Have Larry Gains and Nick Newman ever fought each other?

Yes. Larry Gains and Nick Newman met once on February 25, 1929, and Larry Gains won by KO in round 1.

Who has the better record, Gains or Newman?

Larry Gains is 118-22-5 and Nick Newman is 0-1 across the 1 bout 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 Newman?

Larry Gains has 63 knockout wins and Nick Newman has 0. Larry Gains has more.

Do Gains and Newman have any common opponents?

Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Larry Gains and Nick Newman have faced.

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

This comparison is drawn from 146 bouts tracked for Larry Gains and 1 bout tracked for Nick Newman. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Larry Gains vs Nick Newman — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Larry Gains

Nick Newman

Larry Gains (118-22-5) and Nick Newman (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) 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.

Gains

118

Wins63 KO · 53%

Losses

Draws146 tracked bouts

Newman

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout 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

Gains leads 1–0

Larry Gains and Nick Newman have met 1 time; Gains leads 1–0.
Met	1929Feb 25	Series
Larry GainsFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Nick NewmanFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	KOR1Gains vs Newman	1Meeting

Gains vs Newman · Feb 25, 1929

The Numbers

Gains 4 · Newman 1 of 5 measurable rows

GainsEdge = longer wingNewman

Record^†: 118-22-5 (edge)0-1
Win %0–100%: 83.1% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 63: 63 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 53.39%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: 53%—
Times stopped^‡max 14: 14
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1: 1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§not comparable: 7.7—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 146: 146
1

† 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″; Nick Newman: No height on file
Reachnot held: Larry Gains: 77″; Nick Newman: No reach on file
Agenot held: Larry Gains: Died aged 82; Nick Newman: No date of birth

Larry Gains left, Nick Newman 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%

Nick Newman0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

No tracked wins for Newman yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Larry Gains 146, Nick Newman 1 — 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 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

Nick Newman last boxed on Feb 25, 1929 — 35,676 days ago. Newman had lost the most recent, to Larry Gains.L

Gains Feb 1929

Common Questions

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Have Larry Gains and Nick Newman ever fought each other?: Yes. Larry Gains and Nick Newman met once on February 25, 1929, and Larry Gains won by KO in round 1.
Who has the better record, Gains or Newman?: Larry Gains is 118-22-5 and Nick Newman is 0-1 across the 1 bout 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 Newman?: Larry Gains has 63 knockout wins and Nick Newman has 0. Larry Gains has more.
Do Gains and Newman have any common opponents?: Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Larry Gains and Nick Newman have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Gains and Newman?: This comparison is drawn from 146 bouts tracked for Larry Gains and 1 bout tracked for Nick Newman. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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