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Mickey Misko vs Tony Zale — record, stats and common opponents compared

Mickey Misko

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Tony Zale

Mickey Misko (1-1 across 2 tracked bouts) and Tony Zale (67-18-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Misko

Tracked record

1–1

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Zale

67

Wins45 KO · 67%

18

Losses

2

Draws88 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Series level 1–1

Mickey Misko and Tony Zale have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.

Mickey Misko and Tony Zale have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
Met1934Sep 31934Sep 17Series
Mickey MiskoFighter AWWonLLost1–1W–L
Tony ZaleFighter BLLostWWon1–1W–L
ResultPTSKOR42Meetings

The Numbers

Misko 1 · Zale 5 of 6 measurable rows
MiskoZale
Record†
1-167-18-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
50%
78.2% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 45
0
45 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—67.16%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
67% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 6
1 (edge)
6
Title reignsmax 4
0
4 (edge)
Bouts per year§not comparable
—6.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 88
2
88

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ 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
Mickey Misko: No height on file
Tony Zale: 5′7″
Reachnot held
Mickey Misko: No reach on file
Tony Zale: 69″
Agenot held
Mickey Misko: No date of birth
Tony Zale: Died aged 83
Stance
Mickey Misko: Not recorded
Tony Zale: Orthodox

Mickey Misko left, Tony Zale right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Mickey Misko1 win · from 2 tracked bouts

Mickey Misko: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

Tony Zale67 wins · from 88 tracked bouts

Tony Zale: 67 tracked wins — 45 by KO/TKO (67%) and 22 on the cards (33%). Counted from 88 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

45 by KO/TKO 67%22 on the cards 33%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Mickey Misko 2, Tony Zale 88 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Mickey Misko last boxed on Sep 17, 1934 — 33,647 days ago. Misko had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Tony Zale.WL

Zale Sep 1934Zale Sep 1934

Tony Zale had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Marcel Cerdan. Zale last boxed on Sep 21, 1948.WWWWL

Turner Jan 1948Claus Mar 1948Woods Mar 1948Graziano Jun 1948Cerdan Sep 19486.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Mickey Misko and Tony Zale ever fought each other?
Yes. Mickey Misko and Tony Zale have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
The 2 meetings

LSep 17, 1934 · Zale · KO R4

WSep 3, 1934 · Misko · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Misko or Zale?
Mickey Misko is 1-1 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Tony Zale is 67-18-2. Tony Zale has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Misko1–150%

Zale67–18–278.2%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Misko or Zale?
Mickey Misko has 0 knockout wins and Tony Zale has 45. Tony Zale has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Misko0

Zale4567.2%

The Numbers ↓
Do Misko and Zale have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Mickey Misko and Tony Zale have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Misko and Zale?
This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for Mickey Misko and 88 bouts tracked for Tony Zale. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Misko2bouts

Zale88bouts

How They Win ↓

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