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Tom Kirby vs Tony Galento — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Tom Kirby

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Tony Galento

Tom Kirby (0-7 across 8 tracked bouts) and Tony Galento (79-26-6) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Kirby

Tracked record

0–7

counted from 8 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Galento

79

Wins57 KO · 72%

26

Losses

6

Draws112 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

Galento leads 1–0

Tom Kirby and Tony Galento have met 2 times; Galento leads 1–0.

Tom Kirby and Tony Galento have met 2 times; Galento leads 1–0.
Met1930Jan 231930Mar 10Series
Tom KirbyFighter ANCNo decisionLLost0–1W–L
Tony GalentoFighter BNCNo decisionWWon1–0W–L
ResultNCR7PTS2Meetings

The Numbers

Kirby 1 · Galento 4 of 5 measurable rows
KirbyGalento
Record†
0-779-26-6 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
73.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 57
0
57 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—72.15%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—72%
Times stopped‡max 6
1 (edge)
6
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 7.1
1.8
7.1 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 112
8
112

† 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

Reachnot held
Tom Kirby: No reach on file
Tony Galento: 72″
Agenot comparable
Tom Kirby: Died aged 62
Tony Galento: Died aged 69
Stance
Tom Kirby: Not recorded
Tony Galento: Orthodox

Tom Kirby left, Tony Galento right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Tom Kirby0 wins · from 8 tracked bouts

Tom Kirby: no tracked wins in the 8 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Kirby yet.

Tony Galento79 wins · from 112 tracked bouts

Tony Galento: 79 tracked wins — 57 by KO/TKO (72%), 21 on the cards (27%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (1%). Counted from 112 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

57 by KO/TKO 72%21 on the cards 27%1 by another method or unrecorded 1%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Tom Kirby 8, Tony Galento 112 — 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

Tom Kirby has lost two straight. Kirby last boxed on Oct 14, 1930.LLNCLL

Gains May 1928Stribling Jul 1928Galento Jan 1930Galento Mar 1930Levinsky Oct 19301.8 tracked bouts per year

Tony Galento has won three straight since losses to Max Baer and Buddy Baer. Galento last boxed on Dec 4, 1943.LLWWW

Baer Jul 1940Baer Apr 1941Katz Jun 1943Blassie Jun 1943Conley Dec 19437.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Tom Kirby and Tony Galento ever fought each other?
Yes. Tom Kirby and Tony Galento have met 2 times and Tony Galento leads the series 1-0.
The 2 meetings

LMar 10, 1930 · Galento · PTS

NCJan 23, 1930 · No decision · NC R7

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Kirby or Galento?
Tom Kirby is 0-7 across the 8 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Tony Galento is 79-26-6. Tony Galento has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Kirby0–70%

Galento79–26–673.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Kirby or Galento?
Tom Kirby has 0 knockout wins and Tony Galento has 57. Tony Galento has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Kirby0

Galento5772.2%

The Numbers ↓
Do Kirby and Galento have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Tom Kirby and Tony Galento have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Kirby and Galento?
This comparison is drawn from 8 bouts tracked for Tom Kirby and 112 bouts tracked for Tony Galento. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Kirby8bouts

Galento112bouts

How They Win ↓

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