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George Cook vs Primo Carnera — record, stats and common opponents compared

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George Cook

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Primo Carnera

George Cook (4-13 across 17 tracked bouts) and Primo Carnera (88-14) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 4 common opponents.

Cook

Tracked record

4–13

counted from 17 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Carnera

88

Wins71 KO · 81%

14

Losses

0

Draws103 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

Carnera leads 2–0

George Cook and Primo Carnera have met 2 times; Carnera leads 2–0.

George Cook and Primo Carnera have met 2 times; Carnera leads 2–0.
Met1930Jul 291932Mar 23Series
George CookFighter ALLostLLost0–2W–L
Primo CarneraFighter BWWonWWon2–0W–L
ResultKOR2KOR42Meetings

The Numbers

Cook 1 · Carnera 6 of 7 measurable rows
CookCarnera
Record†
4-1388-14 (edge)
Win %0–100%
23.5%
86.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 71
0
71 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—80.68%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
81% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 5
4 (edge)
5
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 5.8
0.8
5.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 103
17
103

† 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
Primo Carnera: 6′5″
Reachnot held
George Cook: No reach on file
Primo Carnera: 85″
Agenot comparable
George Cook: Died aged 45
Primo Carnera: Died aged 60
Stance
George Cook: Not recorded
Primo Carnera: Orthodox

George Cook left, Primo Carnera right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
George Cook4 wins · from 17 tracked bouts

George Cook: 4 tracked wins — 4 on the cards (100%). Counted from 17 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

4 on the cards 100%

Primo Carnera89 wins · from 103 tracked bouts

Primo Carnera: 89 tracked wins — 72 by KO/TKO (81%), 14 on the cards (16%) and 3 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 103 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

72 by KO/TKO 81%14 on the cards 16%3 by another method or unrecorded 3%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — George Cook 17, Primo Carnera 103 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Carnera better on 3 · even on 1

Cook

Opponent

Carnera

  • George Cook

    2–0 against

    Win, PTS

    1924

    Win, PTS

    1924

    UzcudunEven

    Primo Carnera

    2–0 against

    Win, UD

    1933

    Win, SD

    1930

  • George Cook

    Loss, SD

    1925

    SharkeyCarnera better

    Primo Carnera

    1–1 against

    Win, KO 6

    1933

    Loss, UD

    1931

  • George Cook

    1–2 against

    Loss, PTS

    1933

    Loss, PTS

    1929

    Win, PTS

    1924

    GainsCarnera better

    Primo Carnera

    Loss, PTS

    1932

  • George Cook

    0–4 against

    Loss, TKO 8

    1929

    Loss, NWS

    1929

    Loss, PTS

    1925

    Loss, PTS

    1925

    StriblingCarnera better

    Primo Carnera

    1–1 against

    Loss, DQ 7

    1929

    Win, DQ 4

    1929

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

Primo Carnera has lost three straight, after two straight wins. Carnera last boxed on May 19, 1946.WWLLL

Blevens Jul 1945Gardner Sep 1945Musina Nov 1945Musina Mar 1946Musina May 19465.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have George Cook and Primo Carnera ever fought each other?
Yes. George Cook and Primo Carnera have met 2 times and Primo Carnera leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

LMar 23, 1932 · Carnera · KO R4

LJul 29, 1930 · Carnera · KO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Cook or Carnera?
George Cook is 4-13 across the 17 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Primo Carnera is 88-14. Primo Carnera has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Cook4–1323.5%

Carnera88–1486.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Cook or Carnera?
George Cook has 0 knockout wins and Primo Carnera has 71. Primo Carnera has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Cook0

Carnera7180.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Cook and Carnera have any common opponents?
George Cook and Primo Carnera share 4 common opponents: Paulino Uzcudun, Jack Sharkey and Larry Gains (and 1 other). Primo Carnera fared better against 3 of them.
4 shared opponents

Paulino UzcudunWW

Jack SharkeyL1–1

Larry Gains1–2L

Young StriblingL1–1

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Cook and Carnera?
This comparison is drawn from 17 bouts tracked for George Cook and 103 bouts tracked for Primo Carnera. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Cook17bouts

Carnera103bouts

How They Win ↓

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