Have George Cook and Larry Gains ever fought each other?

Yes. George Cook and Larry Gains have met 3 times and Larry Gains leads the series 2-1.

Who has the better record, Cook or Gains?

George Cook is 4-13 across the 17 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Larry Gains is 118-22-5. Larry Gains has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Cook or Gains?

George Cook has 0 knockout wins and Larry Gains has 63. Larry Gains has more.

Do Cook and Gains have any common opponents?

George Cook and Larry Gains share 2 common opponents: Obie Walker and Primo Carnera. Larry Gains fared better against 2 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Cook and Gains?

This comparison is drawn from 17 bouts tracked for George Cook and 146 bouts tracked for Larry Gains. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

George Cook vs Larry Gains — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Larry Gains

George Cook (4-13 across 17 tracked bouts) and Larry Gains (118-22-5) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share 2 common opponents.

Cook

Tracked record

4–13

counted from 17 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Gains

118

Wins63 KO · 53%

Losses

Draws146 tracked bouts

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

Gains leads 2–1

George Cook and Larry Gains have met 3 times; Gains leads 2–1.
Met	1924Dec 6	1929Apr 15	1933May 18	Series
George CookFighter A	WWon	LLost	LLost	1–2W–L
Larry GainsFighter B	LLost	WWon	WWon	2–1W–L
Result	PTSGains vs Cook	PTSGains vs Cook	PTSGains vs Cook	3Meetings

The Numbers

Cook 1 · Gains 6 of 7 measurable rows

CookEdge = longer wingGains

Record^†: 4-13118-22-5 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 23.5%
83.1% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 63: 0
63 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —53.39%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 0%
53% (edge)
Times stopped^‡max 14: 4 (edge)
14
Title reignsmax 1: 0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year^§max 7.7: 0.8
7.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 146: 17
146

† 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: George Cook: No height on file; Larry Gains: 6′1″
Reachnot held: George Cook: No reach on file; Larry Gains: 77″
Agenot comparable: George Cook: Died aged 45; Larry Gains: Died aged 82

George Cook left, Larry Gains right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored: younger is not better.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

George Cook4 wins · from 17 tracked bouts

4 on the cards 100%

Larry Gains118 wins · from 146 tracked bouts

63 by KO/TKO 53%49 on the cards 42%6 by another method or unrecorded 5%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — George Cook 17, Larry Gains 146 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Gains better on 22 shared · Larry Gains better on 2

CookGeorge Cook

Opponent

GainsLarry Gains

George Cook
Loss, PTS
1935May 1935
WalkerObie WalkerUnited States 93–20–8Gains betterLarry Gains better — 1–0 to 0–1
Larry Gains
Win, PTS
1935Jul 1935
George Cook
0–2 against
Loss, KO 4
1932Mar 1932
Loss, KO 2
1930Jul 1930
CarneraPrimo CarneraItaly 88–14Gains betterLarry Gains better — 1–0 to 0–2
Larry Gains
Win, PTS
1932May 1932

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

George Cook has lost 12 straight. Cook last boxed on Dec 18, 1943.LLLLL

Carnera Mar 1932Gains May 1933Walker May 1935Sands Nov 1943Sands Dec 19430.8 tracked bouts per year

Larry Gains has lost two straight, after one straight win. Gains last boxed on Jun 6, 1942.WLWLL

James Feb 1940London Jan 1941Elemett Feb 1941London May 1941London Jun 19427.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have George Cook and Larry Gains ever fought each other?: Yes. George Cook and Larry Gains have met 3 times and Larry Gains leads the series 2-1.
Who has the better record, Cook or Gains?: George Cook is 4-13 across the 17 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Larry Gains is 118-22-5. Larry Gains has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Cook or Gains?: George Cook has 0 knockout wins and Larry Gains has 63. Larry Gains has more.
Do Cook and Gains have any common opponents?: George Cook and Larry Gains share 2 common opponents: Obie Walker and Primo Carnera. Larry Gains fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Cook and Gains?: This comparison is drawn from 17 bouts tracked for George Cook and 146 bouts tracked for Larry Gains. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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