Have Jimmy McLarnin and Tommy Cello ever fought each other?

Yes. Jimmy McLarnin and Tommy Cello have met 2 times and Jimmy McLarnin leads the series 1-0 with 1 draw.

Who has the better record, McLarnin or Cello?

Jimmy McLarnin is 55-11-3 and Tommy Cello is 1-5-2 across the 8 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 Cello?

Jimmy McLarnin has 21 knockout wins and Tommy Cello has 0. Jimmy McLarnin has more.

Do McLarnin and Cello have any common opponents?

Jimmy McLarnin and Tommy Cello share 2 common opponents: Jack Thompson and Kid Kaplan. Jimmy McLarnin fared better against 2 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 69 bouts tracked for Jimmy McLarnin and 8 bouts tracked for Tommy Cello. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Jimmy McLarnin vs Tommy Cello — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Jimmy McLarnin

Tommy Cello

Jimmy McLarnin (55-11-3) and Tommy Cello (1-5-2 across 8 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 2 common opponents.

McLarnin

Wins21 KO · 38%

Losses

Draws69 tracked bouts

Cello

Tracked record

1–5–2

counted from 8 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 with 1 draw

Jimmy McLarnin and Tommy Cello have met 2 times; McLarnin leads 1–0 with 1 draw.
Met	1927Feb 22	1927Apr 5	Series
Jimmy McLarninFighter A	DDraw	WWon	1–0–1W–L–D
Tommy CelloFighter B	DDraw	LLost	0–1–1W–L–D
Result	PTSMcLarnin vs Cello	PTSMcLarnin vs Cello	2Meetings

The Numbers

McLarnin 6 · Cello 1 of 7 measurable rows

McLarninEdge = longer wingCello

Record^†: 55-11-3 (edge)1-5-2
Win %0–100%: 81.9% (edge)
25%
Wins by knockoutmax 21: 21 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 38.18%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 38% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^‡max 1: 1
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 4: 4 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 5.3: 5.3 (edge)
1.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 69: 69
8

† 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; Tommy Cello: No date of birth
Stance: Jimmy McLarnin: Orthodox; Tommy Cello: Not recorded

Jimmy McLarnin left, Tommy Cello 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%

Tommy Cello1 win · from 8 tracked bouts

1 by another method or unrecorded 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jimmy McLarnin 69, Tommy Cello 8 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · McLarnin better on 22 shared · Jimmy McLarnin better on 2

McLarninJimmy McLarnin

Opponent

CelloTommy Cello

Jimmy McLarnin
Win, UD
1930Mar 1930
ThompsonJack ThompsonUnited States 79–31–12 · WelterweightMcLarnin betterJimmy McLarnin better — 1–0 to 0–0–1
Tommy Cello
Draw, PTS
1927Feb 1927
Jimmy McLarnin
Win, KO 8
1927Oct 1927
KaplanKid KaplanUnited States 121–22–16McLarnin betterJimmy McLarnin better — 1–0 to 0–3
Tommy Cello
0–3 against
Loss, PTS
1927Oct 1927
Loss, PTS
1926Nov 1926
Loss, PTS
1926Aug 1926

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

Tommy Cello last boxed on Sep 10, 1930 — 35,107 days ago. Cello had won once since four bouts without a win.DLLLW

McLarnin Feb 1927McLarnin Apr 1927Kaplan Oct 1927Goodrich Oct 1929Bass Sep 19301.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Jimmy McLarnin and Tommy Cello ever fought each other?: Yes. Jimmy McLarnin and Tommy Cello have met 2 times and Jimmy McLarnin leads the series 1-0 with 1 draw.
Who has the better record, McLarnin or Cello?: Jimmy McLarnin is 55-11-3 and Tommy Cello is 1-5-2 across the 8 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 Cello?: Jimmy McLarnin has 21 knockout wins and Tommy Cello has 0. Jimmy McLarnin has more.
Do McLarnin and Cello have any common opponents?: Jimmy McLarnin and Tommy Cello share 2 common opponents: Jack Thompson and Kid Kaplan. Jimmy McLarnin fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on McLarnin and Cello?: This comparison is drawn from 69 bouts tracked for Jimmy McLarnin and 8 bouts tracked for Tommy Cello. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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