Have Joey Giardello and Wilf Greaves ever fought each other?

Yes. Joey Giardello and Wilf Greaves have met 3 times and Joey Giardello leads the series 3-0.

Who has the better record, Giardello or Greaves?

Joey Giardello is 97-26-8 and Wilf Greaves is 36-27-2. Joey Giardello has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Giardello or Greaves?

Joey Giardello has 31 knockout wins and Wilf Greaves has 0. Joey Giardello has more.

Do Giardello and Greaves have any common opponents?

Joey Giardello and Wilf Greaves share 4 common opponents: Dick Tiger, Sugar Ray Robinson and Gene Fullmer (and 1 other). Joey Giardello fared better against 3 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Giardello and Greaves?

This comparison is drawn from 132 bouts tracked for Joey Giardello and 14 bouts tracked for Wilf Greaves. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Joey Giardello vs Wilf Greaves — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Wilf Greaves

Joey Giardello (97-26-8) and Wilf Greaves (36-27-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share 4 common opponents.

Giardello

Wins31 KO · 32%

Losses

Draws132 tracked bouts

Greaves

Wins

Losses

Draws14 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Giardello leads 3–0

Joey Giardello and Wilf Greaves have met 3 times; Giardello leads 3–0.
Met	1957Nov 5	1961May 15	1963Feb 25	Series
Joey GiardelloFighter A	WWon	WWon	WWon	3–0W–L
Wilf GreavesFighter B	LLost	LLost	LLost	0–3W–L
Result	UDGiardello vs Greaves	TKOR9Giardello vs Greaves	SDGiardello vs Greaves	3Meetings

The Numbers

Giardello 7 · Greaves 0 of 7 measurable rows

GiardelloEdge = longer wingGreaves

Record: 97-26-8 (edge)36-27-2
Win %0–100%: 77.1% (edge)
56.9%
Wins by knockoutmax 31: 31 (edge)
0
KO rate0–100%: 31.96% (edge)
0%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 32% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^†levelmax 4: 4
4
Title reignsmax 3: 3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^‡max 6.9: 6.9 (edge)
2.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 132: 132
14

† 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: Joey Giardello: 5′10″; Wilf Greaves: No height on file
Reachnot held: Joey Giardello: 70″; Wilf Greaves: No reach on file
Agenot comparable: Joey Giardello: Died aged 78; Wilf Greaves: Died aged 84
Stance: Joey Giardello: Orthodox; Wilf Greaves: Orthodox

Joey Giardello left, Wilf Greaves right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Joey Giardello98 wins · from 132 tracked bouts

31 by KO/TKO 32%67 on the cards 68%

Wilf Greaves2 wins · from 14 tracked bouts

2 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Joey Giardello 132, Wilf Greaves 14 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Giardello better on 3 · Greaves better on 14 shared · Joey Giardello better on 3 · Wilf Greaves better on 1

GiardelloJoey Giardello

Opponent

GreavesWilf Greaves

Joey Giardello
2–2 against
Loss, UD
1965Oct 1965
Win, PTS
1963Dec 1963
Win, UD
1959Nov 1959
Loss, UD
1959Sep 1959
TigerDick TigerNigeria 60–19–3Greaves betterWilf Greaves better — 1–1 to 2–2
Wilf Greaves
1–1 against
Loss, TKO 9
1960Nov 1960
Win, SD
1960Jun 1960
Joey Giardello
Win, UD
1963Jun 1963
RobinsonSugar Ray RobinsonUnited States 174–19–6Giardello betterJoey Giardello better — 1–0 to 0–2
Wilf Greaves
0–2 against
Loss, KO 8
1961Dec 1961
Loss, SD
1961Sep 1961
Joey Giardello
Draw, SD
1960Apr 1960
FullmerGene FullmerUnited States 55–6–3 · MiddleweightGiardello betterJoey Giardello better — 0–0–1 to 0–3
Wilf Greaves
0–3 against
Loss, MD
1959Feb 1959
Loss, UD
1957Feb 1957
Loss, UD
1957Jan 1957
Joey Giardello
2–1 against
Loss, SD
1959Jan 1959
Win, UD
1957Dec 1957
Win, UD
1954Sep 1954
JonesTiger JonesUnited States 52–32–5Giardello betterJoey Giardello better — 2–1 to 1–1
Wilf Greaves
1–1 against
Win, UD
1960Feb 1960
Loss, SD
1956Sep 1956

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

Joey Giardello has won once since losses to Nate Collins and Jack Rodgers. Giardello last boxed on Nov 6, 1967.LWLLW

Tiger Oct 1965White Sep 1966Collins Dec 1966Rodgers May 1967Rodgers Nov 19676.9 tracked bouts per year

Wilf Greaves has lost seven straight. Greaves last boxed on Jun 7, 1963.LLLLL

Ellis Aug 1961Robinson Sep 1961Robinson Dec 1961Giardello Feb 1963Mazzinghi Jun 19632.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Joey Giardello and Wilf Greaves ever fought each other?: Yes. Joey Giardello and Wilf Greaves have met 3 times and Joey Giardello leads the series 3-0.
Who has the better record, Giardello or Greaves?: Joey Giardello is 97-26-8 and Wilf Greaves is 36-27-2. Joey Giardello has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Giardello or Greaves?: Joey Giardello has 31 knockout wins and Wilf Greaves has 0. Joey Giardello has more.
Do Giardello and Greaves have any common opponents?: Joey Giardello and Wilf Greaves share 4 common opponents: Dick Tiger, Sugar Ray Robinson and Gene Fullmer (and 1 other). Joey Giardello fared better against 3 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Giardello and Greaves?: This comparison is drawn from 132 bouts tracked for Joey Giardello and 14 bouts tracked for Wilf Greaves. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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