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Gene Tunney vs Johnny Risko — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Gene Tunney

Gene Tunney

Johnny Risko

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Johnny Risko

Gene Tunney (80-1-3) and Johnny Risko (17-18 across 35 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.

Tunney

80

Wins48 KO · 60%

1

Loss

3

Draws85 tracked bouts

Risko

Tracked record

17–18

counted from 35 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 Johnny Risko have met 1 time; Tunney leads 1–0.

Gene Tunney and Johnny Risko have met 1 time; Tunney leads 1–0.
Met1925Nov 18Series
Gene TunneyFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Johnny RiskoFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultNWS1Meeting

The Numbers

Tunney 7 · Risko 0 of 7 measurable rows
TunneyRisko
Record†
80-1-3 (edge)17-18
Win %0–100%
97% (edge)
48.6%
Wins by knockoutmax 48
48 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
60%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
60% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 1
0 (edge)
1
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 6.5
6.5 (edge)
2.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 85
85
35

† 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″
Johnny Risko: No height on file
Reachnot held
Gene Tunney: 76″
Johnny Risko: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Gene Tunney: Died aged 81
Johnny Risko: Died aged 50
Stance
Gene Tunney: Orthodox
Johnny Risko: Not recorded

Gene Tunney left, Johnny Risko 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%

Johnny Risko17 wins · from 35 tracked bouts

Johnny Risko: 17 tracked wins — 17 on the cards (100%). Counted from 35 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

17 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gene Tunney 85, Johnny Risko 35 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Tunney better on 2

Tunney

Opponent

Risko

  • Gene Tunney

    Win, NWS

    1922

    LoughranTunney better

    Johnny Risko

    2–4 against

    Win, UD

    1934

    Win, SD

    1933

    Loss, PTS

    1931

    Loss, UD

    1927

    Loss, PTS

    1926

    Loss, PTS

    1926

  • Gene Tunney

    Win, TKO 11

    1928

    HeeneyTunney better

    Johnny Risko

    1–1 against

    Win, PTS

    1931

    Loss, PTS

    1927

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

Johnny Risko had won four in a row before losing a decision to John Henry Lewis. Risko last boxed on Dec 17, 1937.WWWWL

Levinsky Feb 1933Loughran Jul 1933Loughran Aug 1934Olin Nov 1937Lewis Dec 19372.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Gene Tunney and Johnny Risko ever fought each other?
Yes. Gene Tunney and Johnny Risko met once on November 18, 1925, and Gene Tunney won by NWS.
The meeting

WNov 18, 1925 · Tunney · NWS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Tunney or Risko?
Gene Tunney is 80-1-3 and Johnny Risko is 17-18 across the 35 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%

Risko17–1848.6%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Tunney or Risko?
Gene Tunney has 48 knockout wins and Johnny Risko has 0. Gene Tunney has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Tunney4860%

Risko0

The Numbers ↓
Do Tunney and Risko have any common opponents?
Gene Tunney and Johnny Risko share 2 common opponents: Tommy Loughran and Tom Heeney. Gene Tunney fared better against 2 of them.
2 shared opponents

Tommy LoughranW2–4

Tom HeeneyW1–1

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tunney and Risko?
This comparison is drawn from 85 bouts tracked for Gene Tunney and 35 bouts tracked for Johnny Risko. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Tunney85bouts

Risko35bouts

How They Win ↓

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