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Herbie Katz vs Tony Galento — record, stats and common opponents compared

Herbie Katz

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Tony Galento

Herbie Katz (0-5 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 once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Katz

Tracked record

0–5

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

Herbie Katz and Tony Galento have met 1 time; Galento leads 1–0.

Herbie Katz and Tony Galento have met 1 time; Galento leads 1–0.
Met1943Jun 1Series
Herbie KatzFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Tony GalentoFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Katz 1 · Galento 4 of 5 measurable rows
KatzGalento
Record†
0-579-26-6 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
73.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 57
0
57 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—72.15%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—72%
Times stopped‡max 6
4 (edge)
6
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 7.1
0.5
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
Herbie Katz: No reach on file
Tony Galento: 72″
Agenot held
Herbie Katz: No date of birth
Tony Galento: Died aged 69
Stance
Herbie Katz: Not recorded
Tony Galento: Orthodox

Herbie Katz 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
Herbie Katz0 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

Herbie Katz: no tracked wins in the 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Katz yet.

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 — Herbie Katz 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

Herbie Katz last boxed on Nov 24, 1947 — 28,822 days ago. Katz had lost five straight.LLLLL

Lesnevich Nov 1937Krieger Apr 1940Maxim Mar 1942Galento Jun 1943Johnson Nov 19470.5 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 Herbie Katz and Tony Galento ever fought each other?
Yes. Herbie Katz and Tony Galento met once on June 1, 1943, and Tony Galento won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

LJun 1, 1943 · Galento · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Katz or Galento?
Herbie Katz is 0-5 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 %

Katz0–50%

Galento79–26–673.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Katz or Galento?
Herbie Katz has 0 knockout wins and Tony Galento has 57. Tony Galento has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Katz0

Galento5772.2%

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

Katz5bouts

Galento112bouts

How They Win ↓

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