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Max Baer (68-13) 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 6 common opponents.

Max Baer vs Tony Galento — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇺🇸HEAVYWEIGHT

Max Baer

68–13

81 tracked bouts

🇺🇸HEAVYWEIGHT

Tony Galento

79–26–6

112 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Max Baer leads 1–0

The Numbers

68-13 (edge)
Record
79-26-6
84% (edge)
Win %
73.9%
51
Wins by knockout
57 (edge)
75% (edge)
KO rate
72.15%
75% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
72%

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
Bouts per year
7.1 (edge)

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

81
Bouts tracked
112

Tale of the Tape

6′0″ (183 cm)
Height
81″ (206 cm)
Reach
117
Age
116
Orthodox
Stance
Heavyweight
Division
Heavyweight
American
Nationality
American

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Max Baer · 68 wins

KO/TKO
51
Decision
15
Other
2

Tony Galento · 79 wins

KO/TKO
57
Decision
21
Other
1

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (81 and 112 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

6 shared
  • Max Baer

    LTKO R8 · Apr 1941LTKO R11 · Jun 1939

    Lou Nova

    Tony Galento

    WTKO R14 · Sep 1939
  • Max Baer

    LKO R4 · Sep 1935

    Joe Louis

    Tony Galento

    LTKO R4 · Jun 1939
  • Max Baer

    WPTS · Nov 1929

    Natie Brown

    Tony Galento

    WKO R4 · Feb 1939WKO R1 · Oct 1932LPTS · Feb 1932
  • Max Baer

    WMD · Aug 1932LUD · Dec 1930

    Ernie Schaaf

    Tony Galento

    LPTS · Jun 1932
  • Max Baer

    WPTS · Dec 1931

    Arthur De Kuh

    Tony Galento

    WTKO R4 · Apr 1932
  • Max Baer

    WPTS · Nov 1931LUD · May 1931

    Johnny Risko

    Tony Galento

    LPTS · Jul 1931

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

Tony Galento

WWWLL

W3 streak · last fought Dec 4, 1943

Common Questions

Have Max Baer and Tony Galento ever fought each other?
Yes. Max Baer and Tony Galento met once on July 2, 1940, and Max Baer won by RTD in round 7.
Who has the better record, Max Baer or Tony Galento?
Max Baer is 68-13 and Tony Galento is 79-26-6. Max Baer has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Max Baer or Tony Galento?
Max Baer has 51 knockout wins and Tony Galento has 57. Tony Galento has more.
Do Max Baer and Tony Galento have any common opponents?
Max Baer and Tony Galento share 6 common opponents: Lou Nova, Joe Louis and Natie Brown (and 3 others). Max Baer fared better against 3 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Max Baer and Tony Galento?
This comparison is drawn from 81 bouts tracked for Max Baer and 112 bouts tracked for Tony Galento. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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