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George Hoffman vs Tony Galento — record, stats and common opponents compared

George Hoffman

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Tony Galento

George Hoffman (1-3-1 across 5 tracked bouts) and Tony Galento (79-26-6) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Hoffman

Tracked record

1–3–1

counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Galento

79

Wins57 KO · 72%

26

Losses

6

Draws112 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

Galento leads 1–0 with 1 draw

George Hoffman and Tony Galento have met 2 times; Galento leads 1–0 with 1 draw.

George Hoffman and Tony Galento have met 2 times; Galento leads 1–0 with 1 draw.
Met1929Feb 221929Jun 20Series
George HoffmanFighter ADDrawLLost0–1–1W–L–D
Tony GalentoFighter BDDrawWWon1–0–1W–L–D
ResultPTSPTS2Meetings

The Numbers

Hoffman 2 · Galento 4 of 6 measurable rows
HoffmanGalento
Record†
1-3-179-26-6 (edge)
Win %0–100%
30%
73.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 57
1
57 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—72.15%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
100% (edge)
72%
Times stopped‡max 6
0 (edge)
6
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 7.1
3.9
7.1 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 112
5
112

† 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

Reachnot held
George Hoffman: No reach on file
Tony Galento: 72″
Agenot held
George Hoffman: No date of birth
Tony Galento: Died aged 69
Stance
George Hoffman: Not recorded
Tony Galento: Orthodox

George Hoffman left, Tony Galento 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 Hoffman1 win · from 5 tracked bouts

George Hoffman: 1 tracked win — 1 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 100%

Tony Galento79 wins · from 112 tracked bouts

Tony Galento: 79 tracked wins — 57 by KO/TKO (72%), 21 on the cards (27%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (1%). Counted from 112 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

57 by KO/TKO 72%21 on the cards 27%1 by another method or unrecorded 1%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — George Hoffman 5, Tony Galento 112 — 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

George Hoffman last boxed on Jun 3, 1930 — 35,203 days ago. Hoffman had lost three straight, after one straight win.DWLLL

Galento Feb 1929McTigue May 1929Galento Jun 1929Heeney Sep 1929Rosenbloom Jun 19303.9 tracked bouts per year

Tony Galento has won three straight since losses to Max Baer and Buddy Baer. Galento last boxed on Dec 4, 1943.LLWWW

Baer Jul 1940Baer Apr 1941Katz Jun 1943Blassie Jun 1943Conley Dec 19437.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have George Hoffman and Tony Galento ever fought each other?
Yes. George Hoffman and Tony Galento have met 2 times and Tony Galento leads the series 1-0 with 1 draw.
The 2 meetings

LJun 20, 1929 · Galento · PTS

DFeb 22, 1929 · Draw · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Hoffman or Galento?
George Hoffman is 1-3-1 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Tony Galento is 79-26-6. Tony Galento has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Hoffman1–3–130%

Galento79–26–673.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Hoffman or Galento?
George Hoffman has 1 knockout win and Tony Galento has 57. Tony Galento has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Hoffman1

Galento5772.2%

The Numbers ↓
Do Hoffman and Galento have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both George Hoffman and Tony Galento have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Hoffman and Galento?
This comparison is drawn from 5 bouts tracked for George Hoffman and 112 bouts tracked for Tony Galento. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Hoffman5bouts

Galento112bouts

How They Win ↓

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