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Larry Barnes vs Verno Phillips — record, stats and common opponents compared

Larry Barnes (1-2 across 3 tracked bouts) and Verno Phillips (42-11-1) 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.

Barnes

Tracked record

1–2

counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Phillips

42

Wins21 KO · 50%

11

Losses

1

Draw56 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

Barnes leads 1–0

Larry Barnes and Verno Phillips have met 1 time; Barnes leads 1–0.

Larry Barnes and Verno Phillips have met 1 time; Barnes leads 1–0.
Met1990Jan 3Series
Larry BarnesFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Verno PhillipsFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Barnes 0 · Phillips 6 of 6 measurable rows
BarnesPhillips
Record†
1-242-11-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
33.3%
78.7% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 21
0
21 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—50%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
50% (edge)
Times stopped‡levelmax 2
2
2
Title reignsmax 3
0
3 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 2.7
0.3
2.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 56
3
56

† 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
Larry Barnes: No height on file
Verno Phillips: 5′7″
Reachnot held
Larry Barnes: No reach on file
Verno Phillips: 69″
Agenot held
Larry Barnes: No date of birth
Verno Phillips: 56
Stance
Larry Barnes: Not recorded
Verno Phillips: Orthodox

Larry Barnes left, Verno Phillips right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Larry Barnes1 win · from 3 tracked bouts

Larry Barnes: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

Verno Phillips42 wins · from 56 tracked bouts

Verno Phillips: 42 tracked wins — 21 by KO/TKO (50%), 20 on the cards (48%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 56 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

21 by KO/TKO 50%20 on the cards 48%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Larry Barnes 3, Verno Phillips 56 — 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

Larry Barnes last boxed on Sep 18, 1998 — 10,257 days ago. Barnes had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLL

Phillips Jan 1990Trinidad Nov 1995Campas Sep 19980.3 tracked bouts per year

Verno Phillips last boxed on Nov 29, 2008 — 6,532 days ago. Phillips had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Paul Williams.WWWWL

Candelo Apr 2006Reid Aug 2006Sanchez Feb 2007Spinks Mar 2008Williams Nov 20082.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Larry Barnes and Verno Phillips ever fought each other?
Yes. Larry Barnes and Verno Phillips met once on January 3, 1990, and Larry Barnes won by UD.
The meeting

WJan 3, 1990 · Barnes · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Barnes or Phillips?
Larry Barnes is 1-2 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Verno Phillips is 42-11-1. Verno Phillips has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Barnes1–233.3%

Phillips42–11–178.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Barnes or Phillips?
Larry Barnes has 0 knockout wins and Verno Phillips has 21. Verno Phillips has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Barnes0

Phillips2150%

The Numbers ↓
Do Barnes and Phillips have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Larry Barnes and Verno Phillips have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Barnes and Phillips?
This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for Larry Barnes and 56 bouts tracked for Verno Phillips. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Barnes3bouts

Phillips56bouts

How They Win ↓

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