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Max Baer vs Nails Gorman — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Max Baer

Nails Gorman

Max Baer (68-13) and Nails Gorman (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) 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.

Baer

68

Wins51 KO · 75%

13

Losses

0

Draws81 tracked bouts

Gorman

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout 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

Baer leads 1–0

Max Baer and Nails Gorman have met 1 time; Baer leads 1–0.

Max Baer and Nails Gorman have met 1 time; Baer leads 1–0.
Met1936Aug 24Series
Max BaerFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Nails GormanFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Baer 4 · Gorman 1 of 5 measurable rows
BaerGorman
Record†
68-13 (edge)0-1
Win %0–100%
84% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 51
51 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
75%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
75%—
Times stopped‡max 3
3
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
6.8—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 81
81
1

† 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
Max Baer: 6′0″
Nails Gorman: No height on file
Reachnot held
Max Baer: 81″
Nails Gorman: No reach on file
Agenot held
Max Baer: Died aged 50
Nails Gorman: No date of birth
Stance
Max Baer: Orthodox
Nails Gorman: Not recorded

Max Baer left, Nails Gorman right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Max Baer68 wins · from 81 tracked bouts

Max Baer: 68 tracked wins — 51 by KO/TKO (75%), 15 on the cards (22%) and 2 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 81 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

51 by KO/TKO 75%15 on the cards 22%2 by another method or unrecorded 3%

Nails Gorman0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Nails Gorman: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Gorman yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Max Baer 81, Nails Gorman 1 — 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

Max Baer had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Lou Nova. Baer last boxed on Apr 4, 1941.WWWWL

Murphy Sep 1939Ritchie Sep 1939Galento Jul 1940Comiskey Sep 1940Nova Apr 19416.8 tracked bouts per year

Nails Gorman last boxed on Aug 24, 1936 — 32,929 days ago. Gorman had lost the most recent, to Max Baer.L

Baer Aug 1936

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Max Baer and Nails Gorman ever fought each other?
Yes. Max Baer and Nails Gorman met once on August 24, 1936, and Max Baer won by TKO in round 3.
The meeting

WAug 24, 1936 · Baer · TKO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Baer or Gorman?
Max Baer is 68-13 and Nails Gorman is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked. Max Baer has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Baer68–1384%

Gorman0–10%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Baer or Gorman?
Max Baer has 51 knockout wins and Nails Gorman has 0. Max Baer has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Baer5175%

Gorman0

The Numbers ↓
Do Baer and Gorman have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Max Baer and Nails Gorman have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Baer and Gorman?
This comparison is drawn from 81 bouts tracked for Max Baer and 1 bout tracked for Nails Gorman. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Baer81bouts

Gorman1bout

How They Win ↓

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