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Gene Tunney vs Wolf Larsen — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Gene Tunney

Wolf Larsen

Gene Tunney (80-1-3) and Wolf Larsen (1-3 across 4 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Tunney

80

Wins48 KO · 60%

1

Loss

3

Draws85 tracked bouts

Larsen

Tracked record

1–3

counted from 4 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 Wolf Larsen have met 1 time; Tunney leads 1–0.

Gene Tunney and Wolf Larsen have met 1 time; Tunney leads 1–0.
Met1921Oct 25Series
Gene TunneyFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Wolf LarsenFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR71Meeting

The Numbers

Tunney 7 · Larsen 0 of 7 measurable rows
TunneyLarsen
Record†
80-1-3 (edge)1-3
Win %0–100%
97% (edge)
25%
Wins by knockoutmax 48
48 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
60%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
60% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 2
0 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 6.5
6.5 (edge)
2.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 85
85
4

† 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″
Wolf Larsen: No height on file
Reachnot held
Gene Tunney: 76″
Wolf Larsen: No reach on file
Agenot held
Gene Tunney: Died aged 81
Wolf Larsen: No date of birth
Stance
Gene Tunney: Orthodox
Wolf Larsen: Not recorded

Gene Tunney left, Wolf Larsen 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%

Wolf Larsen1 win · from 4 tracked bouts

Wolf Larsen: 1 tracked win — 1 by another method or unrecorded (100%). Counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by another method or unrecorded 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gene Tunney 85, Wolf Larsen 4 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

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

Wolf Larsen last boxed on Mar 31, 1923 — 37,824 days ago. Larsen had lost two straight, after one straight win.LWLL

Tunney Oct 1921Norfolk Jan 1923Daniels Mar 1923Norfolk Mar 19232.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Gene Tunney and Wolf Larsen ever fought each other?
Yes. Gene Tunney and Wolf Larsen met once on October 25, 1921, and Gene Tunney won by TKO in round 7.
The meeting

WOct 25, 1921 · Tunney · TKO R7

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Tunney or Larsen?
Gene Tunney is 80-1-3 and Wolf Larsen is 1-3 across the 4 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%

Larsen1–325%

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

Tunney4860%

Larsen0

The Numbers ↓
Do Tunney and Larsen have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Gene Tunney and Wolf Larsen have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tunney and Larsen?
This comparison is drawn from 85 bouts tracked for Gene Tunney and 4 bouts tracked for Wolf Larsen. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Tunney85bouts

Larsen4bouts

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