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.
Gene Tunney (80-1-3) and Joe Borrell (5-11-1 across 17 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.
Gene Tunney vs Joe Borrell — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Gene Tunney leads 1–0- Gene Tunney wonTunney vs BorrellDec 28, 1917 · KO · R2
The Numbers
- 80-1-3 (edge)
- Record
- 5-11-1
- 97% (edge)
- Win %
- 32.4%
- 48 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 1
- 60%
- KO rate
- —
- 60% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 20%
- 0 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 4
- 2 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 6.5 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 0.4
- 85
- Bouts tracked
- 17
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 6′0″ (183 cm)
- Height
- —
- 76″ (193 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 129
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyGene Tunney · 80 wins
KO/TKO
48
Decision
17
Other
15
Joe Borrell · 5 wins
KO/TKO
1
Decision
0
Other
4
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (85 and 17 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
4 sharedGene Tunney
WNWS · Mar 1925DNWS · Sep 1924WUD · Dec 1923WSD · Feb 1923LUD · May 1922Joe Borrell
LTKO R5 · Jun 1919LNWS · Jan 1917DNWS · Apr 1915WNWS · Dec 1914
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
Joe Borrell
LLLLL
L7 streak · last fought Sep 15, 1953
Common Questions
- 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.
- Who has the better record, Gene Tunney or Joe Borrell?
- Gene Tunney is 80-1-3 and Joe Borrell is 5-11-1 across the 17 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.
- Who has more knockouts, Gene Tunney or Joe Borrell?
- Gene Tunney has 48 knockout wins and Joe Borrell has 1. Gene Tunney has more.
- Do Gene Tunney and Joe 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.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Gene Tunney and Joe Borrell?
- This comparison is drawn from 85 bouts tracked for Gene Tunney and 17 bouts tracked for Joe Borrell. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.