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Battling Shaw

68″ reach · +1.47% reach advantage · 33rd percentile

Boxing record

79–29–9

Battling Shaw has a reach of 68″ against a height of 67″ — a reach advantage of +1.47%, short for welterweight boxing and the 33rd percentile of the 130 compared here.

19201930UNFILEDwin v Joe Montana, 1927, kowin v Jesse Sada, 1927, kowin v Bill Cody, 1927, kowin v Kid Monterrey, 1927, decisionwin v Kid Torreon, 1927, decisionwin v Kid George, 1927win v Terry Young, 1927win v Young Pancho, 1927, koloss v Brooks Hooper, 1927win v Ken Macey, 1928, decisionwin v Mickey Cromwell, 1928, kowin v Pablo Alejandro, 1928loss v Al Kober, 1928, kowin v Sailor Barrera, 1928, decisionwin v Joe Malavanos, 1928, kowin v Kid Torreon, 1928, kowin v Juan Hernandez, 1928, decisionresult not stated v Jesse Sada, 1928win v Dick Wymore, 1928, kowin v Joe Montana, 1928, decisionwin v George Marcus, 1928, kowin v Newsboy Reyes, 1928win v Terry Young, 1928, kowin v Kid George, 1928win v Ted Miranda, 1929, decisionwin v Kid Ruiz, 1929, kowin v Johnny Hughes, 1929, decisiondraw v Brooks Hooper, 1929, decisionwin v Kid Brooks, 1929, decisiondraw v Wildcat Monte, 1929, decisiondraw v Kid Pancho, 1929, decisionwin v Dick Wymore, 1929, decisionwin v Ken Macey, 1929, decisionwin v Loncho Perez, 1930, kodraw v Wildcat Monte, 1930, decisionwin v Kenneth Johnson, 1930, dqloss v Johnny Martinez, 1930, decisionwin v Frankie Diaz, 1930, kowin v Trench King, 1930, kowin v Don Smith, 1930, kowin v Johnny Miceli, 1930, kowin v Lew Tital, 1930, koloss v Johnny Kid Blair, 1930, decisiondraw v Rita Punay, 1930, decisionwin v Johnny Moreno, 1930, decisionloss v Carlos Garcia, 1930, kodraw v KO Castillo, 1930, decisionwin v Jack Rich, 1930, kowin v Jack Colbert, 1930, decisiondraw v Luis Arizona, 1931, decisionloss v Howard Scott, 1931, kowin v Kid Azteca, 1931, decisionloss v Bulldog Gonzalez, 1931, decisionwin v Marcial Zavala, 1931, koloss v Manuel Villa I, 1931, decisionwin v Kid Pancho, 1931, dqwin v Pedro Ortega, 1931, decisiondraw v Pablo Alejandro, 1931, decisionwin v Bobby Cohen, 1931, kowin v Carlos Garcia, 1931, decisionwin v Ray Kiser, 1931, decisionwin v Dutch Crozier, 1931, kowin v Tommy Nelson, 1931, koloss v Baby Arizmendi, 1931, decisionwin v Ervin Berlier, 1932, decisionwin v Lou Terry, 1932, decisionwin v Joe Ghnouly, 1932, decisionwin v Ray Kiser, 1932, decisionloss v Davey Abad, 1932, decisionwin v Johnny Cook, 1932, decisionwin v Matty Brock, 1932, kowin v Lou Avery, 1932, decisionloss v Kid Azteca, 1932, decisionwin v Carlos Garcia, 1932, decisionwin v Luis Portela, 1932, koloss v Young Peter Jackson, 1933, koloss v Tommy White, 1933, decisionloss v Willard Brown, 1933, koloss v Tracy Cox, 1933, decisionwin v Jimmy Murphy, 1933, kowin v Lou Avery, 1933, decisionloss v Ray Kiser, 1933, decisionloss v Harry Dublinsky, 1933, decisionloss v Tony Canzoneri, 1933, decisionwin v Tommy Grogan, 1933, decisionwin v Gabe Chamberlain, 1933, kowin v Johnny Jadick, 1933, decisionloss v Joe Ghnouly, 1933, decisionloss v Wesley Ramey, 1933, decisionloss v Honeyboy Snipes, 1934, decisionloss v Willard Brown, 1934, decisionwin v Jack Blalock, 1934, konc v Jimmy Reed, 1934win v Sammy Lucas, 1934, kowin v Gene Tillman, 1934loss v Ritchie Mack, 1935, koloss v Midget Mexico, 1935, decisionloss v David Velasco, 1936, decisionloss v Pepe Saldana, 1936, decisionresult not stated v Opponent, no date on record
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1927–1936 · 1 UNDATED

SOURCE·Battling Shaw — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·derived figures computed here·REVIEWED 2026-07-06

How this record is compiled

  1. Measurements come from the fighter's English Wikipedia infobox; the bout list is parsed from the results table on the same article, read on 2026-07-06. Boxing tables are read by header name and MMA records by the fixed column order of the MMA record template — two different parsers, because reading MMA rows as a boxing table returns a fighter's boxing record in place of their real one.
  2. A bout enters the ledger with whatever fields the source states: result, opponent, method, round, year. Any field the source leaves empty stays empty here. A date that cannot be established is left blank rather than inferred, and the bout is still counted.
  3. A no contest is counted and printed as a no contest. It is never folded into the wins, the losses or the draws, and it never disappears to make a total balance.
  4. Where the article's infobox total disagrees with its own results table, both figures are published and each is labelled with where it came from. Nothing is averaged and nothing is reconciled against a second database.
  5. Percentiles rank this fighter among the 130 welterweight boxing fighters in the dataset — the most specific group of at least 30 that this fighter belongs to.
reach advantage = (reach − height) ÷ height × 100

Sources, exclusions and known limits →

Bout record

Every bout the article's own results table lists, in order. A dash is a field the source leaves empty — it is not a zero and it is not a guess.

Bout-by-bout recordAUG 2026
YearResultOpponentMethodRd
1936 L David Velasco Decision10
1936 L Pepe Saldana Decision10
1935 L Ritchie Mack KO/TKO2
1935 L Midget Mexico Decision10
1934 L Honeyboy Snipes Decision10
1934 L Willard Brown Decision10
1934 W Jack Blalock KO/TKO5
1934 N Jimmy Reed —8
1934 W Sammy Lucas KO/TKO6
1934 W Gene Tillman —10
1933 L Young Peter Jackson KO/TKO7
1933 L Tommy White Decision10
1933 L Willard Brown KO/TKO4
1933 L Tracy Cox Decision10
1933 W Jimmy Murphy KO/TKO2
1933 W Lou Avery Decision10
1933 L Ray Kiser Decision10
1933 L Harry Dublinsky Decision10
1933 L Tony Canzoneri Decision10
1933 W Tommy Grogan Decision10
1933 W Gabe Chamberlain KO/TKO5
1933 W Johnny Jadick Decision10
1933 L Joe Ghnouly Decision10
1933 L Wesley Ramey Decision10
1932 W Ervin Berlier Decision10
1932 W Lou Terry Decision10
1932 W Joe Ghnouly Decision10
1932 W Ray Kiser Decision10
1932 L Davey Abad Decision10
1932 W Johnny Cook Decision10
1932 W Matty Brock KO/TKO9
1932 W Lou Avery Decision10
1932 L Kid Azteca Decision10
1932 W Carlos Garcia Decision10
1932 W Luis Portela KO/TKO5
1931 D Luis Arizona Decision10
1931 L Howard Scott KO/TKO2
1931 W Kid Azteca Decision10
1931 L Bulldog Gonzalez Decision10
1931 W Marcial Zavala KO/TKO5
1931 L Manuel Villa I Decision10
1931 W Kid Pancho DQ7
1931 W Pedro Ortega Decision10
1931 D Pablo Alejandro Decision10
1931 W Bobby Cohen KO/TKO4
1931 W Carlos Garcia Decision12
1931 W Ray Kiser Decision10
1931 W Dutch Crozier KO/TKO4
1931 W Tommy Nelson KO/TKO2
1931 L Baby Arizmendi Decision10
1930 W Loncho Perez KO/TKO10
1930 D Wildcat Monte Decision10
1930 W Kenneth Johnson DQ1
1930 L Johnny Martinez Decision4
1930 W Frankie Diaz KO/TKO5
1930 W Trench King KO/TKO1
1930 W Don Smith KO/TKO4
1930 W Johnny Miceli KO/TKO8
1930 W Lew Tital KO/TKO3
1930 L Johnny Kid Blair Decision4

Showing 60 of 100 recorded bouts, most recent first.

8 of these opponents have their own page here.

SOURCE·Battling Shaw — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·derived figures computed here·REVIEWED 2026-07-06

Reach in context

Reach advantage

+1.47%

68″ reach on a 67″ frame

Compared against 130 welterweight boxing fighters. Median 2.83%.

-2.9%welterweight boxing reach advantage9.4%
Measurements
Reach68″ (172.7 cm)18th pct
Height67″ (170.2 cm)18th pct
StanceOrthodox
DivisionWelterweight Boxing
competed at 3: lightweight, light welterweight, welterweight — compared here against the last
Most active decade1930s — 66 of 99 dated bouts
CountryMexico

Record

Boxing record

79–29

119 bouts on record

Finish rate

41%

of wins ended inside the distance — welterweight boxing median 54%, 30th percentile

By knockout: 32 (41%)By decision: 47 (59%)
  • By knockout 41%
  • By decision 59%

The career, bout by bout

100 recorded bouts from 1927 to 1936. Every incumbent shows this as a table you have to read; here it is as a shape you can see.

1930 win vs Joe Montana (1927)win vs Jesse Sada (1927)win vs Bill Cody (1927)win vs Kid Monterrey (1927)win vs Kid Torreon (1927)win vs Kid George (1927)win vs Terry Young (1927)win vs Young Pancho (1927)loss vs Brooks Hooper (1927)win vs Ken Macey (1928)win vs Mickey Cromwell (1928)win vs Pablo Alejandro (1928)loss vs Al Kober (1928)win vs Sailor Barrera (1928)win vs Joe Malavanos (1928)win vs Kid Torreon (1928)win vs Juan Hernandez (1928)? vs Jesse Sada (1928)win vs Dick Wymore (1928)win vs Joe Montana (1928)win vs George Marcus (1928)win vs Newsboy Reyes (1928)win vs Terry Young (1928)win vs Kid George (1928)win vs Ted Miranda (1929)win vs Kid Ruiz (1929)win vs Johnny Hughes (1929)draw vs Brooks Hooper (1929)win vs Kid Brooks (1929)draw vs Wildcat Monte (1929)draw vs Kid Pancho (1929)win vs Dick Wymore (1929)win vs Ken Macey (1929)win vs Loncho Perez (1930)draw vs Wildcat Monte (1930)win vs Kenneth Johnson (1930)loss vs Johnny Martinez (1930)win vs Frankie Diaz (1930)win vs Trench King (1930)win vs Don Smith (1930)win vs Johnny Miceli (1930)win vs Lew Tital (1930)loss vs Johnny Kid Blair (1930)draw vs Rita Punay (1930)win vs Johnny Moreno (1930)loss vs Carlos Garcia (1930)draw vs KO Castillo (1930)win vs Jack Rich (1930)win vs Jack Colbert (1930)draw vs Luis Arizona (1931)loss vs Howard Scott (1931)win vs Kid Azteca (1931)loss vs Bulldog Gonzalez (1931)win vs Marcial Zavala (1931)loss vs Manuel Villa I (1931)win vs Kid Pancho (1931)win vs Pedro Ortega (1931)draw vs Pablo Alejandro (1931)win vs Bobby Cohen (1931)win vs Carlos Garcia (1931)win vs Ray Kiser (1931)win vs Dutch Crozier (1931)win vs Tommy Nelson (1931)loss vs Baby Arizmendi (1931)win vs Ervin Berlier (1932)win vs Lou Terry (1932)win vs Joe Ghnouly (1932)win vs Ray Kiser (1932)loss vs Davey Abad (1932)win vs Johnny Cook (1932)win vs Matty Brock (1932)win vs Lou Avery (1932)loss vs Kid Azteca (1932)win vs Carlos Garcia (1932)win vs Luis Portela (1932)loss vs Young Peter Jackson (1933)loss vs Tommy White (1933)loss vs Willard Brown (1933)loss vs Tracy Cox (1933)win vs Jimmy Murphy (1933)win vs Lou Avery (1933)loss vs Ray Kiser (1933)loss vs Harry Dublinsky (1933)loss vs Tony Canzoneri (1933)win vs Tommy Grogan (1933)win vs Gabe Chamberlain (1933)win vs Johnny Jadick (1933)loss vs Joe Ghnouly (1933)loss vs Wesley Ramey (1933)loss vs Honeyboy Snipes (1934)loss vs Willard Brown (1934)win vs Jack Blalock (1934)nc vs Jimmy Reed (1934)win vs Sammy Lucas (1934)win vs Gene Tillman (1934)loss vs Ritchie Mack (1935)loss vs Midget Mexico (1935)loss vs David Velasco (1936)loss vs Pepe Saldana (1936)
winlossdraw / NC1927–1936

Career span

10y

1927–1936

Longest unbeaten run

18

without a loss — draws do not break it

Busiest year

1930

16 bouts

Recorded bouts

100

99 with a date

Standing questions

What this record does and does not say

What is Battling Shaw's record?
79–29–9 in boxing. That is the aggregate stated in the English Wikipedia infobox; the results table on the same article lists 100 bouts individually.
How many of Battling Shaw's bouts have no date?
1 of 100. The source lists them without a date this site can read, so they are printed with no year, sorted last, and drawn past the double rule in the record line rather than placed in the chronology. No year has been inferred for any of them.
Does a no contest change a record here?
No. A no contest is not a win, a loss or a draw, and it is never folded into one. It is counted and printed separately, so a 20–0 record with two no contests is shown as exactly that rather than as 22–0 or as 20–0 with the no contests dropped. The same applies to a bout overturned after the fact where the source records the change.
What happens when sources disagree about a fight?
This site publishes one source — the fighter's English Wikipedia article, read on the date printed under every table — and it does not silently reconcile that against anyone else's database. Where the article's own infobox total and its own results table disagree, both are shown and the page says which one each figure came from. Nothing is averaged, and no field is filled in from a second source to make a total balance.

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