Have Freddie Steele and Sammy O'Dell ever fought each other?

Yes. Freddie Steele and Sammy O'Dell met once on April 23, 1935, and Freddie Steele won by KO in round 1.

Who has the better record, Steele or O'Dell?

Freddie Steele is 125-5-11 and Sammy O'Dell is 0-2 across the 2 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 O'Dell?

Freddie Steele has 60 knockout wins and Sammy O'Dell has 0. Freddie Steele has more.

Do Steele and O'Dell have any common opponents?

Freddie Steele and Sammy O'Dell share 1 common opponent: Ceferino Garcia. Freddie Steele fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Steele and O'Dell?

This comparison is drawn from 140 bouts tracked for Freddie Steele and 2 bouts tracked for Sammy O'Dell. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Freddie Steele vs Sammy O'Dell — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Freddie Steele

Sammy O'Dell

Freddie Steele (125-5-11) and Sammy O'Dell (0-2 across 2 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

O'Dell

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 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 Sammy O'Dell have met 1 time; Steele leads 1–0.
Met	1935Apr 23	Series
Freddie SteeleFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Sammy O'DellFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	KOR1Steele vs O'Dell	1Meeting

Steele vs O'Dell · Apr 23, 1935

The Numbers

Steele 4 · O'Dell 1 of 5 measurable rows

SteeleEdge = longer wingO'Dell

Record^†: 125-5-11 (edge)0-2
Win %0–100%: 92.6% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 60: 60 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 48%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: 47%—
Times stopped^‡max 3: 3
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2: 2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§not comparable: 9.6—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 140: 140
2

† 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; Sammy O'Dell: No date of birth
Stance: Freddie Steele: Orthodox; Sammy O'Dell: Not recorded

Freddie Steele left, Sammy O'Dell 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%

Sammy O'Dell0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for O'Dell yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Freddie Steele 140, Sammy O'Dell 2 — 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

O'DellSammy O'Dell

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 0–1
Sammy O'Dell
Loss, KO 5
1935Jul 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

Sammy O'Dell last boxed on Jul 4, 1935 — 33,345 days ago. O'Dell had lost two straight.LL

Steele Apr 1935Garcia Jul 1935

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Freddie Steele and Sammy O'Dell ever fought each other?: Yes. Freddie Steele and Sammy O'Dell met once on April 23, 1935, and Freddie Steele won by KO in round 1.
Who has the better record, Steele or O'Dell?: Freddie Steele is 125-5-11 and Sammy O'Dell is 0-2 across the 2 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 O'Dell?: Freddie Steele has 60 knockout wins and Sammy O'Dell has 0. Freddie Steele has more.
Do Steele and O'Dell have any common opponents?: Freddie Steele and Sammy O'Dell share 1 common opponent: Ceferino Garcia. Freddie Steele fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Steele and O'Dell?: This comparison is drawn from 140 bouts tracked for Freddie Steele and 2 bouts tracked for Sammy O'Dell. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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O'DellvsCeferino Garcia120-30-14Fought Jul 1935 · L KO

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Freddie Steele vs Sammy O'Dell — record, stats and common opponents compared

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