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Jack Gibbons vs Tony Zale — record, stats and common opponents compared

Jack Gibbons

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Tony Zale

Jack Gibbons (2-0 across 2 tracked bouts) and Tony Zale (67-18-2) 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.

Gibbons

Tracked record

2–0

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Zale

67

Wins45 KO · 67%

18

Losses

2

Draws88 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

Gibbons leads 1–0

Jack Gibbons and Tony Zale have met 1 time; Gibbons leads 1–0.

Jack Gibbons and Tony Zale have met 1 time; Gibbons leads 1–0.
Met1934Dec 17Series
Jack GibbonsFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Tony ZaleFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Gibbons 3 · Zale 3 of 6 measurable rows
GibbonsZale
Record†
2-0 (edge)67-18-2
Win %0–100%
100% (edge)
78.2%
Wins by knockoutmax 45
0
45 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—67.16%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
67% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 6
0 (edge)
6
Title reignsmax 4
0
4 (edge)
Bouts per year§not comparable
—6.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 88
2
88

† 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
Jack Gibbons: No height on file
Tony Zale: 5′7″
Reachnot held
Jack Gibbons: No reach on file
Tony Zale: 69″
Agenot held
Jack Gibbons: No date of birth
Tony Zale: Died aged 83
Stance
Jack Gibbons: Not recorded
Tony Zale: Orthodox

Jack Gibbons left, Tony Zale right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Jack Gibbons2 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

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

2 on the cards 100%

Tony Zale67 wins · from 88 tracked bouts

Tony Zale: 67 tracked wins — 45 by KO/TKO (67%) and 22 on the cards (33%). Counted from 88 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

45 by KO/TKO 67%22 on the cards 33%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jack Gibbons 2, Tony Zale 88 — 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

Jack Gibbons last boxed on Apr 4, 1935 — 33,449 days ago. Gibbons had won two straight, the most recent against Lee Savold.WW

Zale Dec 1934Savold Apr 1935

Tony Zale had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Marcel Cerdan. Zale last boxed on Sep 21, 1948.WWWWL

Turner Jan 1948Claus Mar 1948Woods Mar 1948Graziano Jun 1948Cerdan Sep 19486.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jack Gibbons and Tony Zale ever fought each other?
Yes. Jack Gibbons and Tony Zale met once on December 17, 1934, and Jack Gibbons won by PTS.
The meeting

WDec 17, 1934 · Gibbons · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Gibbons or Zale?
Jack Gibbons is 2-0 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Tony Zale is 67-18-2. Jack Gibbons has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Gibbons2–0100%

Zale67–18–278.2%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Gibbons or Zale?
Jack Gibbons has 0 knockout wins and Tony Zale has 45. Tony Zale has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Gibbons0

Zale4567.2%

The Numbers ↓
Do Gibbons and Zale have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jack Gibbons and Tony Zale have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Gibbons and Zale?
This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for Jack Gibbons and 88 bouts tracked for Tony Zale. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Gibbons2bouts

Zale88bouts

How They Win ↓

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