Tippy Larkin
134–15 · 132 recorded bouts · 1935–1952
Tippy Larkin finished 43% of 134 wins inside the distance — the 32nd percentile for welterweight boxing, where the median is 54%. No reach is on record, so this page compares record rather than measurements.
What is on record
| Reach | not recorded | |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 67″ (170.2 cm) | |
| Stance | Orthodox | |
| Division | Welterweight Boxing competed at 3: lightweight, light welterweight, welterweight — compared here against the last | |
| Peak era | 1940s | |
| Country | United States |
Wikipedia carries no reach figure for Tippy Larkin, so the reach-advantage comparison this site is built on cannot be computed. Everything below comes from the record instead.
Record
Boxing record
134–15
151 bouts on record
Finish rate
43%
of wins ended inside the distance — welterweight boxing median 54%, 32nd percentile
The career, bout by bout
132 recorded bouts from 1935 to 1952. Every incumbent shows this as a table you have to read; here it is as a shape you can see.
Career span
18y
1935–1952
Longest unbeaten run
19
without a loss — draws do not break it
Busiest year
1936
22 bouts
Recorded bouts
132
132 with a date
Fights
| Year | Result | Opponent | Method | Rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | L | Steve Marcello | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 1952 | W | Maurice Jenkins | Decision | 8 |
| 1952 | L | Joey Lupo | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1951 | W | Alfredo La Grutta | Decision | 8 |
| 1951 | W | Manouk Markarian | Decision | 8 |
| 1951 | W | Humberto Sierra | Decision | 8 |
| 1949 | L | Bernard Docusen | KO/TKO | 5 |
| 1949 | W | Aldo Minelli | Decision | 10 |
| 1949 | W | Hy Meltzer | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1949 | W | Al Evans | Decision | 8 |
| 1949 | W | Al Guido | Decision | 10 |
| 1949 | W | Giacomo Boderone | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 1948 | L | Charley Fusari | KO/TKO | 6 |
| 1948 | W | Ruby Kessler | Decision | 8 |
| 1948 | W | Willie Beltram | KO/TKO | 5 |
| 1948 | W | Joe Lucignano | Decision | 10 |
| 1948 | W | Billy Kearns | Decision | 10 |
| 1948 | W | Joe DiMartino | Decision | 10 |
| 1947 | W | Pete Manchio | Decision | 10 |
| 1947 | W | Ernie Petrone | KO/TKO | 5 |
| 1947 | L | Ike Williams | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 1947 | W | Lou Fortuna | KO/TKO | 6 |
| 1947 | W | Billy Graham | Decision | 10 |
| 1947 | L | Charley Fusari | KO/TKO | 9 |
| 1946 | W | Tommy Mills | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 1946 | ? | Johnny Jones | — | 1 |
| 1946 | W | Willie Joyce | Decision | 12 |
| 1946 | W | Bobby McIntire | Decision | 10 |
| 1946 | W | Bobby Claus | KO/TKO | 5 |
| 1946 | W | Nick Moran | Decision | 10 |
| 1946 | W | Solomon Stewart | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1945 | W | Nick Moran | Decision | 10 |
| 1945 | W | Willie Joyce | Decision | 10 |
| 1944 | W | Joey Gambaro | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1944 | W | Jackie Peters | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1944 | W | Freddie Archer | KO/TKO | 8 |
| 1944 | W | Allie Stolz | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1944 | W | Lulu Costantino | Decision | 10 |
| 1944 | D | Bobby Ruffin | Decision | 10 |
| 1943 | W | Gene Ward | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 1943 | W | Doll Rafferty | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1943 | W | Al Costa | Decision | 10 |
| 1943 | W | George Doty | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 1943 | W | Johnny Jones | Decision | 8 |
| 1943 | W | Patsy Spataro | Decision | 10 |
| 1943 | W | Harry Teaney | Decision | 10 |
| 1943 | W | Ruby Garcia | Decision | 8 |
| 1943 | W | Bobby McIntire | KO/TKO | 5 |
| 1943 | W | Joe De Jesus | KO/TKO | 5 |
| 1943 | L | Henry Armstrong | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1942 | L | Beau Jack | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1942 | W | Freddie Archer | Decision | 10 |
| 1942 | W | Abe Denner | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1942 | W | Charley 'Dixie' Davis | KO/TKO | 7 |
| 1942 | W | Billy Davis | Decision | 10 |
| 1942 | W | Carmine Fatta | Decision | 8 |
| 1942 | W | Leo Rodak | Decision | 10 |
| 1942 | W | Jerry Moore | Decision | 10 |
| 1942 | W | Chester Rico | Decision | 8 |
| 1942 | W | Tommy Cross | KO/TKO | 6 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 132 recorded bouts.
9 of these opponents have their own page here.
How this is worked out
- Measurements and records are read from the fighter's English Wikipedia infobox; the fight list is parsed from the article's own results table.
- Reach advantage is (reach − height) ÷ height as a percentage, so fighters of different sizes compare directly.
- Percentiles rank this fighter among the 292 welterweight boxing fighters in the dataset — chosen because it is the most specific group of at least 30 that this fighter belongs to.
Reach advantage = (reach − height) ÷ height × 100
Source: Tippy Larkin on English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), as of 2026-07-30. Percentiles and derived figures computed here.