Have Larry Gains and Pat McCarthy ever fought each other?

Yes. Larry Gains and Pat McCarthy have met 2 times and Larry Gains leads the series 2-0.

Who has the better record, Gains or McCarthy?

Larry Gains is 118-22-5 and Pat McCarthy is 0-16-1 across the 17 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 McCarthy?

Larry Gains has 63 knockout wins and Pat McCarthy has 0. Larry Gains has more.

Do Gains and McCarthy have any common opponents?

Larry Gains and Pat McCarthy share 2 common opponents: Primo Carnera and Mike McTigue. Larry Gains fared better against 2 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 146 bouts tracked for Larry Gains and 17 bouts tracked for Pat McCarthy. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Larry Gains vs Pat McCarthy — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Larry Gains

Pat McCarthy

Larry Gains (118-22-5) and Pat McCarthy (0-16-1 across 17 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 2 common opponents.

Gains

118

Wins63 KO · 53%

Losses

Draws146 tracked bouts

McCarthy

Tracked record

0–16–1

counted from 17 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

Gains leads 2–0

Larry Gains and Pat McCarthy have met 2 times; Gains leads 2–0.
Met	1928Feb 20	1928Oct 22	Series
Larry GainsFighter A	WWon	WWon	2–0W–L
Pat McCarthyFighter B	LLost	LLost	0–2W–L
Result	UDGains vs McCarthy	PTSGains vs McCarthy	2Meetings

The Numbers

Gains 4 · McCarthy 1 of 5 measurable rows

GainsEdge = longer wingMcCarthy

Record^†: 118-22-5 (edge)0-16-1
Win %0–100%: 83.1% (edge)
2.9%
Wins by knockoutmax 63: 63 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 53.39%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: 53%—
Times stopped^‡max 14: 14
4 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 7.7: 7.7 (edge)
1.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 146: 146
17

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

Larry Gains left, Pat McCarthy 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%

Pat McCarthy0 wins · from 17 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for McCarthy yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Larry Gains 146, Pat McCarthy 17 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Gains better on 22 shared · Larry Gains better on 2

GainsLarry Gains

Opponent

McCarthyPat McCarthy

Larry Gains
Win, PTS
1932May 1932
CarneraPrimo CarneraItaly 88–14Gains betterLarry Gains better — 1–0 to 0–1
Pat McCarthy
Loss, TKO 2
1930Sep 1930
Larry Gains
Draw, PTS
1927Nov 1927
McTigueMike McTigueIreland 111–45–14 · Light HeavyweightGains betterLarry Gains better — 0–0–1 to 0–1
Pat McCarthy
Loss, PTS
1927May 1927

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

Pat McCarthy last boxed on Jun 9, 1931 — 34,832 days ago. McCarthy had lost 16 straight.LLLLL

Gains Feb 1928Schaaf Jul 1928Gains Oct 1928Carnera Sep 1930Levinsky Jun 19311.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Larry Gains and Pat McCarthy ever fought each other?: Yes. Larry Gains and Pat McCarthy have met 2 times and Larry Gains leads the series 2-0.
Who has the better record, Gains or McCarthy?: Larry Gains is 118-22-5 and Pat McCarthy is 0-16-1 across the 17 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 McCarthy?: Larry Gains has 63 knockout wins and Pat McCarthy has 0. Larry Gains has more.
Do Gains and McCarthy have any common opponents?: Larry Gains and Pat McCarthy share 2 common opponents: Primo Carnera and Mike McTigue. Larry Gains fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Gains and McCarthy?: This comparison is drawn from 146 bouts tracked for Larry Gains and 17 bouts tracked for Pat McCarthy. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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