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, Baer or Galento?

Max Baer is 68-13 and Tony Galento is 79-26-6. Max Baer has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Baer or Galento?

Max Baer has 51 knockout wins and Tony Galento has 57. Tony Galento has more.

Do Baer and Galento have any common opponents?

Max Baer and Tony Galento share 7 common opponents: Lou Nova, Joe Louis and Natie Brown (and 4 others). Max Baer fared better against 3 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Baer and 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.

Max Baer vs Tony Galento — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Tony Galento

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 7 common opponents.

Baer

Wins51 KO · 75%

Losses

Draws81 tracked bouts

Galento

Wins57 KO · 72%

Losses

Draws112 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Baer leads 1–0

Max Baer and Tony Galento have met 1 time; Baer leads 1–0.
Met	1940Jul 2	Series
Max BaerFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Tony GalentoFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	RTDR7Galento vs Baer	1Meeting

Galento vs Baer · Jul 2, 1940

The Numbers

Baer 6 · Galento 2 of 8 measurable rows

BaerEdge = longer wingGalento

Record: 68-13 (edge)79-26-6
Win %0–100%: 84% (edge)
73.9%
Wins by knockoutmax 57: 51
57 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 75% (edge)
72.15%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 75% (edge)
72%
Times stopped^†max 6: 3 (edge)
6
Title reignsmax 2: 2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^‡max 7.1: 6.8
7.1 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 112: 81
112

† 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″; Tony Galento: No height on file
Reach+9″: Max Baer: 81″ (edge); Tony Galento: 72″
Agenot comparable: Max Baer: Died aged 50; Tony Galento: Died aged 69
Stance: Max Baer: Orthodox; Tony Galento: Orthodox

Max Baer left, Tony Galento 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

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

Tony Galento79 wins · from 112 tracked bouts

57 by KO/TKO 72%21 on the cards 27%1 by another method or unrecorded 1%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Max Baer 81, Tony Galento 112 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

7 shared

7 shared · Baer better on 3 · Galento better on 1 · even on 37 shared · Max Baer better on 3 · Tony Galento better on 1 · even on 3

BaerMax Baer

Opponent

GalentoTony Galento

Max Baer
0–2 against
Loss, TKO 8
1941Apr 1941
Loss, TKO 11
1939Jun 1939
NovaLou NovaUnited States 49–9–5Galento betterTony Galento better — 1–0 to 0–2
Tony Galento
Win, TKO 14
1939Sep 1939
Max Baer
Loss, KO 4
1935Sep 1935
LouisJoe LouisUnited States 66–3 · HeavyweightEvenEven — 0–1 both
Tony Galento
Loss, TKO 4
1939Jun 1939
Max Baer
Win, PTS
1929Nov 1929
BrownNatie BrownBaer betterMax Baer better — 1–0 to 2–1
Tony Galento
2–1 against
Win, KO 4
1939Feb 1939
Win, KO 1
1932Oct 1932
Loss, PTS
1932Feb 1932
Max Baer
1–1 against
Win, MD
1932Aug 1932
Loss, UD
1930Dec 1930
SchaafErnie SchaafUnited States 58–15–2Baer betterMax Baer better — 1–1 to 0–1
Tony Galento
Loss, PTS
1932Jun 1932
Max Baer
Win, PTS
1931Dec 1931
KuhArthur De KuhEvenEven — 1–0 both
Tony Galento
Win, TKO 4
1932Apr 1932
Max Baer
1–1 against
Win, PTS
1931Nov 1931
Loss, UD
1931May 1931
RiskoJohnny RiskoUnited StatesBaer betterMax Baer better — 1–1 to 0–1
Tony Galento
Loss, PTS
1931Jul 1931
Max Baer
Win, KO 2
1930Aug 1930
ChristnerKO ChristnerUnited StatesEvenEven — 1–0 both
Tony Galento
Win, KO 8
1931Jun 1931

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

Tony Galento has won three straight since losses to Max Baer and Buddy Baer. Galento last boxed on Dec 4, 1943.LLWWW

Baer Jul 1940Baer Apr 1941Katz Jun 1943Blassie Jun 1943Conley Dec 19437.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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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, Baer or Galento?: Max Baer is 68-13 and Tony Galento is 79-26-6. Max Baer has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Baer or Galento?: Max Baer has 51 knockout wins and Tony Galento has 57. Tony Galento has more.
Do Baer and Galento have any common opponents?: Max Baer and Tony Galento share 7 common opponents: Lou Nova, Joe Louis and Natie Brown (and 4 others). Max Baer fared better against 3 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Baer and 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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