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Max Baer (68-13) and Tom Heeney (37-23-8) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 3 common opponents.

Max Baer vs Tom Heeney — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇺🇸HEAVYWEIGHT

Max Baer

68–13

81 tracked bouts

🇳🇿NEW ZEALAND

Tom Heeney

37–23–8

68 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Max Baer leads 2–0

The Numbers

68-13 (edge)
Record
37-23-8
84% (edge)
Win %
60.3%
51 (edge)
Wins by knockout
15
75% (edge)
KO rate
40.54%
75% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
39%

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

3 (edge)
Times stopped
6

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

2 (edge)
Title reigns
0
6.8 (edge)
Bouts per year
5.2

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

81
Bouts tracked
68

Tale of the Tape

6′0″ (183 cm)
Height
81″ (206 cm) (edge)
Reach
72″ (183 cm)
117
Age
128
Orthodox
Stance
Heavyweight
Division
American
Nationality
New Zealand

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Max Baer · 68 wins

KO/TKO
51
Decision
15
Other
2

Tom Heeney · 36 wins

KO/TKO
14
Decision
17
Other
5

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (81 and 68 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared
  • Max Baer

    WTKO R7 · Sep 1932

    Tuffy Griffiths

    Tom Heeney

    LTKO · Jul 1930
  • Max Baer

    WPTS · Nov 1931LUD · May 1931

    Johnny Risko

    Tom Heeney

    LPTS · Apr 1931WPTS · Oct 1927
  • Max Baer

    LPTS · Jul 1931

    Paulino Uzcudun

    Tom Heeney

    DPTS · Sep 1927LPTS · Apr 1927

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Max Baer

LWWWW

L1 streak · last fought Apr 4, 1941

Tom Heeney

LLLDW

L3 streak · last fought Mar 27, 1933

Common Questions

Have Max Baer and Tom Heeney ever fought each other?
Yes. Max Baer and Tom Heeney have met 2 times and Max Baer leads the series 2-0.
Who has the better record, Max Baer or Tom Heeney?
Max Baer is 68-13 and Tom Heeney is 37-23-8. Max Baer has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Max Baer or Tom Heeney?
Max Baer has 51 knockout wins and Tom Heeney has 15. Max Baer has more.
Do Max Baer and Tom Heeney have any common opponents?
Max Baer and Tom Heeney share 3 common opponents: Tuffy Griffiths, Johnny Risko and Paulino Uzcudun. Max Baer fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Max Baer and Tom Heeney?
This comparison is drawn from 81 bouts tracked for Max Baer and 68 bouts tracked for Tom Heeney. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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