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Joe Knight vs Salvatore Ruggirello — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Joe Knight

Salvatore Ruggirello

Joe Knight (125-19-18) and Salvatore Ruggirello (2-14 across 16 tracked bouts) 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.

Knight

125

Wins66 KO · 53%

19

Losses

18

Draws164 tracked bouts

Ruggirello

Tracked record

2–14

counted from 16 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

Knight leads 1–0

Joe Knight and Salvatore Ruggirello have met 1 time; Knight leads 1–0.

Joe Knight and Salvatore Ruggirello have met 1 time; Knight leads 1–0.
Met1935Sep 30Series
Joe KnightFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Salvatore RuggirelloFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR61Meeting

The Numbers

Knight 6 · Ruggirello 1 of 7 measurable rows
KnightRuggirello
Record†
125-19-18 (edge)2-14
Win %0–100%
82.7% (edge)
12.5%
Wins by knockoutmax 66
66 (edge)
2
KO ratenot comparable
52.8%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
53%
100% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 12
0 (edge)
12
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 15.6
15.6 (edge)
1.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 164
164
16

† 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
Joe Knight: 6′0″
Salvatore Ruggirello: No height on file
Reachnot held
Joe Knight: 74″
Salvatore Ruggirello: No reach on file
Agenot held
Joe Knight: Died aged 67
Salvatore Ruggirello: No date of birth
Stance
Joe Knight: Southpaw
Salvatore Ruggirello: Not recorded

Joe Knight left, Salvatore Ruggirello right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Joe Knight125 wins · from 164 tracked bouts

Joe Knight: 125 tracked wins — 66 by KO/TKO (53%), 58 on the cards (46%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (1%). Counted from 164 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

66 by KO/TKO 53%58 on the cards 46%1 by another method or unrecorded 1%

Salvatore Ruggirello2 wins · from 16 tracked bouts

Salvatore Ruggirello: 2 tracked wins — 2 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 16 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Joe Knight 164, Salvatore Ruggirello 16 — 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

Joe Knight has won four straight since losing a decision to Melio Bettina. Knight last boxed on Apr 19, 1938.LWWWW

Bettina Jun 1937Anderson Mar 1938Boyle Mar 1938McDuff Apr 1938Gideon Apr 193815.6 tracked bouts per year

Salvatore Ruggirello last boxed on Nov 26, 1937 — 32,477 days ago. Ruggirello had lost six straight.LLLLL

Walker Sep 1933Levinsky Sep 1934Levinsky Mar 1935Knight Sep 1935Lewis Nov 19371.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Joe Knight and Salvatore Ruggirello ever fought each other?
Yes. Joe Knight and Salvatore Ruggirello met once on September 30, 1935, and Joe Knight won by TKO in round 6.
The meeting

WSep 30, 1935 · Knight · TKO R6

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Knight or Ruggirello?
Joe Knight is 125-19-18 and Salvatore Ruggirello is 2-14 across the 16 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Joe Knight has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Knight125–19–1882.7%

Ruggirello2–1412.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Knight or Ruggirello?
Joe Knight has 66 knockout wins and Salvatore Ruggirello has 2. Joe Knight has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Knight6652.8%

Ruggirello2

The Numbers ↓
Do Knight and Ruggirello have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Joe Knight and Salvatore Ruggirello have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Knight and Ruggirello?
This comparison is drawn from 164 bouts tracked for Joe Knight and 16 bouts tracked for Salvatore Ruggirello. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Knight164bouts

Ruggirello16bouts

How They Win ↓

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