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Steve Mamakos vs Tony Zale — record, stats and common opponents compared

Steve Mamakos

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Tony Zale

Steve Mamakos (1-8 across 9 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 1 common opponent.

Mamakos

Tracked record

1–8

counted from 9 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

Zale leads 2–0

Steve Mamakos and Tony Zale have met 2 times; Zale leads 2–0.

Steve Mamakos and Tony Zale have met 2 times; Zale leads 2–0.
Met1941Jan 101941Feb 21Series
Steve MamakosFighter ALLostLLost0–2W–L
Tony ZaleFighter BWWonWWon2–0W–L
ResultPTSKOR142Meetings

The Numbers

Mamakos 1 · Zale 6 of 7 measurable rows
MamakosZale
Record†
1-867-18-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
11.1%
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
2 (edge)
6
Title reignsmax 4
0
4 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 6.2
2
6.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 88
9
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
Steve Mamakos: No height on file
Tony Zale: 5′7″
Reachnot held
Steve Mamakos: No reach on file
Tony Zale: 69″
Agenot held
Steve Mamakos: No date of birth
Tony Zale: Died aged 83
Stance
Steve Mamakos: Not recorded
Tony Zale: Orthodox

Steve Mamakos 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
Steve Mamakos1 win · from 9 tracked bouts

Steve Mamakos: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 9 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 — Steve Mamakos 9, Tony Zale 88 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Zale better on 1

Mamakos

Opponent

Zale

  • Steve Mamakos

    1–2 against

    Loss, PTS

    1942

    Win, UD

    1938

    Loss, UD

    1937

    AbramsZale better

    Tony Zale

    Win, UD

    1941

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

Steve Mamakos last boxed on Jul 14, 1942 — 30,784 days ago. Mamakos had lost seven straight.LLLLL

Jannazzo Apr 1940Zale Jan 1941Zale Feb 1941Abrams May 1942Charles Jul 19422 tracked bouts per year

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 Steve Mamakos and Tony Zale ever fought each other?
Yes. Steve Mamakos and Tony Zale have met 2 times and Tony Zale leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

LFeb 21, 1941 · Zale · KO R14

LJan 10, 1941 · Zale · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Mamakos or Zale?
Steve Mamakos is 1-8 across the 9 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 %

Mamakos1–811.1%

Zale67–18–278.2%

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

Mamakos0

Zale4567.2%

The Numbers ↓
Do Mamakos and Zale have any common opponents?
Steve Mamakos and Tony Zale share 1 common opponent: Georgie Abrams. Tony Zale fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

Georgie Abrams1–2W

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Mamakos and Zale?
This comparison is drawn from 9 bouts tracked for Steve Mamakos and 88 bouts tracked for Tony Zale. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Mamakos9bouts

Zale88bouts

How They Win ↓

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