–6 · HeavyweightSchaaf betterErnie Schaaf better — 1–0 to 0–1
Murray Gitlitz
Loss, PTS
1929May 1929

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

Ernie Schaaf had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Primo Carnera. Schaaf last boxed on Feb 10, 1933.LLWWL

Baer Aug 1932Winston Oct 1932Winston Dec 1932Poreda Jan 1933Carnera Feb 193312.7 tracked bouts per year

Murray Gitlitz last boxed on Jul 6, 1929 — 35,536 days ago. Gitlitz had lost five straight.LLLLL

Schaaf May 1927Slattery Nov 1927Schaaf Dec 1927Galento May 1929Schaaf Jul 19292.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Ernie Schaaf and Murray Gitlitz ever fought each other?: Yes. Ernie Schaaf and Murray Gitlitz have met 3 times and Ernie Schaaf leads the series 3-0.
Who has the better record, Schaaf or Gitlitz?: Ernie Schaaf is 58-15-2 and Murray Gitlitz is 1-5 across the 6 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Ernie Schaaf has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Schaaf or Gitlitz?: Ernie Schaaf has 0 knockout wins and Murray Gitlitz has 1. Murray Gitlitz has more.
Do Schaaf and Gitlitz have any common opponents?: Ernie Schaaf and Murray Gitlitz share 1 common opponent: Tony Galento. Ernie Schaaf fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Schaaf and Gitlitz?: This comparison is drawn from 75 bouts tracked for Ernie Schaaf and 6 bouts tracked for Murray Gitlitz. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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