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Larry Gains (118-22-5) and Marcel Nilles (1-7 across 8 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Larry Gains vs Marcel Nilles — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇨🇦CANADA

Larry Gains

118–22–5

146 tracked bouts

🇫🇷FRANCE

Marcel Nilles

Tracked record

1–7

8 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

Marcel Nilles leads 1–0

The Numbers

118-22-5 (edge)
Record
1-7

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

83.1% (edge)
Win %
12.5%
63 (edge)
Wins by knockout
1
53.39%
KO rate
53%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
100% (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

14
Times stopped
5 (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0
Title reigns
0
7.7 (edge)
Bouts per year
1.2

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

146
Bouts tracked
8

Tale of the Tape

6′1″ (185 cm)
Height
77″ (196 cm)
Reach
125
Age
132
Canada
Nationality
France

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Larry Gains · 118 wins

KO/TKO
63
Decision
49
Other
6

Marcel Nilles · 1 wins

KO/TKO
1
Decision
0
Other
0

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (146 and 8 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared
  • Larry Gains

    WPTS · May 1932

    Primo Carnera

    Marcel Nilles

    LTKO R3 · May 1929

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Larry Gains

LLWLW

L2 streak · last fought Jun 6, 1942

Marcel Nilles

LLLLW

L4 streak · last fought May 30, 1929

Common Questions

Have Larry Gains and Marcel Nilles ever fought each other?
Yes. Larry Gains and Marcel Nilles met once on February 13, 1924, and Marcel Nilles won by KO in round 3.
Who has the better record, Larry Gains or Marcel Nilles?
Larry Gains is 118-22-5 and Marcel Nilles is 1-7 across the 8 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Larry Gains has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Larry Gains or Marcel Nilles?
Larry Gains has 63 knockout wins and Marcel Nilles has 1. Larry Gains has more.
Do Larry Gains and Marcel Nilles have any common opponents?
Larry Gains and Marcel Nilles share 1 common opponent: Primo Carnera. Larry Gains fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Larry Gains and Marcel Nilles?
This comparison is drawn from 146 bouts tracked for Larry Gains and 8 bouts tracked for Marcel Nilles. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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