Have Larry Gains and Tommy Farr ever fought each other?

Yes. Larry Gains and Tommy Farr met once on May 17, 1939, and Tommy Farr won by TKO in round 6.

Who has the better record, Gains or Farr?

Larry Gains is 118-22-5 and Tommy Farr is 84-34-17. Larry Gains has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Gains or Farr?

Larry Gains has 63 knockout wins and Tommy Farr has 24. Larry Gains has more.

Do Gains and Farr have any common opponents?

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

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

This comparison is drawn from 146 bouts tracked for Larry Gains and 9 bouts tracked for Tommy Farr. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Larry Gains vs Tommy Farr — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Larry Gains (118-22-5) and Tommy Farr (84-34-17) 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

Farr

Wins24 KO · 29%

Losses

Draws9 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Farr leads 1–0

Larry Gains and Tommy Farr have met 1 time; Farr leads 1–0.
Met	1939May 17	Series
Larry GainsFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Tommy FarrFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	TKOR6Gains vs Farr	1Meeting

Gains vs Farr · May 17, 1939

The Numbers

Gains 7 · Farr 1 of 8 measurable rows

GainsEdge = longer wingFarr

Record: 118-22-5 (edge)84-34-17
Win %0–100%: 83.1% (edge)
68.5%
Wins by knockoutmax 63: 63 (edge)
24
KO rate0–100%: 53.39% (edge)
28.57%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 53% (edge)
25%
Times stopped^†max 14: 14
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1: 1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^‡max 7.7: 7.7 (edge)
0.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 146: 146
9

† 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″; Tommy Farr: No height on file
Reachnot held: Larry Gains: 77″; Tommy Farr: No reach on file
Agenot comparable: Larry Gains: Died aged 82; Tommy Farr: Died aged 72
Stance: Larry Gains: Not recorded; Tommy Farr: Orthodox

Larry Gains left, Tommy Farr right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

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%

Tommy Farr4 wins · from 9 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 25%3 on the cards 75%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Larry Gains 146, Tommy Farr 9 — 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

Tommy Farr has lost two straight, after one straight win. Farr last boxed on Mar 9, 1953.LLWLL

Braddock Jan 1938Baer Mar 1938Gains May 1939Marshall Dec 1950Cockell Mar 19530.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Larry Gains and Tommy Farr ever fought each other?: Yes. Larry Gains and Tommy Farr met once on May 17, 1939, and Tommy Farr won by TKO in round 6.
Who has the better record, Gains or Farr?: Larry Gains is 118-22-5 and Tommy Farr is 84-34-17. Larry Gains has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Gains or Farr?: Larry Gains has 63 knockout wins and Tommy Farr has 24. Larry Gains has more.
Do Gains and Farr have any common opponents?: Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Larry Gains and Tommy Farr have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Gains and Farr?: This comparison is drawn from 146 bouts tracked for Larry Gains and 9 bouts tracked for Tommy Farr. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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