Have Jimmy McLarnin and Teddy Silva ever fought each other?

Yes. Jimmy McLarnin and Teddy Silva met once on March 24, 1925, and Jimmy McLarnin won by PTS.

Who has the better record, McLarnin or Silva?

Jimmy McLarnin is 55-11-3 and Teddy Silva is 0-5 across the 5 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.

Who has more knockouts, McLarnin or Silva?

Jimmy McLarnin has 21 knockout wins and Teddy Silva has 0. Jimmy McLarnin has more.

Do McLarnin and Silva have any common opponents?

Jimmy McLarnin and Teddy Silva share 1 common opponent: Fidel LaBarba. Jimmy McLarnin fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on McLarnin and Silva?

This comparison is drawn from 69 bouts tracked for Jimmy McLarnin and 5 bouts tracked for Teddy Silva. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Jimmy McLarnin vs Teddy Silva — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Jimmy McLarnin

Teddy Silva

Jimmy McLarnin (55-11-3) and Teddy Silva (0-5 across 5 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

McLarnin

Wins21 KO · 38%

Losses

Draws69 tracked bouts

Silva

Tracked record

0–5

counted from 5 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 Teddy Silva have met 1 time; McLarnin leads 1–0.
Met	1925Mar 24	Series
Jimmy McLarninFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Teddy SilvaFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	PTSMcLarnin vs Silva	1Meeting

McLarnin vs Silva · Mar 24, 1925

The Numbers

McLarnin 5 · Silva 0 of 5 measurable rows

McLarninEdge = longer wingSilva

Record^†: 55-11-3 (edge)0-5
Win %0–100%: 81.9% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 21: 21 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 38.18%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: 38%—
Times stopped^‡levelmax 1: 1
1
Title reignsmax 4: 4 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 5.3: 5.3 (edge)
4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 69: 69
5

† 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; Teddy Silva: No date of birth
Stance: Jimmy McLarnin: Orthodox; Teddy Silva: Not recorded

Jimmy McLarnin left, Teddy Silva 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

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

Teddy Silva0 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Silva yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jimmy McLarnin 69, Teddy Silva 5 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · McLarnin better on 11 shared · Jimmy McLarnin better on 1

McLarninJimmy McLarnin

Opponent

SilvaTeddy Silva

Jimmy McLarnin
2–0–1 against
Win, PTS
1925Jan 1925
Draw, PTS
1924Nov 1924
Win, PTS
1924Oct 1924
LaBarbaFidel LaBarbaUnited States 72–15–7 · FlyweightMcLarnin betterJimmy McLarnin better — 2–0–1 to 0–1
Teddy Silva
Loss, PTS
1925May 1925

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

Teddy Silva last boxed on Jun 26, 1926 — 36,643 days ago. Silva had lost five straight.LLLLL

McLarnin Mar 1925LaBarba May 1925Goldstein Oct 1925Brown May 1926Brown Jun 19264 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Jimmy McLarnin and Teddy Silva ever fought each other?: Yes. Jimmy McLarnin and Teddy Silva met once on March 24, 1925, and Jimmy McLarnin won by PTS.
Who has the better record, McLarnin or Silva?: Jimmy McLarnin is 55-11-3 and Teddy Silva is 0-5 across the 5 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.
Who has more knockouts, McLarnin or Silva?: Jimmy McLarnin has 21 knockout wins and Teddy Silva has 0. Jimmy McLarnin has more.
Do McLarnin and Silva have any common opponents?: Jimmy McLarnin and Teddy Silva share 1 common opponent: Fidel LaBarba. Jimmy McLarnin fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on McLarnin and Silva?: This comparison is drawn from 69 bouts tracked for Jimmy McLarnin and 5 bouts tracked for Teddy Silva. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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