Have Larry Gains and Martin Burke ever fought each other?

Yes. Larry Gains and Martin Burke have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.

Who has the better record, Gains or Burke?

Larry Gains is 118-22-5 and Martin Burke is 1-14 across the 15 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, Gains or Burke?

Larry Gains has 63 knockout wins and Martin Burke has 0. Larry Gains has more.

Do Gains and Burke have any common opponents?

Larry Gains and Martin Burke share 1 common opponent: George Godfrey. Larry Gains fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Gains and Burke?

This comparison is drawn from 146 bouts tracked for Larry Gains and 15 bouts tracked for Martin Burke. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Larry Gains vs Martin Burke — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Larry Gains

Martin Burke

Larry Gains (118-22-5) and Martin Burke (1-14 across 15 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 1 common opponent.

Gains

118

Wins63 KO · 53%

Losses

Draws146 tracked bouts

Burke

Tracked record

1–14

counted from 15 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Series level 1–1

Larry Gains and Martin Burke have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
Met	1927Jul 28	1927Aug 19	Series
Larry GainsFighter A	LLost	WWon	1–1W–L
Martin BurkeFighter B	WWon	LLost	1–1W–L
Result	PTSGains vs Burke	PTSGains vs Burke	2Meetings

The Numbers

Gains 6 · Burke 1 of 7 measurable rows

GainsEdge = longer wingBurke

Record^†: 118-22-5 (edge)1-14
Win %0–100%: 83.1% (edge)
6.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 63: 63 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 53.39%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 53% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^‡max 14: 14
3 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1: 1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 7.7: 7.7 (edge)
1.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 146: 146
15

† 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 Gains: 6′1″; Martin Burke: No height on file
Reachnot held: Larry Gains: 77″; Martin Burke: No reach on file
Agenot held: Larry Gains: Died aged 82; Martin Burke: No date of birth

Larry Gains left, Martin Burke right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored: younger is not better.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Larry Gains118 wins · from 146 tracked bouts

63 by KO/TKO 53%49 on the cards 42%6 by another method or unrecorded 5%

Martin Burke1 win · from 15 tracked bouts

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Larry Gains 146, Martin Burke 15 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Gains better on 11 shared · Larry Gains better on 1

GainsLarry Gains

Opponent

BurkeMartin Burke

Larry Gains
1–1 against
Win, DQ 3
1928Aug 1928
Loss, RTD 6
1926Nov 1926
GodfreyGeorge GodfreyUnited StatesGains betterLarry Gains better — 1–1 to 0–2
Martin Burke
0–2 against
Loss, PTS
1925Dec 1925
Loss, PTS
1925Sep 1925

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Larry Gains has lost two straight, after one straight win. Gains last boxed on Jun 6, 1942.WLWLL

James Feb 1940London Jan 1941Elemett Feb 1941London May 1941London Jun 19427.7 tracked bouts per year

Martin Burke last boxed on Aug 13, 1928 — 35,865 days ago. Burke had lost three straight, after one straight win.LWLLL

Loughran Oct 1926Gains Jul 1927Gains Aug 1927Stribling Jan 1928Stribling Aug 19281.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Larry Gains and Martin Burke ever fought each other?: Yes. Larry Gains and Martin Burke have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
Who has the better record, Gains or Burke?: Larry Gains is 118-22-5 and Martin Burke is 1-14 across the 15 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, Gains or Burke?: Larry Gains has 63 knockout wins and Martin Burke has 0. Larry Gains has more.
Do Gains and Burke have any common opponents?: Larry Gains and Martin Burke share 1 common opponent: George Godfrey. Larry Gains fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Gains and Burke?: This comparison is drawn from 146 bouts tracked for Larry Gains and 15 bouts tracked for Martin Burke. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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