Have Freddie Steele and Henry Firpo ever fought each other?

Yes. Freddie Steele and Henry Firpo met once on February 4, 1936, and Freddie Steele won by KO in round 2.

Who has the better record, Steele or Firpo?

Freddie Steele is 125-5-11 and Henry Firpo is 1-8-1 across the 10 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Freddie Steele has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Steele or Firpo?

Freddie Steele has 60 knockout wins and Henry Firpo has 0. Freddie Steele has more.

Do Steele and Firpo have any common opponents?

Freddie Steele and Henry Firpo share 1 common opponent: Ken Overlin. Freddie Steele fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Steele and Firpo?

This comparison is drawn from 140 bouts tracked for Freddie Steele and 10 bouts tracked for Henry Firpo. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Freddie Steele vs Henry Firpo — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Freddie Steele

Henry Firpo

Freddie Steele (125-5-11) and Henry Firpo (1-8-1 across 10 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.

Steele

125

Wins60 KO · 48%

Losses

Draws140 tracked bouts

Firpo

Tracked record

1–8–1

counted from 10 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

Steele leads 1–0

Freddie Steele and Henry Firpo have met 1 time; Steele leads 1–0.
Met	1936Feb 4	Series
Freddie SteeleFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Henry FirpoFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	KOR2Steele vs Firpo	1Meeting

Steele vs Firpo · Feb 4, 1936

The Numbers

Steele 7 · Firpo 0 of 7 measurable rows

SteeleEdge = longer wingFirpo

Record^†: 125-5-11 (edge)1-8-1
Win %0–100%: 92.6% (edge)
15%
Wins by knockoutmax 60: 60 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 48%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 47% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^‡max 4: 3 (edge)
4
Title reignsmax 2: 2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 9.6: 9.6 (edge)
1.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 140: 140
10

† 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: Freddie Steele: Died aged 71; Henry Firpo: No date of birth
Stance: Freddie Steele: Orthodox; Henry Firpo: Not recorded

Freddie Steele left, Henry Firpo right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Freddie Steele123 wins · from 140 tracked bouts

58 by KO/TKO 47%65 on the cards 53%

Henry Firpo1 win · from 10 tracked bouts

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Freddie Steele 140, Henry Firpo 10 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Steele better on 11 shared · Freddie Steele better on 1

SteeleFreddie Steele

Opponent

FirpoHenry Firpo

Freddie Steele
Win, KO 4
1937Sep 1937
OverlinKen OverlinUnited States 136–19–10 · MiddleweightSteele betterFreddie Steele better — 1–0 to 0–1
Henry Firpo
Loss, PTS
1935Aug 1935

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

Freddie Steele has lost two straight, after three straight wins. Steele last boxed on May 23, 1941.WWWLL

Turner Feb 1938Barth Feb 1938Krieger Jun 1938Hostak Jul 1938Casino May 19419.6 tracked bouts per year

Henry Firpo last boxed on Feb 4, 1936 — 33,134 days ago. Firpo had lost five straight.LLLLL

Brouillard Jun 1934Knight Jun 1934Overlin Aug 1935Olin Sep 1935Steele Feb 19361.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Freddie Steele and Henry Firpo ever fought each other?: Yes. Freddie Steele and Henry Firpo met once on February 4, 1936, and Freddie Steele won by KO in round 2.
Who has the better record, Steele or Firpo?: Freddie Steele is 125-5-11 and Henry Firpo is 1-8-1 across the 10 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Freddie Steele has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Steele or Firpo?: Freddie Steele has 60 knockout wins and Henry Firpo has 0. Freddie Steele has more.
Do Steele and Firpo have any common opponents?: Freddie Steele and Henry Firpo share 1 common opponent: Ken Overlin. Freddie Steele fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Steele and Firpo?: This comparison is drawn from 140 bouts tracked for Freddie Steele and 10 bouts tracked for Henry Firpo. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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