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James J. Taylor vs Tony Galento — record, stats and common opponents compared

James J. Taylor

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Tony Galento

James J. Taylor (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) 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.

Taylor

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout 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

James J. Taylor and Tony Galento have met 1 time; Galento leads 1–0.

James J. Taylor and Tony Galento have met 1 time; Galento leads 1–0.
Met1936Jul 28Series
James J. TaylorFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Tony GalentoFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Taylor 1 · Galento 3 of 4 measurable rows
TaylorGalento
Record†
0-179-26-6 (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
1 (edge)
6
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
—7.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 112
1
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
James J. Taylor: No reach on file
Tony Galento: 72″
Agenot held
James J. Taylor: No date of birth
Tony Galento: Died aged 69
Stance
James J. Taylor: Not recorded
Tony Galento: Orthodox

James J. Taylor 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
James J. Taylor0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

James J. Taylor: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Taylor 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 — James J. Taylor 1, 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

James J. Taylor last boxed on Jul 28, 1936 — 32,957 days ago. Taylor had lost the most recent, to Tony Galento.L

Galento Jul 1936

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 James J. Taylor and Tony Galento ever fought each other?
Yes. James J. Taylor and Tony Galento met once on July 28, 1936, and Tony Galento won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

LJul 28, 1936 · Galento · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Taylor or Galento?
James J. Taylor is 0-1 across the 1 bout 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 %

Taylor0–10%

Galento79–26–673.9%

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

Taylor0

Galento5772.2%

The Numbers ↓
Do Taylor and Galento have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both James J. Taylor and Tony Galento have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Taylor and Galento?
This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for James J. Taylor and 112 bouts tracked for Tony Galento. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Taylor1bout

Galento112bouts

How They Win ↓

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