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Johnny York vs Pete Rademacher — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Pete Rademacher

Johnny York (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) and Pete Rademacher (15-7-1) 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.

York

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Rademacher

15

Wins8 KO · 53%

7

Losses

1

Draw23 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

Rademacher leads 1–0

Johnny York and Pete Rademacher have met 1 time; Rademacher leads 1–0.

Johnny York and Pete Rademacher have met 1 time; Rademacher leads 1–0.
Met1959Dec 9Series
Johnny YorkFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Pete RademacherFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

York 1 · Rademacher 3 of 4 measurable rows
YorkRademacher
Record†
0-215-7-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
67.4% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 8
0
8 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—53.33%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—53%
Times stopped‡max 6
1 (edge)
6
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
—5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 23
2
23

† 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
Johnny York: No height on file
Pete Rademacher: 6′2″
Reachnot held
Johnny York: No reach on file
Pete Rademacher: 77″
Agenot held
Johnny York: No date of birth
Pete Rademacher: Died aged 91
Stance
Johnny York: Not recorded
Pete Rademacher: Orthodox

Johnny York left, Pete Rademacher 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 York0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Johnny York: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for York yet.

Pete Rademacher15 wins · from 23 tracked bouts

Pete Rademacher: 15 tracked wins — 8 by KO/TKO (53%) and 7 on the cards (47%). Counted from 23 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

8 by KO/TKO 53%7 on the cards 47%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Johnny York 2, Pete Rademacher 23 — 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 York last boxed on Dec 9, 1959 — 24,424 days ago. York had lost two straight.LL

Johnson Aug 1959Rademacher Dec 1959

Pete Rademacher has won once since losing a decision to Karl Mildenberger. Rademacher last boxed on Apr 3, 1962.LLWLW

Logan Aug 1961Moore Oct 1961Turman Nov 1961Mildenberger Jan 1962Olson Apr 19625 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Johnny York and Pete Rademacher ever fought each other?
Yes. Johnny York and Pete Rademacher met once on December 9, 1959, and Pete Rademacher won by PTS.
The meeting

LDec 9, 1959 · Rademacher · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, York or Rademacher?
Johnny York is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Pete Rademacher is 15-7-1. Pete Rademacher has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

York0–20%

Rademacher15–7–167.4%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, York or Rademacher?
Johnny York has 0 knockout wins and Pete Rademacher has 8. Pete Rademacher has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

York0

Rademacher853.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do York and Rademacher have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Johnny York and Pete Rademacher have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on York and Rademacher?
This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for Johnny York and 23 bouts tracked for Pete Rademacher. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

York2bouts

Rademacher23bouts

How They Win ↓

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