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Ruby Goldstein vs Willie Cheatum — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Ruby Goldstein

Willie Cheatum

Ruby Goldstein (55-6) and Willie Cheatum (0-3-1 across 4 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Goldstein

55

Wins39 KO · 71%

6

Losses

0

Draws61 tracked bouts

Cheatum

Tracked record

0–3–1

counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Goldstein leads 1–0

Ruby Goldstein and Willie Cheatum have met 1 time; Goldstein leads 1–0.

Ruby Goldstein and Willie Cheatum have met 1 time; Goldstein leads 1–0.
Met1937Feb 8Series
Ruby GoldsteinFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Willie CheatumFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Goldstein 4 · Cheatum 1 of 5 measurable rows
GoldsteinCheatum
Record†
55-6 (edge)0-3-1
Win %0–100%
90.2% (edge)
12.5%
Wins by knockoutmax 39
39 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
70.91%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
71%—
Times stopped‡max 6
6
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 4.8
4.8 (edge)
0.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 61
61
4

† 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
Ruby Goldstein: 5′5″
Willie Cheatum: No height on file
Agenot held
Ruby Goldstein: Died aged 76
Willie Cheatum: No date of birth
Stance
Ruby Goldstein: Orthodox
Willie Cheatum: Not recorded

Ruby Goldstein left, Willie Cheatum right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Ruby Goldstein55 wins · from 61 tracked bouts

Ruby Goldstein: 55 tracked wins — 39 by KO/TKO (71%) and 16 on the cards (29%). Counted from 61 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

39 by KO/TKO 71%16 on the cards 29%

Willie Cheatum0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Willie Cheatum: no tracked wins in the 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Cheatum yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ruby Goldstein 61, Willie Cheatum 4 — 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

Ruby Goldstein has won 12 straight, the most recent against Al Grosso. Goldstein last boxed on Aug 13, 1937.WWWWW

Cheatum Feb 1937Fitzsimmons Feb 1937Armstrong Jul 1937Bon Aug 1937Grosso Aug 19374.8 tracked bouts per year

Willie Cheatum last boxed on Mar 8, 1949 — 28,347 days ago. Cheatum had lost two straight.LDLL

Goldstein Feb 1937Joyce Dec 1939Williams Nov 1943Akins Mar 19490.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Ruby Goldstein and Willie Cheatum ever fought each other?
Yes. Ruby Goldstein and Willie Cheatum met once on February 8, 1937, and Ruby Goldstein won by TKO in round 1.
The meeting

WFeb 8, 1937 · Goldstein · TKO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Goldstein or Cheatum?
Ruby Goldstein is 55-6 and Willie Cheatum is 0-3-1 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Ruby Goldstein has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Goldstein55–690.2%

Cheatum0–3–112.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Goldstein or Cheatum?
Ruby Goldstein has 39 knockout wins and Willie Cheatum has 0. Ruby Goldstein has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Goldstein3970.9%

Cheatum0

The Numbers ↓
Do Goldstein and Cheatum have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Ruby Goldstein and Willie Cheatum have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Goldstein and Cheatum?
This comparison is drawn from 61 bouts tracked for Ruby Goldstein and 4 bouts tracked for Willie Cheatum. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Goldstein61bouts

Cheatum4bouts

How They Win ↓

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