Have Fidel LaBarba and Young Nationalista ever fought each other?

Yes. Fidel LaBarba and Young Nationalista have met 3 times and Fidel LaBarba leads the series 2-0 with 1 draw.

Who has the better record, LaBarba or Nationalista?

Fidel LaBarba is 72-15-7 and Young Nationalista is 2-7-2 across the 11 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Fidel LaBarba has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, LaBarba or Nationalista?

Fidel LaBarba has 15 knockout wins and Young Nationalista has 0. Fidel LaBarba has more.

Do LaBarba and Nationalista have any common opponents?

Fidel LaBarba and Young Nationalista share 4 common opponents: Bud Taylor, Memphis Pal Moore and Newsboy Brown (and 1 other). Fidel LaBarba fared better against 2 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on LaBarba and Nationalista?

This comparison is drawn from 98 bouts tracked for Fidel LaBarba and 11 bouts tracked for Young Nationalista. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Fidel LaBarba vs Young Nationalista — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Fidel LaBarba

Young Nationalista

Fidel LaBarba (72-15-7) and Young Nationalista (2-7-2 across 11 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share 4 common opponents.

LaBarba

Wins15 KO · 21%

Losses

Draws98 tracked bouts

Nationalista

Tracked record

2–7–2

counted from 11 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

LaBarba leads 2–0 with 1 draw

Fidel LaBarba and Young Nationalista have met 3 times; LaBarba leads 2–0 with 1 draw.
Met	1925Feb 20	1926Oct 26	1927Sep 25	Series
Fidel LaBarbaFighter A	WWon	DDraw	WWon	2–0–1W–L–D
Young NationalistaFighter B	LLost	DDraw	LLost	0–2–1W–L–D
Result	PTSLaBarba vs Nationalista	PTSLaBarba vs Nationalista	PTSLaBarba vs Nationalista	3Meetings

The Numbers

LaBarba 7 · Nationalista 0 of 7 measurable rows

LaBarbaEdge = longer wingNationalista

Record^†: 72-15-7 (edge)2-7-2
Win %0–100%: 80.3% (edge)
27.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 15: 15 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 20.83%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 22% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^‡max 2: 0 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 2: 2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 11.8: 11.8 (edge)
3.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 98: 98
11

† 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: Fidel LaBarba: 5′3″; Young Nationalista: No height on file
Reachnot held: Fidel LaBarba: 66″; Young Nationalista: No reach on file
Agenot held: Fidel LaBarba: Died aged 76; Young Nationalista: No date of birth
Stance: Fidel LaBarba: Orthodox; Young Nationalista: Not recorded

Fidel LaBarba left, Young Nationalista right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Fidel LaBarba74 wins · from 98 tracked bouts

16 by KO/TKO 22%53 on the cards 72%5 by another method or unrecorded 7%

Young Nationalista2 wins · from 11 tracked bouts

2 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Fidel LaBarba 98, Young Nationalista 11 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · LaBarba better on 2 · Nationalista better on 1 · even on 14 shared · Fidel LaBarba better on 2 · Young Nationalista better on 1 · even on 1

LaBarbaFidel LaBarba

Opponent

NationalistaYoung Nationalista

Fidel LaBarba
2–0 against
Win, PTS
1930Nov 1930
Win, PTS
1930Apr 1930
TaylorBud TaylorUnited States 116–32–16 · BantamweightLaBarba betterFidel LaBarba better — 2–0 to 0–2
Young Nationalista
0–2 against
Loss, TKO 5
1927Apr 1927
Loss, PTS
1926Jun 1926
Fidel LaBarba
Win, PTS
1927Jul 1927
MooreMemphis Pal MooreUnited States 170–56–38EvenEven — 1–0 both
Young Nationalista
Win, PTS
1926Aug 1926
Fidel LaBarba
0–0–2 against
Draw, PTS
1926Oct 1926
Draw, PTS
1925Apr 1925
BrownNewsboy BrownUnited States 75–14–11LaBarba betterFidel LaBarba better — 0–0–2 to 0–2–1
Young Nationalista
0–2–1 against
Loss, PTS
1926Dec 1926
Loss, KO 6
1926Feb 1926
Draw, PTS
1925Jun 1925
Fidel LaBarba
0–2–1 against
Loss, PTS
1925Jan 1925
Draw, PTS
1924Nov 1924
Loss, PTS
1924Oct 1924
McLarninJimmy McLarninIreland 55–11–3 · FlyweightNationalista betterYoung Nationalista better — 0–1 to 0–2–1
Young Nationalista
Loss, PTS
1924Oct 1924

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

Fidel LaBarba has won once since four straight losses. LaBarba last boxed on Feb 13, 1933.LLLLW

Chocolate Dec 1932Montalvo Dec 1932Paul Dec 1932Watson Jan 1933Butch Feb 193311.8 tracked bouts per year

Young Nationalista last boxed on Sep 25, 1927 — 36,187 days ago. Nationalista had lost three straight.WDLLL

Moore Aug 1926LaBarba Oct 1926Brown Dec 1926Taylor Apr 1927LaBarba Sep 19273.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Fidel LaBarba and Young Nationalista ever fought each other?: Yes. Fidel LaBarba and Young Nationalista have met 3 times and Fidel LaBarba leads the series 2-0 with 1 draw.
Who has the better record, LaBarba or Nationalista?: Fidel LaBarba is 72-15-7 and Young Nationalista is 2-7-2 across the 11 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Fidel LaBarba has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, LaBarba or Nationalista?: Fidel LaBarba has 15 knockout wins and Young Nationalista has 0. Fidel LaBarba has more.
Do LaBarba and Nationalista have any common opponents?: Fidel LaBarba and Young Nationalista share 4 common opponents: Bud Taylor, Memphis Pal Moore and Newsboy Brown (and 1 other). Fidel LaBarba fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on LaBarba and Nationalista?: This comparison is drawn from 98 bouts tracked for Fidel LaBarba and 11 bouts tracked for Young Nationalista. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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