Have Sal Bartolo and Willie Pep ever fought each other?

Yes. Sal Bartolo and Willie Pep have met 3 times and Willie Pep leads the series 3-0.

Who has the better record, Bartolo or Pep?

Sal Bartolo is 73-18-6 and Willie Pep is 229-11-1. Willie Pep has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Bartolo or Pep?

Sal Bartolo has 16 knockout wins and Willie Pep has 65. Willie Pep has more.

Do Bartolo and Pep have any common opponents?

Sal Bartolo and Willie Pep share 2 common opponents: Chalky Wright and Joey Archibald. Willie Pep fared better against 2 of them.

Who is bigger, Bartolo or Pep?

Sal Bartolo is the taller fighter at 168 cm, 3 cm above the other.

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

This comparison is drawn from 6 bouts tracked for Sal Bartolo and 241 bouts tracked for Willie Pep. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Sal Bartolo vs Willie Pep — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Willie Pep

Sal Bartolo (73-18-6) and Willie Pep (229-11-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share 2 common opponents.

Bartolo

Wins16 KO · 22%

Losses

Draws6 tracked bouts

Pep

229

Wins65 KO · 28%

Losses

Draw241 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Pep leads 3–0

Sal Bartolo and Willie Pep have met 3 times; Pep leads 3–0.
Met	1943Apr 9	1943Jun 8	1946Jun 7	Series
Sal BartoloFighter A	LLost	LLost	LLost	0–3W–L
Willie PepFighter B	WWon	WWon	WWon	3–0W–L
Result	SDPep vs Bartolo	UDPep vs Bartolo	KOR12Pep vs Bartolo	3Meetings

The Numbers

Bartolo 1 · Pep 7 of 8 measurable rows

BartoloEdge = longer wingPep

Record: 73-18-6229-11-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 78.4%
95.2% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 65: 16
65 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 21.92%
28.38% (edge)
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: 0.8
9.4 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 241: 6
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

Height+1″: Sal Bartolo: 5′6″ (edge); Willie Pep: 5′5″
Reachnot held: Sal Bartolo: No reach on file; Willie Pep: 68″
Agenot comparable: Sal Bartolo: Died aged 84; Willie Pep: Died aged 84
Stance: Sal Bartolo: Not recorded; Willie Pep: Orthodox

Sal Bartolo 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

Sal Bartolo1 win · from 6 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 — Sal Bartolo 6, Willie Pep 241 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Pep better on 22 shared · Willie Pep better on 2

BartoloSal Bartolo

Opponent

PepWillie Pep

Sal Bartolo
Loss, PTS
1941May 1941
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
Sal Bartolo
Win, UD
1943Mar 1943
ArchibaldJoey ArchibaldUnited States 60–42–5Pep betterWillie Pep better — 2–0 to 1–0
Willie Pep
2–0 against
Win, UD
1942Oct 1942
Win, PTS
1942Jun 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

Sal Bartolo has lost three straight, after one straight win. Bartolo last boxed on Jun 7, 1946.LWLLL

Wright May 1941Archibald Mar 1943Pep Apr 1943Pep Jun 1943Pep Jun 19460.8 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 Sal Bartolo and Willie Pep ever fought each other?: Yes. Sal Bartolo and Willie Pep have met 3 times and Willie Pep leads the series 3-0.
Who has the better record, Bartolo or Pep?: Sal Bartolo is 73-18-6 and Willie Pep is 229-11-1. Willie Pep has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Bartolo or Pep?: Sal Bartolo has 16 knockout wins and Willie Pep has 65. Willie Pep has more.
Do Bartolo and Pep have any common opponents?: Sal Bartolo and Willie Pep share 2 common opponents: Chalky Wright and Joey Archibald. Willie Pep fared better against 2 of them.
Who is bigger, Bartolo or Pep?: Sal Bartolo is the taller fighter at 168 cm, 3 cm above the other.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bartolo and Pep?: This comparison is drawn from 6 bouts tracked for Sal Bartolo and 241 bouts tracked for Willie Pep. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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