Have Herbert Lewis Hardwick and Young Gene Buffalo ever fought each other?

Yes. Herbert Lewis Hardwick and Young Gene Buffalo met once on December 5, 1946, and Herbert Lewis Hardwick won by PTS.

Who has the better record, Hardwick or Buffalo?

Herbert Lewis Hardwick is 178-58-11 and Young Gene Buffalo is 2-9 across the 11 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.

Who has more knockouts, Hardwick or Buffalo?

Herbert Lewis Hardwick has 48 knockout wins and Young Gene Buffalo has 0. Herbert Lewis Hardwick has more.

Do Hardwick and Buffalo have any common opponents?

Herbert Lewis Hardwick and Young Gene Buffalo share 3 common opponents: Holman Williams, Charley Burley and Johnny Jadick. Herbert Lewis Hardwick fared better against 2 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Hardwick and Buffalo?

This comparison is drawn from 249 bouts tracked for Herbert Lewis Hardwick and 11 bouts tracked for Young Gene Buffalo. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Herbert Lewis Hardwick vs Young Gene Buffalo — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Herbert Lewis Hardwick

Young Gene Buffalo

Herbert Lewis Hardwick (178-58-11) and Young Gene Buffalo (2-9 across 11 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.

Hardwick

178

Wins48 KO · 27%

Losses

Draws249 tracked bouts

Buffalo

Tracked record

2–9

counted from 11 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 Young Gene Buffalo have met 1 time; Hardwick leads 1–0.
Met	1946Dec 5	Series
Herbert Lewis HardwickFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Young Gene BuffaloFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	PTSHardwick vs Buffalo	1Meeting

Hardwick vs Buffalo · Dec 5, 1946

The Numbers

Hardwick 5 · Buffalo 1 of 6 measurable rows

HardwickEdge = longer wingBuffalo

Record^†: 178-58-11 (edge)2-9
Win %0–100%: 74.3% (edge)
18.2%
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
4 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 12.9: 12.9 (edge)
0.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 249: 249
11

† 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; Young Gene Buffalo: No date of birth
Stance: Herbert Lewis Hardwick: Orthodox; Young Gene Buffalo: Not recorded

Herbert Lewis Hardwick left, Young Gene Buffalo 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

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

Young Gene Buffalo2 wins · from 11 tracked bouts

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, Young Gene Buffalo 11 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Hardwick better on 2 · even on 13 shared · Herbert Lewis Hardwick better on 2 · even on 1

HardwickHerbert Lewis Hardwick

Opponent

BuffaloYoung Gene Buffalo

Herbert Lewis Hardwick
8–3–2 against
Loss, UD
1945May 1945
Win, SD
1945Mar 1945
Draw, PTS
1944Sep 1944
Win, PTS
1943Jan 1943
Win, PTS
1942Mar 1942
Win, UD
1942Mar 1942
Loss, UD
1942Jan 1942
Draw, SD
1941Dec 1941
Win, UD
1940Jan 1940
Win, PTS
1937Jun 1937
Loss, PTS
1937Mar 1937
Win, PTS
1936Apr 1936
Win, MD
1936Mar 1936
WilliamsHolman WilliamsUnited States 146–31–11Hardwick betterHerbert Lewis Hardwick better — 8–3–2 to 0–5
Young Gene Buffalo
0–5 against
Loss, PTS
1944Jan 1944
Loss, UD
1941Mar 1941
Loss, PTS
1941Mar 1941
Loss, TKO 6
1939Aug 1939
Loss, PTS
1937Oct 1937
Herbert Lewis Hardwick
0–1–1 against
Draw, PTS
1943Apr 1943
Loss, UD
1938Aug 1938
BurleyCharley BurleyUnited States 83–12–2 · MiddleweightHardwick betterHerbert Lewis Hardwick better — 0–1–1 to 0–2
Young Gene Buffalo
0–2 against
Loss, TKO 5
1944Aug 1944
Loss, TKO 5
1941Jul 1941
Herbert Lewis Hardwick
Win, PTS
1933Apr 1933
JadickJohnny JadickUnited States 99–57–8EvenEven — 1–0 both
Young Gene Buffalo
Win, PTS
1936May 1936

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

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

Young Gene Buffalo last boxed on Feb 10, 1949 — 28,379 days ago. Buffalo had lost nine straight.LLLLL

Burley Jul 1941Williams Jan 1944Burley Aug 1944Hardwick Dec 1946Robinson Feb 19490.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Herbert Lewis Hardwick and Young Gene Buffalo ever fought each other?: Yes. Herbert Lewis Hardwick and Young Gene Buffalo met once on December 5, 1946, and Herbert Lewis Hardwick won by PTS.
Who has the better record, Hardwick or Buffalo?: Herbert Lewis Hardwick is 178-58-11 and Young Gene Buffalo is 2-9 across the 11 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.
Who has more knockouts, Hardwick or Buffalo?: Herbert Lewis Hardwick has 48 knockout wins and Young Gene Buffalo has 0. Herbert Lewis Hardwick has more.
Do Hardwick and Buffalo have any common opponents?: Herbert Lewis Hardwick and Young Gene Buffalo share 3 common opponents: Holman Williams, Charley Burley and Johnny Jadick. Herbert Lewis Hardwick fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Hardwick and Buffalo?: This comparison is drawn from 249 bouts tracked for Herbert Lewis Hardwick and 11 bouts tracked for Young Gene Buffalo. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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