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.
Johnny Risko (17-18 across 35 tracked bouts) and Max Baer (68-13) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 7 common opponents.
Johnny Risko vs Max Baer — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Series level 1–1- Max Baer wonBaer vs RiskoNov 9, 1931 · PTS
- Johnny Risko wonBaer vs RiskoMay 5, 1931 · UD
The Numbers
- 17-18
- Record
- 68-13 (edge)
- 48.6%
- Win %
- 84% (edge)
- 0
- Wins by knockout
- 51 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 75%
- 0%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 75% (edge)
- 1 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 3
- 0
- Title reigns
- 2 (edge)
- 2.8
- Bouts per year
- 6.8 (edge)
- 35
- Bouts tracked
- 81
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- —
- Height
- 6′0″ (183 cm)
- —
- Reach
- 81″ (206 cm)
- 123
- Age
- 117
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Division
- Heavyweight
- United States
- Nationality
- American
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJohnny Risko · 17 wins
KO/TKO
0
Decision
17
Other
0
Max Baer · 68 wins
KO/TKO
51
Decision
15
Other
2
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (35 and 81 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
7 sharedJohnny Risko
WUD · Aug 1934WSD · Jul 1933LPTS · Oct 1931LUD · Feb 1927LPTS · Sep 1926LPTS · Jul 1926Max Baer
LUD · Feb 1931Johnny Risko
WPTS · Feb 1933WPTS · Sep 1932WPTS · Apr 1931Max Baer
WPTS · Jul 1932WUD · Jan 1932
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Johnny Risko
LWWWW
L1 streak · last fought Dec 17, 1937
Max Baer
LWWWW
L1 streak · last fought Apr 4, 1941
Common Questions
- Have Johnny Risko and Max Baer ever fought each other?
- Yes. Johnny Risko and Max Baer have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
- Who has the better record, Johnny Risko or Max Baer?
- Johnny Risko is 17-18 across the 35 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Max Baer is 68-13. Max Baer has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Johnny Risko or Max Baer?
- Johnny Risko has 0 knockout wins and Max Baer has 51. Max Baer has more.
- Do Johnny Risko and Max Baer have any common opponents?
- Johnny Risko and Max Baer share 7 common opponents: Tony Galento, Tommy Loughran and Max Schmeling (and 4 others). Max Baer fared better against 3 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Johnny Risko and Max Baer?
- This comparison is drawn from 35 bouts tracked for Johnny Risko and 81 bouts tracked for Max Baer. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.