Have Larry Gains and Tom Kirby ever fought each other?

Yes. Larry Gains and Tom Kirby met once on May 29, 1928, and Larry Gains won by PTS.

Who has the better record, Gains or Kirby?

Larry Gains is 118-22-5 and Tom Kirby is 0-7 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, Gains or Kirby?

Larry Gains has 63 knockout wins and Tom Kirby has 0. Larry Gains has more.

Do Gains and Kirby have any common opponents?

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

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

This comparison is drawn from 146 bouts tracked for Larry Gains and 8 bouts tracked for Tom Kirby. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Larry Gains vs Tom Kirby — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Larry Gains

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Tom Kirby

Larry Gains (118-22-5) and Tom Kirby (0-7 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 no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Gains

118

Wins63 KO · 53%

Losses

Draws146 tracked bouts

Kirby

Tracked record

0–7

counted from 8 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 1–0

Larry Gains and Tom Kirby have met 1 time; Gains leads 1–0.
Met	1928May 29	Series
Larry GainsFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Tom KirbyFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	PTSGains vs Kirby	1Meeting

Gains vs Kirby · May 29, 1928

The Numbers

Gains 5 · Kirby 1 of 6 measurable rows

GainsEdge = longer wingKirby

Record^†: 118-22-5 (edge)0-7
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^§max 7.7: 7.7 (edge)
1.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 146: 146
8

† 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″; Tom Kirby: No height on file
Reachnot held: Larry Gains: 77″; Tom Kirby: No reach on file
Agenot comparable: Larry Gains: Died aged 82; Tom Kirby: Died aged 62

Larry Gains left, Tom Kirby 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%

Tom Kirby0 wins · from 8 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Kirby yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Larry Gains 146, Tom Kirby 8 — 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

Tom Kirby has lost two straight. Kirby last boxed on Oct 14, 1930.LLNCLL

Gains May 1928Stribling Jul 1928Galento Jan 1930Galento Mar 1930Levinsky Oct 19301.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Larry Gains and Tom Kirby ever fought each other?: Yes. Larry Gains and Tom Kirby met once on May 29, 1928, and Larry Gains won by PTS.
Who has the better record, Gains or Kirby?: Larry Gains is 118-22-5 and Tom Kirby is 0-7 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, Gains or Kirby?: Larry Gains has 63 knockout wins and Tom Kirby has 0. Larry Gains has more.
Do Gains and Kirby have any common opponents?: Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Larry Gains and Tom Kirby have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Gains and Kirby?: This comparison is drawn from 146 bouts tracked for Larry Gains and 8 bouts tracked for Tom Kirby. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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