Have Gene Tunney and Paul Samson Koerner ever fought each other?

Yes. Gene Tunney and Paul Samson Koerner met once on October 25, 1920, and Gene Tunney won by NWS.

Who has the better record, Tunney or Koerner?

Gene Tunney is 80-1-3 and Paul Samson Koerner is 0-2 across the 2 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, Tunney or Koerner?

Gene Tunney has 48 knockout wins and Paul Samson Koerner has 0. Gene Tunney has more.

Do Tunney and Koerner have any common opponents?

Gene Tunney and Paul Samson Koerner share 1 common opponent: Tommy Gibbons. Gene Tunney fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tunney and Koerner?

This comparison is drawn from 85 bouts tracked for Gene Tunney and 2 bouts tracked for Paul Samson Koerner. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Gene Tunney vs Paul Samson Koerner — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Gene Tunney

Paul Samson Koerner

Gene Tunney (80-1-3) and Paul Samson Koerner (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.

Tunney

Wins48 KO · 60%

Loss

Draws85 tracked bouts

Koerner

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

Tunney leads 1–0

Gene Tunney and Paul Samson Koerner have met 1 time; Tunney leads 1–0.
Met	1920Oct 25	Series
Gene TunneyFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Paul Samson KoernerFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	NWSTunney vs Koerner	1Meeting

Tunney vs Koerner · Oct 25, 1920

The Numbers

Tunney 5 · Koerner 0 of 5 measurable rows

TunneyEdge = longer wingKoerner

Record^†: 80-1-3 (edge)0-2
Win %0–100%: 97% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 48: 48 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 60%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: 60%—
Times stopped^‡max 1: 0 (edge)
1
Title reignsmax 2: 2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§not comparable: 6.5—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 85: 85
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

Heightnot held: Gene Tunney: 6′0″; Paul Samson Koerner: No height on file
Reachnot held: Gene Tunney: 76″; Paul Samson Koerner: No reach on file
Agenot held: Gene Tunney: Died aged 81; Paul Samson Koerner: No date of birth
Stance: Gene Tunney: Orthodox; Paul Samson Koerner: Not recorded

Gene Tunney left, Paul Samson Koerner 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

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

Paul Samson Koerner0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Koerner yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gene Tunney 85, Paul Samson Koerner 2 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Tunney better on 11 shared · Gene Tunney better on 1

TunneyGene Tunney

Opponent

KoernerPaul Samson Koerner

Gene Tunney
Win, KO 12
1925Jun 1925
GibbonsTommy GibbonsUnited States 96–5–4 · HeavyweightTunney betterGene Tunney better — 1–0 to 0–1
Paul Samson Koerner
Loss, TKO 2
1921Mar 1921

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

Paul Samson Koerner last boxed on Mar 22, 1921 — 38,564 days ago. Koerner had lost two straight.LL

Tunney Oct 1920Gibbons Mar 1921

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Gene Tunney and Paul Samson Koerner ever fought each other?: Yes. Gene Tunney and Paul Samson Koerner met once on October 25, 1920, and Gene Tunney won by NWS.
Who has the better record, Tunney or Koerner?: Gene Tunney is 80-1-3 and Paul Samson Koerner is 0-2 across the 2 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, Tunney or Koerner?: Gene Tunney has 48 knockout wins and Paul Samson Koerner has 0. Gene Tunney has more.
Do Tunney and Koerner have any common opponents?: Gene Tunney and Paul Samson Koerner share 1 common opponent: Tommy Gibbons. Gene Tunney fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tunney and Koerner?: This comparison is drawn from 85 bouts tracked for Gene Tunney and 2 bouts tracked for Paul Samson Koerner. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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