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Tippy Larkin vs Tommy Cross — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Tippy Larkin

Tommy Cross

Tippy Larkin (134-15-1) and Tommy Cross (2-4-1 across 7 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.

Larkin

134

Wins57 KO · 43%

15

Losses

1

Draw151 tracked bouts

Cross

Tracked record

2–4–1

counted from 7 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

Larkin leads 1–0

Tippy Larkin and Tommy Cross have met 1 time; Larkin leads 1–0.

Tippy Larkin and Tommy Cross have met 1 time; Larkin leads 1–0.
Met1942Jan 12Series
Tippy LarkinFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Tommy CrossFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR61Meeting

The Numbers

Larkin 6 · Cross 1 of 7 measurable rows
LarkinCross
Record†
134-15-1 (edge)2-4-1
Win %0–100%
89.7% (edge)
35.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 57
57 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
42.54%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
43% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 10
10
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 8.5
8.5 (edge)
1.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 151
151
7

† 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
Tippy Larkin: 5′7″
Tommy Cross: No height on file
Agenot held
Tippy Larkin: Died aged 74
Tommy Cross: No date of birth
Stance
Tippy Larkin: Orthodox
Tommy Cross: Not recorded

Tippy Larkin left, Tommy Cross right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Tippy Larkin134 wins · from 151 tracked bouts

Tippy Larkin: 134 tracked wins — 57 by KO/TKO (43%), 74 on the cards (55%) and 3 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 151 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

57 by KO/TKO 43%74 on the cards 55%3 by another method or unrecorded 2%

Tommy Cross2 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

Tommy Cross: 2 tracked wins — 2 on the cards (100%). Counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Tippy Larkin 151, Tommy Cross 7 — 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

Tippy Larkin had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Steve Marcello. Larkin last boxed on Dec 29, 1952.WLWWL

LaGrutta Nov 1951Lupo Mar 1952Jenkins Oct 1952Jenkins Dec 1952Marcello Dec 19528.5 tracked bouts per year

Tommy Cross last boxed on Jan 12, 1942 — 30,961 days ago. Cross had lost two straight.LWDLL

Bass Jun 1937Wolgast Nov 1937Montañez Apr 1938Ambers Nov 1938Larkin Jan 19421.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Tippy Larkin and Tommy Cross ever fought each other?
Yes. Tippy Larkin and Tommy Cross met once on January 12, 1942, and Tippy Larkin won by TKO in round 6.
The meeting

WJan 12, 1942 · Larkin · TKO R6

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Larkin or Cross?
Tippy Larkin is 134-15-1 and Tommy Cross is 2-4-1 across the 7 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Tippy Larkin has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Larkin134–15–189.7%

Cross2–4–135.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Larkin or Cross?
Tippy Larkin has 57 knockout wins and Tommy Cross has 0. Tippy Larkin has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Larkin5742.5%

Cross0

The Numbers ↓
Do Larkin and Cross have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Tippy Larkin and Tommy Cross have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Larkin and Cross?
This comparison is drawn from 151 bouts tracked for Tippy Larkin and 7 bouts tracked for Tommy Cross. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Larkin151bouts

Cross7bouts

How They Win ↓

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