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Herbert Lewis Hardwick vs Johnny Barbara — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Herbert Lewis Hardwick

Johnny Barbara

Herbert Lewis Hardwick (178-58-11) and Johnny Barbara (2-5 across 7 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.

Hardwick

178

Wins48 KO · 27%

58

Losses

11

Draws249 tracked bouts

Barbara

Tracked record

2–5

counted from 7 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

Hardwick leads 1–0

Herbert Lewis Hardwick and Johnny Barbara have met 1 time; Hardwick leads 1–0.

Herbert Lewis Hardwick and Johnny Barbara have met 1 time; Hardwick leads 1–0.
Met1940Jun 13Series
Herbert Lewis HardwickFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Johnny BarbaraFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Hardwick 5 · Barbara 1 of 6 measurable rows
HardwickBarbara
Record†
178-58-11 (edge)2-5
Win %0–100%
74.3% (edge)
28.6%
Wins by knockoutmax 48
48 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
26.97%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
26% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 7
7
3 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 12.9
12.9 (edge)
5.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 249
249
7

† 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

Agenot held
Herbert Lewis Hardwick: Died aged 52
Johnny Barbara: No date of birth
Stance
Herbert Lewis Hardwick: Orthodox
Johnny Barbara: Not recorded

Herbert Lewis Hardwick left, Johnny Barbara right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Herbert Lewis Hardwick178 wins · from 249 tracked bouts

Herbert Lewis Hardwick: 178 tracked wins — 47 by KO/TKO (26%) and 131 on the cards (74%). Counted from 249 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

47 by KO/TKO 26%131 on the cards 74%

Johnny Barbara2 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

Johnny Barbara: 2 tracked wins — 2 on the cards (100%). Counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Herbert Lewis Hardwick 249, Johnny Barbara 7 — 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

Herbert Lewis Hardwick had won three in a row before losing a decision to Bobby Mann. Hardwick last boxed on Aug 24, 1948.LWWWL

Alvarez Sep 1947Alvarez Oct 1947Pedroso Oct 1947Barnes Dec 1947Mann Aug 194812.9 tracked bouts per year

Johnny Barbara last boxed on Jul 14, 1941 — 31,155 days ago. Barbara had lost four straight, after one straight win.WLLLL

Zivic May 1940Hardwick Jun 1940Bivins Aug 1940Bivins Sep 1940Zivic Jul 19415.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Herbert Lewis Hardwick and Johnny Barbara ever fought each other?
Yes. Herbert Lewis Hardwick and Johnny Barbara met once on June 13, 1940, and Herbert Lewis Hardwick won by TKO in round 1.
The meeting

WJun 13, 1940 · Hardwick · TKO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Hardwick or Barbara?
Herbert Lewis Hardwick is 178-58-11 and Johnny Barbara is 2-5 across the 7 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Herbert Lewis Hardwick has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Hardwick178–58–1174.3%

Barbara2–528.6%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Hardwick or Barbara?
Herbert Lewis Hardwick has 48 knockout wins and Johnny Barbara has 0. Herbert Lewis Hardwick has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Hardwick4827%

Barbara0

The Numbers ↓
Do Hardwick and Barbara have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Herbert Lewis Hardwick and Johnny Barbara have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Hardwick and Barbara?
This comparison is drawn from 249 bouts tracked for Herbert Lewis Hardwick and 7 bouts tracked for Johnny Barbara. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Hardwick249bouts

Barbara7bouts

How They Win ↓

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