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Joe Thomas vs Primo Carnera — record, stats and common opponents compared

Joe Thomas

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Primo Carnera

Joe Thomas (4-13-1 across 18 tracked bouts) and Primo Carnera (88-14) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Thomas

Tracked record

4–13–1

counted from 18 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Carnera

88

Wins71 KO · 81%

14

Losses

0

Draws103 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

Carnera leads 2–0

Joe Thomas and Primo Carnera have met 2 times; Carnera leads 2–0.

Joe Thomas and Primo Carnera have met 2 times; Carnera leads 2–0.
Met1928Sep 251929Aug 25Series
Joe ThomasFighter ALLostLLost0–2W–L
Primo CarneraFighter BWWonWWon2–0W–L
ResultKOR3TKOR42Meetings

The Numbers

Thomas 0 · Carnera 7 of 7 measurable rows
ThomasCarnera
Record†
4-13-188-14 (edge)
Win %0–100%
25%
86.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 71
1
71 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—80.68%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
25%
81% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 8
8
5 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 5.8
0.8
5.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 103
18
103

† 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 Thomas: No height on file
Primo Carnera: 6′5″
Reachnot held
Joe Thomas: No reach on file
Primo Carnera: 85″
Agenot held
Joe Thomas: No date of birth
Primo Carnera: Died aged 60
Stance
Joe Thomas: Not recorded
Primo Carnera: Orthodox

Joe Thomas left, Primo Carnera 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 Thomas4 wins · from 18 tracked bouts

Joe Thomas: 4 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (25%) and 3 by another method or unrecorded (75%). Counted from 18 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 25%3 by another method or unrecorded 75%

Primo Carnera89 wins · from 103 tracked bouts

Primo Carnera: 89 tracked wins — 72 by KO/TKO (81%), 14 on the cards (16%) and 3 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 103 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

72 by KO/TKO 81%14 on the cards 16%3 by another method or unrecorded 3%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Joe Thomas 18, Primo Carnera 103 — 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 Thomas last boxed on Aug 25, 1929 — 35,483 days ago. Thomas had lost ten straight.LLLLL

White May 1913Leonard Sep 1914Kansas Aug 1918Carnera Sep 1928Carnera Aug 19290.8 tracked bouts per year

Primo Carnera has lost three straight, after two straight wins. Carnera last boxed on May 19, 1946.WWLLL

Blevens Jul 1945Gardner Sep 1945Musina Nov 1945Musina Mar 1946Musina May 19465.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Joe Thomas and Primo Carnera ever fought each other?
Yes. Joe Thomas and Primo Carnera have met 2 times and Primo Carnera leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

LAug 25, 1929 · Carnera · TKO R4

LSep 25, 1928 · Carnera · KO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Thomas or Carnera?
Joe Thomas is 4-13-1 across the 18 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Primo Carnera is 88-14. Primo Carnera has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Thomas4–13–125%

Carnera88–1486.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Thomas or Carnera?
Joe Thomas has 1 knockout win and Primo Carnera has 71. Primo Carnera has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Thomas1

Carnera7180.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Thomas and Carnera have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Joe Thomas and Primo Carnera have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Thomas and Carnera?
This comparison is drawn from 18 bouts tracked for Joe Thomas and 103 bouts tracked for Primo Carnera. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Thomas18bouts

Carnera103bouts

How They Win ↓

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