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Jack Gross vs Primo Carnera — record, stats and common opponents compared

Jack Gross

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Primo Carnera

Jack Gross (1-7 across 8 tracked bouts) and Primo Carnera (88-14) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 3 common opponents.

Gross

Tracked record

1–7

counted from 8 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Carnera

88

Wins71 KO · 81%

14

Losses

0

Draws103 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

Carnera leads 2–0

Jack Gross and Primo Carnera have met 2 times; Carnera leads 2–0.

Jack Gross and Primo Carnera have met 2 times; Carnera leads 2–0.
Met1930Sep 171932Jul 20Series
Jack GrossFighter ALLostLLost0–2W–L
Primo CarneraFighter BWWonWWon2–0W–L
ResultKOR4TKOR72Meetings

The Numbers

Gross 1 · Carnera 6 of 7 measurable rows
GrossCarnera
Record†
1-788-14 (edge)
Win %0–100%
12.5%
86.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 71
0
71 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—80.68%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
81% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 5
3 (edge)
5
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 5.8
2.1
5.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 103
8
103

† 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 Gross: No height on file
Primo Carnera: 6′5″
Reachnot held
Jack Gross: No reach on file
Primo Carnera: 85″
Agenot held
Jack Gross: No date of birth
Primo Carnera: Died aged 60
Stance
Jack Gross: Not recorded
Primo Carnera: Orthodox

Jack Gross left, Primo Carnera 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 Gross1 win · from 8 tracked bouts

Jack Gross: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 8 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

Primo Carnera89 wins · from 103 tracked bouts

Primo Carnera: 89 tracked wins — 72 by KO/TKO (81%), 14 on the cards (16%) and 3 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 103 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

72 by KO/TKO 81%14 on the cards 16%3 by another method or unrecorded 3%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jack Gross 8, Primo Carnera 103 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Carnera better on 3

Gross

Opponent

Carnera

  • Jack Gross

    0–3 against

    Loss, UD

    1931

    Loss, PTS

    1931

    Loss, PTS

    1928

    LoughranCarnera better

    Primo Carnera

    Win, UD

    1934

  • Jack Gross

    Loss, PTS

    1932

    SchaafCarnera better

    Primo Carnera

    Win, KO 13

    1933

  • Jack Gross

    1–1 against

    Win, PTS

    1931

    Loss, TKO 5

    1930

    GodfreyCarnera better

    Primo Carnera

    Win, DQ 5

    1930

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

Jack Gross last boxed on Jul 20, 1932 — 34,426 days ago. Gross had lost two straight, after one straight win.LLWLL

Loughran Jan 1931Loughran Sep 1931Godfrey Nov 1931Schaaf May 1932Carnera Jul 19322.1 tracked bouts per year

Primo Carnera has lost three straight, after two straight wins. Carnera last boxed on May 19, 1946.WWLLL

Blevens Jul 1945Gardner Sep 1945Musina Nov 1945Musina Mar 1946Musina May 19465.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jack Gross and Primo Carnera ever fought each other?
Yes. Jack Gross and Primo Carnera have met 2 times and Primo Carnera leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

LJul 20, 1932 · Carnera · TKO R7

LSep 17, 1930 · Carnera · KO R4

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Gross or Carnera?
Jack Gross is 1-7 across the 8 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Primo Carnera is 88-14. Primo Carnera has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Gross1–712.5%

Carnera88–1486.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Gross or Carnera?
Jack Gross has 0 knockout wins and Primo Carnera has 71. Primo Carnera has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Gross0

Carnera7180.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Gross and Carnera have any common opponents?
Jack Gross and Primo Carnera share 3 common opponents: Tommy Loughran, Ernie Schaaf and George Godfrey. Primo Carnera fared better against 3 of them.
3 shared opponents

Tommy LoughranLW

Ernie SchaafLW

George Godfrey1–1W

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Gross and Carnera?
This comparison is drawn from 8 bouts tracked for Jack Gross and 103 bouts tracked for Primo Carnera. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Gross8bouts

Carnera103bouts

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