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Gene Tunney vs Joe Borrell — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Gene Tunney

Joe Borrell

Gene Tunney (80-1-3) and Joe Borrell (6-11-1 across 18 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 4 common opponents.

Tunney

80

Wins48 KO · 60%

1

Loss

3

Draws85 tracked bouts

Borrell

Tracked record

6–11–1

counted from 18 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

Tunney leads 1–0

Gene Tunney and Joe Borrell have met 1 time; Tunney leads 1–0.

Gene Tunney and Joe Borrell have met 1 time; Tunney leads 1–0.
Met1917Dec 28Series
Gene TunneyFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Joe BorrellFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Tunney 7 · Borrell 0 of 7 measurable rows
TunneyBorrell
Record†
80-1-3 (edge)6-11-1
Win %0–100%
97% (edge)
36.1%
Wins by knockoutmax 48
48 (edge)
2
KO ratenot comparable
60%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
60% (edge)
33%
Times stopped‡max 4
0 (edge)
4
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 6.5
6.5 (edge)
0.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 85
85
18

† 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
Gene Tunney: 6′0″
Joe Borrell: No height on file
Reachnot held
Gene Tunney: 76″
Joe Borrell: No reach on file
Agenot held
Gene Tunney: Died aged 81
Joe Borrell: No date of birth
Stance
Gene Tunney: Orthodox
Joe Borrell: Not recorded

Gene Tunney left, Joe Borrell right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Gene Tunney80 wins · from 85 tracked bouts

Gene Tunney: 80 tracked wins — 48 by KO/TKO (60%), 17 on the cards (21%) and 15 by another method or unrecorded (19%). Counted from 85 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

48 by KO/TKO 60%17 on the cards 21%15 by another method or unrecorded 19%

Joe Borrell6 wins · from 18 tracked bouts

Joe Borrell: 6 tracked wins — 2 by KO/TKO (33%) and 4 by another method or unrecorded (67%). Counted from 18 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 by KO/TKO 33%4 by another method or unrecorded 67%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gene Tunney 85, Joe Borrell 18 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Tunney better on 4

Tunney

Opponent

Borrell

  • Gene Tunney

    Win, KO 12

    1925

    GibbonsTunney better

    Joe Borrell

    Loss, NWS

    1913

  • Gene Tunney

    3–1–1 against

    Win, NWS

    1925

    Draw, NWS

    1924

    Win, UD

    1923

    Win, SD

    1923

    Loss, UD

    1922

    GrebTunney better

    Joe Borrell

    1–2–1 against

    Loss, TKO 5

    1919

    Loss, NWS

    1917

    Draw, NWS

    1915

    Win, NWS

    1914

  • Gene Tunney

    Win, NWS

    1924

    SmithTunney better

    Joe Borrell

    Loss, NWS

    1917

  • Gene Tunney

    2–0 against

    Win, NWS

    1920

    Win, NWS

    1920

    HauckTunney better

    Joe Borrell

    1–1 against

    Win, NWS

    1914

    Loss, NWS

    1913

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

Gene Tunney has won 13 straight, the most recent against Tom Heeney. Tunney last boxed on Jul 26, 1928.WWWWW

Risko Nov 1925O'Dowd Dec 1925Dempsey Sep 1926Dempsey Sep 1927Heeney Jul 19286.5 tracked bouts per year

Joe Borrell last boxed on Mar 18, 1956 — 25,781 days ago. Borrell had won once since four straight losses.LLLLW

Tunney Dec 1917Greb Jun 1919Gans Nov 1921Azteca Sep 1953Azteca Mar 19560.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Gene Tunney and Joe Borrell ever fought each other?
Yes. Gene Tunney and Joe Borrell met once on December 28, 1917, and Gene Tunney won by KO in round 2.
The meeting

WDec 28, 1917 · Tunney · KO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Tunney or Borrell?
Gene Tunney is 80-1-3 and Joe Borrell is 6-11-1 across the 18 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Gene Tunney has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Tunney80–1–397%

Borrell6–11–136.1%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Tunney or Borrell?
Gene Tunney has 48 knockout wins and Joe Borrell has 2. Gene Tunney has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Tunney4860%

Borrell2

The Numbers ↓
Do Tunney and Borrell have any common opponents?
Gene Tunney and Joe Borrell share 4 common opponents: Tommy Gibbons, Harry Greb and Jeff Smith (and 1 other). Gene Tunney fared better against 4 of them.
4 shared opponents

Tommy GibbonsWL

Harry Greb3–1–11–2–1

Jeff SmithWL

Leo Florian HauckW1–1

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tunney and Borrell?
This comparison is drawn from 85 bouts tracked for Gene Tunney and 18 bouts tracked for Joe Borrell. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Tunney85bouts

Borrell18bouts

How They Win ↓

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