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Max Baer vs Tuffy Griffiths — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Max Baer

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Tuffy Griffiths

Max Baer (68-13) and Tuffy Griffiths (74-11) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 5 common opponents.

Baer

68

Wins51 KO · 75%

13

Losses

0

Draws81 tracked bouts

Griffiths

74

Wins41 KO · 55%

11

Losses

0

Draws9 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Baer leads 1–0

Max Baer and Tuffy Griffiths have met 1 time; Baer leads 1–0.

Max Baer and Tuffy Griffiths have met 1 time; Baer leads 1–0.
Met1932Sep 26Series
Max BaerFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Tuffy GriffithsFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR71Meeting

The Numbers

Baer 5 · Griffiths 3 of 8 measurable rows
BaerGriffiths
Record
68-1374-11 (edge)
Win %0–100%
84%
87.1% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 51
51 (edge)
41
KO rate0–100%
75% (edge)
55.41%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
75% (edge)
67%
Times stopped†max 3
3
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 6.8
6.8 (edge)
1.9
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″
Tuffy Griffiths: No height on file
Reachnot held
Max Baer: 81″
Tuffy Griffiths: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Max Baer: Died aged 50
Tuffy Griffiths: Died aged 61
Stance
Max Baer: Orthodox
Tuffy Griffiths: Orthodox

Max Baer left, Tuffy Griffiths 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%

Tuffy Griffiths3 wins · from 9 tracked bouts

Tuffy Griffiths: 3 tracked wins — 2 by KO/TKO (67%) and 1 on the cards (33%). Counted from 9 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 by KO/TKO 67%1 on the cards 33%

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

Common Opponents

5 shared

5 shared · Baer better on 3 · even on 2

Baer

Opponent

Griffiths

  • Max Baer

    Loss, UD

    1935

    BraddockEven

    Tuffy Griffiths

    Loss, TKO 2

    1928

  • Max Baer

    2–0 against

    Win, PTS

    1932

    Win, UD

    1932

    LevinskyBaer better

    Tuffy Griffiths

    1–1 against

    Loss, UD

    1933

    Win, PTS

    1931

  • Max Baer

    1–1 against

    Win, MD

    1932

    Loss, UD

    1930

    SchaafBaer better

    Tuffy Griffiths

    Loss, UD

    1931

  • Max Baer

    2–0 against

    Win, PTS

    1932

    Win, KO 3

    1931

    HeeneyBaer better

    Tuffy Griffiths

    Win, TKO

    1930

  • Max Baer

    Loss, UD

    1931

    LoughranEven

    Tuffy Griffiths

    Loss, MD

    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

Tuffy Griffiths has lost four straight, after one straight win. Griffiths last boxed on Jun 2, 1933.WLLLL

Levinsky Mar 1931Loughran Mar 1931Schaaf Sep 1931Baer Sep 1932Levinsky Jun 19331.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Max Baer and Tuffy Griffiths ever fought each other?
Yes. Max Baer and Tuffy Griffiths met once on September 26, 1932, and Max Baer won by TKO in round 7.
The meeting

WSep 26, 1932 · Baer · TKO R7

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Baer or Griffiths?
Max Baer is 68-13 and Tuffy Griffiths is 74-11. Tuffy Griffiths has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Baer68–1384%

Griffiths74–1187.1%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Baer or Griffiths?
Max Baer has 51 knockout wins and Tuffy Griffiths has 41. Max Baer has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Baer5175%

Griffiths4155.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Baer and Griffiths have any common opponents?
Max Baer and Tuffy Griffiths share 5 common opponents: James J. Braddock, King Levinsky and Ernie Schaaf (and 2 others). Max Baer fared better against 3 of them.
5 shared opponents

James J. BraddockLL

King LevinskyW1–1

Ernie Schaaf1–1L

Tom HeeneyWW

and 1 more

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

Baer81bouts

Griffiths9bouts

How They Win ↓

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