Have Freddie Steele and Johnny Romero ever fought each other?

Yes. Freddie Steele and Johnny Romero met once on February 27, 1934, and Freddie Steele won by KO in round 2.

Who has the better record, Steele or Romero?

Freddie Steele is 125-5-11 and Johnny Romero is 2-7 across the 9 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 Romero?

Freddie Steele has 60 knockout wins and Johnny Romero has 0. Freddie Steele has more.

Do Steele and Romero have any common opponents?

Freddie Steele and Johnny Romero share 2 common opponents: Gus Lesnevich and Ceferino Garcia. Freddie Steele fared better against 2 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 140 bouts tracked for Freddie Steele and 9 bouts tracked for Johnny Romero. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Freddie Steele vs Johnny Romero — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Freddie Steele

Johnny Romero

Freddie Steele (125-5-11) and Johnny Romero (2-7 across 9 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Steele

125

Wins60 KO · 48%

Losses

Draws140 tracked bouts

Romero

Tracked record

2–7

counted from 9 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 Johnny Romero have met 1 time; Steele leads 1–0.
Met	1934Feb 27	Series
Freddie SteeleFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Johnny RomeroFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	KOR2Steele vs Romero	1Meeting

Steele vs Romero · Feb 27, 1934

The Numbers

Steele 7 · Romero 0 of 7 measurable rows

SteeleEdge = longer wingRomero

Record^†: 125-5-11 (edge)2-7
Win %0–100%: 92.6% (edge)
22.2%
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
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 140: 140
9

† 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; Johnny Romero: No date of birth
Stance: Freddie Steele: Orthodox; Johnny Romero: Not recorded

Freddie Steele left, Johnny Romero 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%

Johnny Romero2 wins · from 9 tracked bouts

2 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Freddie Steele 140, Johnny Romero 9 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Steele better on 22 shared · Freddie Steele better on 2

SteeleFreddie Steele

Opponent

RomeroJohnny Romero

Freddie Steele
Win, TKO 2
1936Nov 1936
LesnevichGus LesnevichUnited States 61–14–5 · Light HeavyweightSteele betterFreddie Steele better — 1–0 to 0–1
Johnny Romero
Loss, KO
1937May 1937
Freddie Steele
2–0 against
Win, KO 2
1932Sep 1932
Win, KO 2
1932May 1932
GarciaCeferino GarciaPhilippines 120–30–14 · MiddleweightSteele betterFreddie Steele better — 2–0 to 0–2
Johnny Romero
0–2 against
Loss, PTS
1933Mar 1933
Loss, KO 8
1933Feb 1933

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

Johnny Romero last boxed on Mar 27, 1942 — 30,888 days ago. Romero had lost three straight, after two straight wins.WWLLL

Marshall Dec 1937Moore Jun 1938Marshall Jul 1938Moore Sep 1938Marshall Mar 19421 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Freddie Steele and Johnny Romero ever fought each other?: Yes. Freddie Steele and Johnny Romero met once on February 27, 1934, and Freddie Steele won by KO in round 2.
Who has the better record, Steele or Romero?: Freddie Steele is 125-5-11 and Johnny Romero is 2-7 across the 9 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 Romero?: Freddie Steele has 60 knockout wins and Johnny Romero has 0. Freddie Steele has more.
Do Steele and Romero have any common opponents?: Freddie Steele and Johnny Romero share 2 common opponents: Gus Lesnevich and Ceferino Garcia. Freddie Steele fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Steele and Romero?: This comparison is drawn from 140 bouts tracked for Freddie Steele and 9 bouts tracked for Johnny Romero. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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