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Gene Tunney (80-1-3) and Georges Carpentier (89-15-6) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 6 common opponents.

Gene Tunney vs Georges Carpentier — record, stats and common opponents compared

Head to Head

Gene Tunney leads 1–0

The Numbers

80-1-3 (edge)
Record
89-15-6
97% (edge)
Win %
83.6%
48
Wins by knockout
57 (edge)
60%
KO rate
64.04% (edge)
60%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
64% (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0 (edge)
Times stopped
11

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

2 (edge)
Title reigns
1
6.5 (edge)
Bouts per year
6.4

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

85
Bouts tracked
114

Tale of the Tape

6′0″ (183 cm) (edge)
Height
6′0″ (182 cm)
76″ (193 cm)
Reach
129
Age
132
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Division
Welterweight
United States
Nationality
French

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Gene Tunney · 80 wins

KO/TKO
48
Decision
17
Other
15

Georges Carpentier · 90 wins

KO/TKO
58
Decision
28
Other
4

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (85 and 114 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

6 shared
  • Gene Tunney

    WUD · Sep 1927WUD · Sep 1926

    Jack Dempsey

    Georges Carpentier

    LKO R4 · Jul 1921
  • Gene Tunney

    WTKO R9 · Apr 1922WTKO R3 · Oct 1921

    Jack Burke

    Georges Carpentier

    WKO R2 · Jul 1926
  • Gene Tunney

    WNWS · Aug 1922

    Tommy Loughran

    Georges Carpentier

    LUD · Jun 1926
  • Gene Tunney

    WKO R12 · Jun 1925

    Tommy Gibbons

    Georges Carpentier

    LNWS · May 1924
  • Gene Tunney

    WNWS · Dec 1924

    Jeff Smith

    Georges Carpentier

    WPTS · Oct 1913
  • Gene Tunney

    WPTS · Jan 1922

    Battling Levinsky

    Georges Carpentier

    WKO R4 · Oct 1920

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Gene Tunney

WWWWW

W13 streak · last fought Jul 26, 1928

Georges Carpentier

WWLDL

W2 streak · last fought Sep 15, 1926

Common Questions

Have Gene Tunney and Georges Carpentier ever fought each other?
Yes. Gene Tunney and Georges Carpentier met once on July 24, 1924, and Gene Tunney won by TKO.
Who has the better record, Gene Tunney or Georges Carpentier?
Gene Tunney is 80-1-3 and Georges Carpentier is 89-15-6. Gene Tunney has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Gene Tunney or Georges Carpentier?
Gene Tunney has 48 knockout wins and Georges Carpentier has 57. Georges Carpentier has more.
Do Gene Tunney and Georges Carpentier have any common opponents?
Gene Tunney and Georges Carpentier share 6 common opponents: Jack Dempsey, Jack Burke and Tommy Loughran (and 3 others). Gene Tunney fared better against 4 of them.
Who is bigger, Gene Tunney or Georges Carpentier?
Gene Tunney is the taller fighter at 183 cm, 1 cm above the other.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Gene Tunney and Georges Carpentier?
This comparison is drawn from 85 bouts tracked for Gene Tunney and 114 bouts tracked for Georges Carpentier. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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