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Lou Nova vs Tony Galento — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Lou Nova

Lou Nova

Tony Galento

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Tony Galento

Lou Nova (49-9-5) and Tony Galento (79-26-6) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Nova

49

Wins31 KO · 63%

9

Losses

5

Draws7 tracked bouts

Galento

79

Wins57 KO · 72%

26

Losses

6

Draws112 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Galento leads 1–0

Lou Nova and Tony Galento have met 1 time; Galento leads 1–0.

Lou Nova and Tony Galento have met 1 time; Galento leads 1–0.
Met1939Sep 15Series
Lou NovaFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Tony GalentoFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR141Meeting

The Numbers

Nova 4 · Galento 3 of 7 measurable rows
NovaGalento
Record
49-9-5 (edge)79-26-6
Win %0–100%
81.7% (edge)
73.9%
Wins by knockoutmax 57
31
57 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
63.27%
72.15% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
100% (edge)
72%
Times stopped†max 6
4 (edge)
6
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 7.1
1.4
7.1 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 112
7
112

† 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

Reachnot held
Lou Nova: No reach on file
Tony Galento: 72″
Agenot comparable
Lou Nova: Died aged 78
Tony Galento: Died aged 69
Stance
Lou Nova: Orthodox
Tony Galento: Orthodox

Lou Nova left, Tony Galento right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Lou Nova2 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

Lou Nova: 2 tracked wins — 2 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 by KO/TKO 100%

Tony Galento79 wins · from 112 tracked bouts

Tony Galento: 79 tracked wins — 57 by KO/TKO (72%), 21 on the cards (27%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (1%). Counted from 112 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

57 by KO/TKO 72%21 on the cards 27%1 by another method or unrecorded 1%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Lou Nova 7, Tony Galento 112 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Nova better on 1 · even on 1

Nova

Opponent

Galento

  • Lou Nova

    Loss, TKO 6

    1941

    LouisEven

    Tony Galento

    Loss, TKO 4

    1939

  • Lou Nova

    2–0 against

    Win, TKO 8

    1941

    Win, TKO 11

    1939

    BaerNova better

    Tony Galento

    Loss, RTD 7

    1940

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

Lou Nova has lost three straight, after one straight win. Nova last boxed on Aug 9, 1943.LWLLL

Galento Sep 1939Baer Apr 1941Louis Sep 1941Savold May 1942Savold Aug 19431.4 tracked bouts per year

Tony Galento has won three straight since losses to Max Baer and Buddy Baer. Galento last boxed on Dec 4, 1943.LLWWW

Baer Jul 1940Baer Apr 1941Katz Jun 1943Blassie Jun 1943Conley Dec 19437.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Lou Nova and Tony Galento ever fought each other?
Yes. Lou Nova and Tony Galento met once on September 15, 1939, and Tony Galento won by TKO in round 14.
The meeting

LSep 15, 1939 · Galento · TKO R14

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Nova or Galento?
Lou Nova is 49-9-5 and Tony Galento is 79-26-6. Lou Nova has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Nova49–9–581.7%

Galento79–26–673.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Nova or Galento?
Lou Nova has 31 knockout wins and Tony Galento has 57. Tony Galento has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Nova3163.3%

Galento5772.2%

The Numbers ↓
Do Nova and Galento have any common opponents?
Lou Nova and Tony Galento share 2 common opponents: Joe Louis and Max Baer. Lou Nova fared better against 1 of them.
2 shared opponents

Joe LouisLL

Max BaerWL

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Nova and Galento?
This comparison is drawn from 7 bouts tracked for Lou Nova and 112 bouts tracked for Tony Galento. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Nova7bouts

Galento112bouts

How They Win ↓

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