Have Primo Carnera and Walter Neusel ever fought each other?

Yes. Primo Carnera and Walter Neusel met once on November 1, 1935, and Primo Carnera won by TKO in round 4.

Who has the better record, Carnera or Neusel?

Primo Carnera is 88-14 and Walter Neusel is 68-13-9. Primo Carnera has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Carnera or Neusel?

Primo Carnera has 71 knockout wins and Walter Neusel has 36. Primo Carnera has more.

Do Carnera and Neusel have any common opponents?

Primo Carnera and Walter Neusel share 3 common opponents: Tommy Loughran, King Levinsky and Larry Gains. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Carnera and Neusel?

This comparison is drawn from 103 bouts tracked for Primo Carnera and 9 bouts tracked for Walter Neusel. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Primo Carnera vs Walter Neusel — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Walter Neusel

Primo Carnera (88-14) and Walter Neusel (68-13-9) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.

Carnera

Wins71 KO · 81%

Losses

Draws103 tracked bouts

Neusel

Wins36 KO · 53%

Losses

Draws9 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Carnera leads 1–0

Primo Carnera and Walter Neusel have met 1 time; Carnera leads 1–0.
Met	1935Nov 1	Series
Primo CarneraFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Walter NeuselFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	TKOR4Carnera vs Neusel	1Meeting

Carnera vs Neusel · Nov 1, 1935

The Numbers

Carnera 7 · Neusel 1 of 8 measurable rows

CarneraEdge = longer wingNeusel

Record: 88-14 (edge)68-13-9
Win %0–100%: 86.3% (edge)
80.6%
Wins by knockoutmax 71: 71 (edge)
36
KO rate0–100%: 80.68% (edge)
52.94%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 81% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^†max 5: 5
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2: 2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^‡max 5.8: 5.8 (edge)
0.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 103: 103
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: Primo Carnera: 6′5″; Walter Neusel: No height on file
Reachnot held: Primo Carnera: 85″; Walter Neusel: No reach on file
Agenot comparable: Primo Carnera: Died aged 60; Walter Neusel: Died aged 56
Stance: Primo Carnera: Orthodox; Walter Neusel: Orthodox

Primo Carnera left, Walter Neusel right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Primo Carnera89 wins · from 103 tracked bouts

72 by KO/TKO 81%14 on the cards 16%3 by another method or unrecorded 3%

Walter Neusel6 wins · from 9 tracked bouts

6 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Primo Carnera 103, Walter Neusel 9 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Carnera better on 1 · Neusel better on 1 · even on 13 shared · Primo Carnera better on 1 · Walter Neusel better on 1 · even on 1

CarneraPrimo Carnera

Opponent

NeuselWalter Neusel

Primo Carnera
Win, UD
1934Mar 1934
LoughranTommy LoughranUnited States 124–32–13EvenEven — 1–0 both
Walter Neusel
Win, SD
1934May 1934
Primo Carnera
2–0 against
Win, SD
1932Dec 1932
Win, UD
1931Nov 1931
LevinskyKing LevinskyUnited States 74–35–7 · HeavyweightCarnera betterPrimo Carnera better — 2–0 to 1–0
Walter Neusel
Win, MD
1934Mar 1934
Primo Carnera
Loss, PTS
1932May 1932
GainsLarry GainsCanada 118–22–5Neusel betterWalter Neusel better — 1–0 to 0–1
Walter Neusel
Win, UD
1932Oct 1932

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

Primo Carnera has lost three straight, after two straight wins. Carnera last boxed on May 19, 1946.WWLLL

Blevens Jul 1945Gardner Sep 1945Musina Nov 1945Musina Mar 1946Musina May 19465.8 tracked bouts per year

Walter Neusel has won once since three bouts without a win. Neusel last boxed on May 23, 1948.WLDLW

Loughran May 1934Schmeling Aug 1934Harvey Nov 1934Carnera Nov 1935Schmeling May 19480.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Primo Carnera and Walter Neusel ever fought each other?: Yes. Primo Carnera and Walter Neusel met once on November 1, 1935, and Primo Carnera won by TKO in round 4.
Who has the better record, Carnera or Neusel?: Primo Carnera is 88-14 and Walter Neusel is 68-13-9. Primo Carnera has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Carnera or Neusel?: Primo Carnera has 71 knockout wins and Walter Neusel has 36. Primo Carnera has more.
Do Carnera and Neusel have any common opponents?: Primo Carnera and Walter Neusel share 3 common opponents: Tommy Loughran, King Levinsky and Larry Gains. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Carnera and Neusel?: This comparison is drawn from 103 bouts tracked for Primo Carnera and 9 bouts tracked for Walter Neusel. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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