Have Phil Terranova and Willie Pep ever fought each other?

Yes. Phil Terranova and Willie Pep met once on February 19, 1945, and Willie Pep won by UD.

Who has the better record, Terranova or Pep?

Phil Terranova is 67-21-11 and Willie Pep is 229-11-1. Willie Pep has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Terranova or Pep?

Phil Terranova has 29 knockout wins and Willie Pep has 65. Willie Pep has more.

Do Terranova and Pep have any common opponents?

Phil Terranova and Willie Pep share 2 common opponents: Sandy Saddler and Chalky Wright. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Terranova and Pep?

This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for Phil Terranova and 241 bouts tracked for Willie Pep. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Phil Terranova vs Willie Pep — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Phil Terranova (67-21-11) and Willie Pep (229-11-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Terranova

Wins29 KO · 43%

Losses

Draws3 tracked bouts

Pep

229

Wins65 KO · 28%

Losses

Draw241 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Pep leads 1–0

Phil Terranova and Willie Pep have met 1 time; Pep leads 1–0.
Met	1945Feb 19	Series
Phil TerranovaFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Willie PepFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	UDPep vs Terranova	1Meeting

Pep vs Terranova · Feb 19, 1945

The Numbers

Terranova 2 · Pep 6 of 8 measurable rows

TerranovaEdge = longer wingPep

Record: 67-21-11229-11-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 73.2%
95.2% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 65: 29
65 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 43.28% (edge)
28.38%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 0%
29% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 6: 1 (edge)
6
Title reignsmax 4: 1
4 (edge)
Bouts per year^‡max 9.4: 1
9.4 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 241: 3
241

† 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: Phil Terranova: No height on file; Willie Pep: 5′5″
Reachnot held: Phil Terranova: No reach on file; Willie Pep: 68″
Agenot comparable: Phil Terranova: Died aged 80; Willie Pep: Died aged 84
Stance: Phil Terranova: Not recorded; Willie Pep: Orthodox

Phil Terranova left, Willie Pep right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Phil Terranova1 win · from 3 tracked bouts

1 on the cards 100%

Willie Pep229 wins · from 241 tracked bouts

66 by KO/TKO 29%163 on the cards 71%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Phil Terranova 3, Willie Pep 241 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Terranova better on 1 · Pep better on 12 shared · Phil Terranova better on 1 · Willie Pep better on 1

TerranovaPhil Terranova

Opponent

PepWillie Pep

Phil Terranova
Win, UD
1946Jul 1946
SaddlerSandy SaddlerUnited States 145–16–2 · FeatherweightTerranova betterPhil Terranova better — 1–0 to 1–3
Willie Pep
1–3 against
Loss, RTD 9
1951Sep 1951
Loss, RTD 8
1950Sep 1950
Win, UD
1949Feb 1949
Loss, KO 4
1948Oct 1948
Phil Terranova
Loss, KO 5
1943Jun 1943
WrightChalky WrightUnited States 171–46–19 · FeatherweightPep betterWillie Pep better — 4–0 to 0–1
Willie Pep
4–0 against
Win, KO 3
1946Nov 1946
Win, UD
1944Dec 1944
Win, UD
1944Sep 1944
Win, UD
1942Nov 1942

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

Phil Terranova has won once since losses to Chalky Wright and Willie Pep. Terranova last boxed on Jul 23, 1946.LLW

Wright Jun 1943Pep Feb 1945Saddler Jul 19461 tracked bouts per year

Willie Pep had won four in a row before losing a decision to Calvin Woodland. Pep last boxed on Mar 16, 1966.WWWWL

Little Oct 1965Haden Oct 1965Musquiz Oct 1965Coleman Oct 1965Woodland Mar 19669.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Phil Terranova and Willie Pep ever fought each other?: Yes. Phil Terranova and Willie Pep met once on February 19, 1945, and Willie Pep won by UD.
Who has the better record, Terranova or Pep?: Phil Terranova is 67-21-11 and Willie Pep is 229-11-1. Willie Pep has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Terranova or Pep?: Phil Terranova has 29 knockout wins and Willie Pep has 65. Willie Pep has more.
Do Terranova and Pep have any common opponents?: Phil Terranova and Willie Pep share 2 common opponents: Sandy Saddler and Chalky Wright. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Terranova and Pep?: This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for Phil Terranova and 241 bouts tracked for Willie Pep. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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