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Jimmy McLarnin vs Sammy Fuller — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jimmy McLarnin

Sammy Fuller

Jimmy McLarnin (55-11-3) and Sammy Fuller (4-4-2 across 10 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 4 common opponents.

McLarnin

55

Wins21 KO · 38%

11

Losses

3

Draws69 tracked bouts

Fuller

Tracked record

4–4–2

counted from 10 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

McLarnin leads 1–0

Jimmy McLarnin and Sammy Fuller have met 1 time; McLarnin leads 1–0.

Jimmy McLarnin and Sammy Fuller have met 1 time; McLarnin leads 1–0.
Met1932Dec 16Series
Jimmy McLarninFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Sammy FullerFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR81Meeting

The Numbers

McLarnin 6 · Fuller 0 of 6 measurable rows
McLarninFuller
Record†
55-11-3 (edge)4-4-2
Win %0–100%
81.9% (edge)
50%
Wins by knockoutmax 21
21 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable
38.18%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
38% (edge)
25%
Times stopped‡levelmax 1
1
1
Title reignsmax 4
4 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 5.3
5.3 (edge)
2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 69
69
10

† 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
Jimmy McLarnin: Died aged 96
Sammy Fuller: No date of birth
Stance
Jimmy McLarnin: Orthodox
Sammy Fuller: Not recorded

Jimmy McLarnin left, Sammy Fuller right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Jimmy McLarnin55 wins · from 69 tracked bouts

Jimmy McLarnin: 55 tracked wins — 21 by KO/TKO (38%), 33 on the cards (60%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 69 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

21 by KO/TKO 38%33 on the cards 60%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

Sammy Fuller4 wins · from 10 tracked bouts

Sammy Fuller: 4 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (25%), 2 on the cards (50%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (25%). Counted from 10 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 25%2 on the cards 50%1 by another method or unrecorded 25%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jimmy McLarnin 69, Sammy Fuller 10 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · McLarnin better on 2 · Fuller better on 2

McLarnin

Opponent

Fuller

  • Jimmy McLarnin

    Win, UD

    1936

    AmbersMcLarnin better

    Sammy Fuller

    Loss, UD

    1935

  • Jimmy McLarnin

    1–1 against

    Win, UD

    1936

    Loss, UD

    1936

    CanzoneriFuller better

    Sammy Fuller

    Win, UD

    1931

  • Jimmy McLarnin

    1–2 against

    Loss, UD

    1935

    Win, SD

    1934

    Loss, SD

    1934

    RossFuller better

    Sammy Fuller

    Loss, MD

    1933

  • Jimmy McLarnin

    2–1 against

    Win, UD

    1931

    Win, UD

    1931

    Loss, UD

    1930

    PetroleMcLarnin better

    Sammy Fuller

    0–1–1 against

    Loss, UD

    1933

    Draw, PTS

    1933

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

Jimmy McLarnin has won two straight since losses to Barney Ross and Tony Canzoneri. McLarnin last boxed on Nov 20, 1936.WLLWW

Ross Sep 1934Ross May 1935Canzoneri May 1936Canzoneri Oct 1936Ambers Nov 19365.3 tracked bouts per year

Sammy Fuller last boxed on Mar 1, 1935 — 33,474 days ago. Fuller had won one in a row before losing a decision to Lou Ambers.DLLWL

Petrole Sep 1933Petrole Oct 1933Ross Nov 1933Jadick Nov 1934Ambers Mar 19352 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jimmy McLarnin and Sammy Fuller ever fought each other?
Yes. Jimmy McLarnin and Sammy Fuller met once on December 16, 1932, and Jimmy McLarnin won by TKO in round 8.
The meeting

WDec 16, 1932 · McLarnin · TKO R8

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, McLarnin or Fuller?
Jimmy McLarnin is 55-11-3 and Sammy Fuller is 4-4-2 across the 10 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Jimmy McLarnin has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

McLarnin55–11–381.9%

Fuller4–4–250%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, McLarnin or Fuller?
Jimmy McLarnin has 21 knockout wins and Sammy Fuller has 1. Jimmy McLarnin has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

McLarnin2138.2%

Fuller1

The Numbers ↓
Do McLarnin and Fuller have any common opponents?
Jimmy McLarnin and Sammy Fuller share 4 common opponents: Lou Ambers, Tony Canzoneri and Barney Ross (and 1 other). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
4 shared opponents

Lou AmbersWL

Tony Canzoneri1–1W

Barney Ross1–2L

Billy Petrole2–10–1–1

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on McLarnin and Fuller?
This comparison is drawn from 69 bouts tracked for Jimmy McLarnin and 10 bouts tracked for Sammy Fuller. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

McLarnin69bouts

Fuller10bouts

How They Win ↓

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