Marcel Cerdan (110-4) 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 1 common opponent.
Marcel Cerdan vs Tony Zale — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Marcel Cerdan leads 1–0- Marcel Cerdan wonCerdan vs ZaleSep 21, 1948 · RTD · R11
The Numbers
- 110-4 (edge)
- Record
- 67-18-2
- 96.5% (edge)
- Win %
- 78.2%
- 65 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 45
- 59.09%
- KO rate
- 67.16% (edge)
- 59%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 67% (edge)
- 1 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 6
- 2
- Title reigns
- 4 (edge)
- 3.2
- Bouts per year
- 6.2 (edge)
- 115
- Bouts tracked
- 88
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 5′7″ (169 cm) (edge)
- Height
- 5′0″ (152 cm)
- 69″ (175 cm)
- Reach
- 69″ (175 cm)
- 110
- Age
- 113
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- Welterweight
- Division
- Middleweight
- French
- Nationality
- American
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyMarcel Cerdan · 110 wins
KO/TKO
65
Decision
45
Other
0
Tony Zale · 67 wins
KO/TKO
45
Decision
22
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (115 and 88 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Marcel Cerdan
DLWWW
No active streak · last fought Jan 25, 1971
Tony Zale
LWWWW
L1 streak · last fought Sep 21, 1948
Common Questions
- Have Marcel Cerdan and Tony Zale ever fought each other?
- Yes. Marcel Cerdan and Tony Zale met once on September 21, 1948, and Marcel Cerdan won by RTD in round 11.
- Who has the better record, Marcel Cerdan or Tony Zale?
- Marcel Cerdan is 110-4 and Tony Zale is 67-18-2. Marcel Cerdan has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Marcel Cerdan or Tony Zale?
- Marcel Cerdan has 65 knockout wins and Tony Zale has 45. Marcel Cerdan has more.
- Do Marcel Cerdan and Tony Zale have any common opponents?
- Marcel Cerdan and Tony Zale share 1 common opponent: Georgie Abrams. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
- Who is bigger, Marcel Cerdan or Tony Zale?
- Marcel Cerdan is the taller fighter at 169 cm, 17 cm above the other.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Marcel Cerdan and Tony Zale?
- This comparison is drawn from 115 bouts tracked for Marcel Cerdan and 88 bouts tracked for Tony Zale. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.