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Max Baer vs Tommy Farr — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Max Baer

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Tommy Farr

Max Baer (68-13) and Tommy Farr (84-34-17) 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.

Baer

68

Wins51 KO · 75%

13

Losses

0

Draws81 tracked bouts

Farr

84

Wins24 KO · 29%

34

Losses

17

Draws9 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Series level 1–1

Max Baer and Tommy Farr have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.

Max Baer and Tommy Farr have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
Met1937Apr 151938Mar 11Series
Max BaerFighter ALLostWWon1–1W–L
Tommy FarrFighter BWWonLLost1–1W–L
ResultPTSUD2Meetings

The Numbers

Baer 7 · Farr 1 of 8 measurable rows
BaerFarr
Record
68-13 (edge)84-34-17
Win %0–100%
84% (edge)
68.5%
Wins by knockoutmax 51
51 (edge)
24
KO rate0–100%
75% (edge)
28.57%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
75% (edge)
25%
Times stopped†max 3
3
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 6.8
6.8 (edge)
0.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 81
81
9

† 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″
Tommy Farr: No height on file
Reachnot held
Max Baer: 81″
Tommy Farr: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Max Baer: Died aged 50
Tommy Farr: Died aged 72
Stance
Max Baer: Orthodox
Tommy Farr: Orthodox

Max Baer left, Tommy Farr 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%

Tommy Farr4 wins · from 9 tracked bouts

Tommy Farr: 4 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (25%) and 3 on the cards (75%). Counted from 9 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 25%3 on the cards 75%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Max Baer 81, Tommy Farr 9 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Farr better on 1 · even on 2

Baer

Opponent

Farr

  • Max Baer

    Loss, UD

    1935

    BraddockEven

    Tommy Farr

    Loss, SD

    1938

  • Max Baer

    Loss, KO 4

    1935

    LouisEven

    Tommy Farr

    Loss, UD

    1937

  • Max Baer

    Loss, UD

    1931

    LoughranFarr better

    Tommy Farr

    Win, PTS

    1936

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

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

Tommy Farr has lost two straight, after one straight win. Farr last boxed on Mar 9, 1953.LLWLL

Braddock Jan 1938Baer Mar 1938Gains May 1939Marshall Dec 1950Cockell Mar 19530.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Max Baer and Tommy Farr ever fought each other?
Yes. Max Baer and Tommy Farr have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
The 2 meetings

WMar 11, 1938 · Baer · UD

LApr 15, 1937 · Farr · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Baer or Farr?
Max Baer is 68-13 and Tommy Farr is 84-34-17. Max Baer has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Baer68–1384%

Farr84–34–1768.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Baer or Farr?
Max Baer has 51 knockout wins and Tommy Farr has 24. Max Baer has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Baer5175%

Farr2428.6%

The Numbers ↓
Do Baer and Farr have any common opponents?
Max Baer and Tommy Farr share 3 common opponents: James J. Braddock, Joe Louis and Tommy Loughran. Tommy Farr fared better against 1 of them.
3 shared opponents

James J. BraddockLL

Joe LouisLL

Tommy LoughranLW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Baer and Farr?
This comparison is drawn from 81 bouts tracked for Max Baer and 9 bouts tracked for Tommy Farr. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Baer81bouts

Farr9bouts

How They Win ↓

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