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George Godfrey vs Primo Carnera

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

George Godfrey and Primo Carnera met once (1930). Primo Carnera won in 1930 by dq.

Side by side

George GodfreyPrimo Carnera
79.5″ (201.9 cm)Reach85″ (215.9 cm)
75″ (190.5 cm)Height77″ (195.6 cm)
+5.98%Reach advantage+10.38%
97–21Record88–14
81%Finish rate81%
22Longest unbeaten run25
121Recorded bouts99
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Common opponents

Both fought these 5. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentGeorge GodfreyPrimo Carnera
Paulino Uzcudun W W
Jack Sharkey L W
Pierre Charles W W
Jack Sharkey L L
Paulino Uzcudun W W

Careers side by side

George Godfrey

1920 1930 win vs Eddie Jamison (1919)loss vs Sam Langford (1920)loss vs Battling Norfolk (1920)win vs Charlie Jude (1920)win vs Baby Doll Green (1920)win vs Bill Tate (1920)win vs Battling Gahee (1920)loss vs Sam Langford (1921)loss vs Jack Thompson (1921)win vs Young Norfolk (1921)win vs Jack Thompson (1922)win vs George Ward (1922)win vs K.O. Gordon (1922)loss vs Battling Owens (1923)win vs Rough House Ware (1923)win vs Bill Tate (1923)win vs Buddy Jackson (1923)loss vs Jack Renault (1923)win vs Clem Johnson (1923)win vs Jim Pearson (1923)win vs Joe White (1924)loss vs Jack Renault (1924)loss vs Jack Townsend (1924)win vs Jack Thompson (1924)win vs Farmer Lodge (1924)loss vs Tom Cowler (1924)win vs Martin Burke (1925)win vs Fred Fulton (1925)win vs Battling Owens (1925)win vs Mike Conroy (1925)win vs Tiny Jim Herman (1925)win vs Jack Renault (1925)win vs Sam Baker (1925)win vs Vic Alexander (1925)win vs Tut Jackson (1925)win vs Soldier George Jones (1925)win vs Cowboy Billy Owens (1926)? vs Bearcat Wright (1926)win vs Larry Gains (1926)win vs Jack Townsend (1926)win vs Bob Lawson (1926)loss vs Jack Sharkey (1926)win vs Tiny Jim Herman (1926)loss vs Chuck Wiggins (1926)win vs Sully Montgomery (1926)win vs Soldier Jones (1927)win vs Andre DeRosa (1927)win vs Jack Townsend (1927)win vs Clem Johnson (1927)win vs Tom Sayers (1927)win vs Monte Munn (1927)win vs Henry van Patten (1927)win vs Jim Maloney (1927)win vs Neil Clisby (1927)win vs Jake Kilrain (1927)win vs Long Tom Hawkins (1927)win vs Jack Roper (1927)win vs Leon Chevalier (1927)win vs Tony Fuente (1927)win vs Ralph Smith (1927)win vs Jim Sigman (1928)win vs Clem Johnson (1928)win vs Bud Gorman (1928)win vs Benny Hill (1928)win vs Pierre Charles (1928)win vs Tut Jackson (1928)loss vs Larry Gains (1928)loss vs Johnny Risko (1928)win vs Paulino Uzcudun (1928)win vs Joe White (1928)win vs Tom Hawkins (1929)nc vs Jimmy Byrne (1929)loss vs Long Tom Hawkins (1929)win vs Ralph Smith (1929)win vs Chuck Wiggins (1929)win vs Farmer Lodge (1929)win vs Bill Hartwell (1929)win vs Francisco Cruz Coelho (1929)loss vs Al Walker (1929)draw vs Bearcat Wright (1930)win vs Seal Harris (1930)win vs Jack Leslie (1930)win vs Arthur De Kuh (1930)win vs Elijah Lee (1930)win vs Frankie Simms (1930)loss vs Primo Carnera (1930)win vs Jack Rozier (1930)win vs Roy Clark (1930)win vs Jack Gross (1930)loss vs Jack Gross (1931)win vs Seal Harris (1931)win vs George Gemas (1931)win vs Ricardo Rosel (1931)win vs Salvatore Ruggirello (1931)loss vs Walter Cobb (1932)win vs Al Fay (1932)win vs Roy Clark (1932)win vs Gene Stanton (1932)win vs K.O. Willis (1932)win vs Texas Tanner (1932)win vs Billy Williams (1932)win vs Kid Moran (1932)win vs Harry Johnson (1932)win vs K.O. Harper (1932)win vs Flash Ryser (1932)loss vs Obie Walker (1933)nc vs Bearcat Wright (1933)win vs Tiger Jack Fox (1933)win vs Piet van Gool (1934)win vs Arthur Meurant (1934)win vs Hans Schonrath (1934)nc vs Mauro Galusso (1934)win vs Giacomo Bergomas (1934)nc vs Andres Castano (1934)win vs Valentin Campolo (1934)win vs Pierre Charles (1935)loss vs Motzi Spakow (1935)win vs Dumitru Pavelescu (1935)win vs Billy Wells (1936)loss vs Hank Hankinson (1937)
winlossdraw / NC1919–1937

Primo Carnera

1930 1940 win vs Constant Barrick (1928)win vs Epifanio Islas (1928)win vs Salvatore Ruggirello (1928)win vs Joe Thomas (1928)win vs Leon Sebilo (1928)win vs Franz Diener (1929)loss vs Young Stribling (1929)win vs Jack Stanley (1929)win vs Hermann Jaspers (1929)win vs Feodor Nikolaeff (1929)win vs Joe Thomas (1929)win vs Jose Lete (1929)win vs Jack Humbeeck (1929)win vs Marcel Nilles (1929)win vs Moise Bouquillon (1929)win vs Ernst Roesemann (1929)win vs Reggie Meen (1930)win vs Paulino Uzcudun (1930)loss vs Jim Maloney (1930)win vs Jack Gross (1930)win vs Pat McCarthy (1930)win vs Riccardo Bertazzolo (1930)win vs George Cook (1930)win vs Bearcat Wright (1930)win vs George Godfrey (1930)win vs KO Christner (1930)win vs Sam Baker (1930)win vs Leon Chevalier (1930)win vs Neil Clisby (1930)win vs Jack McAuliffe II (1930)win vs George Trafton (1930)win vs Frank Zaveta (1930)win vs Chuck Wiggins (1930)win vs Sully Montgomery (1930)win vs Roy Clark (1930)win vs Farmer Lodge (1930)win vs Johnny Erickson (1930)win vs Jim Sigman (1930)win vs Buster Martin (1930)win vs Cowboy Billy Owens (1930)win vs Elzear Rioux (1930)win vs Big Boy Peterson (1930)win vs Victorio Campolo (1931)win vs King Levinsky (1931)loss vs Jack Sharkey (1931)win vs Armando De Carolis (1931)win vs Roberto Roberti (1931)win vs Knute Hansen (1931)win vs Bud Gorman (1931)win vs Umberto Torriani (1931)win vs Pat Redmond (1931)win vs Jim Maloney (1931)win vs Young Spence (1932)win vs James Merriott (1932)win vs Joe Rice (1932)win vs KO Christner (1932)win vs Big Boy Peterson (1932)win vs King Levinsky (1932)win vs John Schwake (1932)win vs José Santa (1932)win vs Les Kennedy (1932)win vs Jack Taylor (1932)win vs Gene Stanton (1932)win vs Ted Sandwina (1932)win vs Art Lasky (1932)win vs Jack Gagnon (1932)loss vs Stanley Poreda (1932)win vs Hans Birkie (1932)win vs Jerry Pavelec (1932)win vs Jack Gross (1932)loss vs Larry Gains (1932)win vs Hans Schönrath (1932)win vs Maurice Griselle (1932)win vs Don McCorkindale (1932)win vs George Cook (1932)win vs Pierre Charles (1932)win vs Ernst Gühring (1932)win vs Moise Bouquillon (1932)win vs Paulino Uzcudun (1933)win vs Jack Sharkey (1933)win vs Ernie Schaaf (1933)win vs Victorio Campolo (1934)loss vs Max Baer (1934)win vs Tommy Loughran (1934)win vs Big Boy Brackey (1935)win vs Ford Smith (1935)win vs Walter Neusel (1935)loss vs Joe Louis (1935)win vs Ray Impelletiere (1935)win vs Erwin Klausner (1935)win vs Seal Harris (1935)loss vs Leroy Haynes (1936)win vs Isidoro Gastanaga (1936)win vs Josip Zupan (1937)loss vs Albert Di Meglio (1937)loss vs Luigi Musina (1945)win vs Sam Gardner (1945)win vs Michel Blevens (1945)loss vs Luigi Musina (1946)
winlossdraw / NC1928–1946

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