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Tommy Tibbs vs Willie Pep — record, stats and common opponents compared

Tommy Tibbs

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Willie Pep

Tommy Tibbs (2-5-1 across 8 tracked bouts) and Willie Pep (229-11-1) 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.

Tibbs

Tracked record

2–5–1

counted from 8 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Pep

229

Wins65 KO · 28%

11

Losses

1

Draw241 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

Tibbs leads 1–0

Tommy Tibbs and Willie Pep have met 1 time; Tibbs leads 1–0.

Tommy Tibbs and Willie Pep have met 1 time; Tibbs leads 1–0.
Met1958Jan 14Series
Tommy TibbsFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Willie PepFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultSD1Meeting

The Numbers

Tibbs 1 · Pep 6 of 7 measurable rows
TibbsPep
Record†
2-5-1229-11-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
31.3%
95.2% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 65
0
65 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—28.38%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
29% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 6
1 (edge)
6
Title reignsmax 4
0
4 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 9.4
1
9.4 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 241
8
241

† 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
Tommy Tibbs: No height on file
Willie Pep: 5′5″
Reachnot held
Tommy Tibbs: No reach on file
Willie Pep: 68″
Agenot held
Tommy Tibbs: No date of birth
Willie Pep: Died aged 84
Stance
Tommy Tibbs: Not recorded
Willie Pep: Orthodox

Tommy Tibbs 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
Tommy Tibbs2 wins · from 8 tracked bouts

Tommy Tibbs: 2 tracked wins — 2 on the cards (100%). Counted from 8 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 on the cards 100%

Willie Pep229 wins · from 241 tracked bouts

Willie Pep: 229 tracked wins — 66 by KO/TKO (29%) and 163 on the cards (71%). Counted from 241 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

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 — Tommy Tibbs 8, Willie Pep 241 — 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

Tommy Tibbs last boxed on Oct 26, 1964 — 22,641 days ago. Tibbs had lost four straight, after one straight win.WLLLL

Pep Jan 1958Ortíz Feb 1958Garcia Jul 1959Lane Jun 1962Garcia Oct 19641 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

With the rows behind them
Have Tommy Tibbs and Willie Pep ever fought each other?
Yes. Tommy Tibbs and Willie Pep met once on January 14, 1958, and Tommy Tibbs won by SD.
The meeting

WJan 14, 1958 · Tibbs · SD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Tibbs or Pep?
Tommy Tibbs is 2-5-1 across the 8 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Willie Pep is 229-11-1. Willie Pep has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Tibbs2–5–131.3%

Pep229–11–195.2%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Tibbs or Pep?
Tommy Tibbs has 0 knockout wins and Willie Pep has 65. Willie Pep has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Tibbs0

Pep6528.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Tibbs and Pep have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Tommy Tibbs and Willie Pep have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tibbs and Pep?
This comparison is drawn from 8 bouts tracked for Tommy Tibbs and 241 bouts tracked for Willie Pep. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Tibbs8bouts

Pep241bouts

How They Win ↓

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