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Johnny Alberts vs Tony Galento — record, stats and common opponents compared

Johnny Alberts

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Tony Galento

Johnny Alberts (2-8 across 10 tracked bouts) and Tony Galento (79-26-6) 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.

Alberts

Tracked record

2–8

counted from 10 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Galento

79

Wins57 KO · 72%

26

Losses

6

Draws112 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

Alberts leads 1–0

Johnny Alberts and Tony Galento have met 1 time; Alberts leads 1–0.

Johnny Alberts and Tony Galento have met 1 time; Alberts leads 1–0.
Met1928May 7Series
Johnny AlbertsFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Tony GalentoFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Alberts 1 · Galento 5 of 6 measurable rows
AlbertsGalento
Record†
2-879-26-6 (edge)
Win %0–100%
20%
73.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 57
1
57 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—72.15%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
50%
72% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 6
1 (edge)
6
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 7.1
0.6
7.1 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 112
10
112

† 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

Reachnot held
Johnny Alberts: No reach on file
Tony Galento: 72″
Agenot held
Johnny Alberts: No date of birth
Tony Galento: Died aged 69
Stance
Johnny Alberts: Not recorded
Tony Galento: Orthodox

Johnny Alberts left, Tony Galento right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Johnny Alberts2 wins · from 10 tracked bouts

Johnny Alberts: 2 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (50%) and 1 on the cards (50%). Counted from 10 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 50%1 on the cards 50%

Tony Galento79 wins · from 112 tracked bouts

Tony Galento: 79 tracked wins — 57 by KO/TKO (72%), 21 on the cards (27%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (1%). Counted from 112 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

57 by KO/TKO 72%21 on the cards 27%1 by another method or unrecorded 1%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Johnny Alberts 10, Tony Galento 112 — 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

Johnny Alberts last boxed on May 7, 1928 — 35,961 days ago. Alberts had won once since four straight losses.LLLLW

O'Dowd Jan 1917McTigue Jan 1917Britton Jan 1920Braddock Feb 1927Galento May 19280.6 tracked bouts per year

Tony Galento has won three straight since losses to Max Baer and Buddy Baer. Galento last boxed on Dec 4, 1943.LLWWW

Baer Jul 1940Baer Apr 1941Katz Jun 1943Blassie Jun 1943Conley Dec 19437.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Johnny Alberts and Tony Galento ever fought each other?
Yes. Johnny Alberts and Tony Galento met once on May 7, 1928, and Johnny Alberts won by PTS.
The meeting

WMay 7, 1928 · Alberts · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Alberts or Galento?
Johnny Alberts is 2-8 across the 10 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Tony Galento is 79-26-6. Tony Galento has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Alberts2–820%

Galento79–26–673.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Alberts or Galento?
Johnny Alberts has 1 knockout win and Tony Galento has 57. Tony Galento has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Alberts1

Galento5772.2%

The Numbers ↓
Do Alberts and Galento have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Johnny Alberts and Tony Galento have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Alberts and Galento?
This comparison is drawn from 10 bouts tracked for Johnny Alberts and 112 bouts tracked for Tony Galento. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Alberts10bouts

Galento112bouts

How They Win ↓

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