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Len Wadsworth vs Tony Zale — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Len Wadsworth

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Tony Zale

Len Wadsworth (31-19-4) and Tony Zale (67-18-2) 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.

Wadsworth

31

Wins18 KO · 58%

19

Losses

4

Draws3 tracked bouts

Zale

67

Wins45 KO · 67%

18

Losses

2

Draws88 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Zale leads 1–0

Len Wadsworth and Tony Zale have met 1 time; Zale leads 1–0.

Len Wadsworth and Tony Zale have met 1 time; Zale leads 1–0.
Met1947Feb 12Series
Len WadsworthFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Tony ZaleFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Wadsworth 1 · Zale 6 of 7 measurable rows
WadsworthZale
Record
31-19-467-18-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
61.1%
78.2% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 45
18
45 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
58.06%
67.16% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†not comparable
—67%
Times stopped†max 6
1 (edge)
6
Title reignsmax 4
0
4 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 6.2
2.2
6.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 88
3
88

† 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

Height+5″
Len Wadsworth: 6′0″ (edge)
Tony Zale: 5′7″
Reach+3″
Len Wadsworth: 72″ (edge)
Tony Zale: 69″
Agenot held
Len Wadsworth: No date of birth
Tony Zale: Died aged 83
Stance
Len Wadsworth: Orthodox
Tony Zale: Orthodox

Len Wadsworth left, Tony Zale right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Len Wadsworth0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Len Wadsworth: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Wadsworth yet.

Tony Zale67 wins · from 88 tracked bouts

Tony Zale: 67 tracked wins — 45 by KO/TKO (67%) and 22 on the cards (33%). Counted from 88 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

45 by KO/TKO 67%22 on the cards 33%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Len Wadsworth 3, Tony Zale 88 — 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

Len Wadsworth last boxed on Feb 12, 1947 — 29,106 days ago. Wadsworth had lost three straight.LLL

Williams Oct 1945Baroudi Mar 1946Zale Feb 19472.2 tracked bouts per year

Tony Zale had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Marcel Cerdan. Zale last boxed on Sep 21, 1948.WWWWL

Turner Jan 1948Claus Mar 1948Woods Mar 1948Graziano Jun 1948Cerdan Sep 19486.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Len Wadsworth and Tony Zale ever fought each other?
Yes. Len Wadsworth and Tony Zale met once on February 12, 1947, and Tony Zale won by KO in round 3.
The meeting

LFeb 12, 1947 · Zale · KO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Wadsworth or Zale?
Len Wadsworth is 31-19-4 and Tony Zale is 67-18-2. Tony Zale has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Wadsworth31–19–461.1%

Zale67–18–278.2%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Wadsworth or Zale?
Len Wadsworth has 18 knockout wins and Tony Zale has 45. Tony Zale has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Wadsworth1858.1%

Zale4567.2%

The Numbers ↓
Do Wadsworth and Zale have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Len Wadsworth and Tony Zale have faced.
Who is bigger, Wadsworth or Zale?
Len Wadsworth is the taller fighter at 183 cm, 12 cm above the other. Len Wadsworth also has the longer reach, by 9 cm.
Height · reach

Wadsworth183 cm184 cm reach

Zale171 cm175 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Wadsworth and Zale?
This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for Len Wadsworth and 88 bouts tracked for Tony Zale. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Wadsworth3bouts

Zale88bouts

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