Have Adolph Wolgast and Harlem Tommy Murphy ever fought each other?

Yes. Adolph Wolgast and Harlem Tommy Murphy have met 3 times and Harlem Tommy Murphy leads the series 2-0 with 1 draw.

Who has the better record, Wolgast or Murphy?

Adolph Wolgast is 87-33-23 and Harlem Tommy Murphy is 87-30-25. Harlem Tommy Murphy has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Wolgast or Murphy?

Adolph Wolgast has 40 knockout wins and Harlem Tommy Murphy has 25. Adolph Wolgast has more.

Do Wolgast and Murphy have any common opponents?

Adolph Wolgast and Harlem Tommy Murphy share 4 common opponents: Willie Ritchie, Abe Attell and Owen Moran (and 1 other). Adolph Wolgast fared better against 2 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Wolgast and Murphy?

This comparison is drawn from 144 bouts tracked for Adolph Wolgast and 25 bouts tracked for Harlem Tommy Murphy. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Adolph Wolgast vs Harlem Tommy Murphy — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Adolph Wolgast (87-33-23) and Harlem Tommy Murphy (87-30-25) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share 4 common opponents.

Wolgast

Wins40 KO · 46%

Losses

Draws144 tracked bouts

Murphy

Wins25 KO · 29%

Losses

Draws25 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Murphy leads 2–0 with 1 draw

Adolph Wolgast and Harlem Tommy Murphy have met 3 times; Murphy leads 2–0 with 1 draw.
Met	1909Sep 1	1913Feb 22	1913Apr 19	Series
Adolph WolgastFighter A	LLost	DDraw	LLost	0–2–1W–L–D
Harlem Tommy MurphyFighter B	WWon	DDraw	WWon	2–0–1W–L–D
Result	NWSWolgast vs Murphy	PTSWolgast vs Murphy	PTSWolgast vs Murphy	3Meetings

The Numbers

Wolgast 4 · Murphy 3 of 7 measurable rows

WolgastEdge = longer wingMurphy

Record: 87-33-2387-30-25 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 68.9%
70.1% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 40: 40 (edge)
25
KO rate0–100%: 45.98% (edge)
28.74%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 46% (edge)
11%
Times stopped^†max 3: 3
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 10.1: 10.1 (edge)
2.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 144: 144
25

† 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: Adolph Wolgast: 5′4″; Harlem Tommy Murphy: No height on file
Agenot comparable: Adolph Wolgast: Died aged 67; Harlem Tommy Murphy: Died aged 73
Stance: Adolph Wolgast: Orthodox; Harlem Tommy Murphy: Orthodox

Adolph Wolgast left, Harlem Tommy Murphy right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Adolph Wolgast87 wins · from 144 tracked bouts

40 by KO/TKO 46%19 on the cards 22%28 by another method or unrecorded 32%

Harlem Tommy Murphy9 wins · from 25 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 11%3 on the cards 33%5 by another method or unrecorded 56%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Adolph Wolgast 144, Harlem Tommy Murphy 25 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Wolgast better on 2 · Murphy better on 1 · even on 14 shared · Adolph Wolgast better on 2 · Harlem Tommy Murphy better on 1 · even on 1

WolgastAdolph Wolgast

Opponent

MurphyHarlem Tommy Murphy

Adolph Wolgast
0–3 against
Loss, NWS
1914Mar 1914
Loss, DQ 16
1912Nov 1912
Loss, NWS
1912May 1912
RitchieWillie RitchieUnited States 45–14–17Murphy betterHarlem Tommy Murphy better — 0–1 to 0–3
Harlem Tommy Murphy
Loss, PTS
1914Apr 1914
Adolph Wolgast
Draw, NWS
1908Dec 1908
AttellAbe AttellUnited States 110–17–25 · FeatherweightWolgast betterAdolph Wolgast better — 0–0–1 to 2–2–1
Harlem Tommy Murphy
2–2–1 against
Draw, PTS
1912Aug 1912
Win, PTS
1912Mar 1912
Loss, NWS
1910May 1910
Win, NWS
1910Apr 1910
Loss, NWS
1905Jan 1905
Adolph Wolgast
1–1 against
Win, KO 13
1911Jul 1911
Loss, NWS
1908Apr 1908
MoranOwen MoranUnited Kingdom 77–19–9Wolgast betterAdolph Wolgast better — 1–1 to 1–3
Harlem Tommy Murphy
1–3 against
Win, PTS
1910Feb 1910
Loss, PTS
1909Mar 1909
Loss, NWS
1909Mar 1909
Loss, NWS
1909Jan 1909
Adolph Wolgast
Win, PTS
1908May 1908
NeilFrankie NeilUnited States 29–22–6EvenEven — 1–0 both
Harlem Tommy Murphy
Win, NWS
1904Aug 1904

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Adolph Wolgast drew the most recent tracked bout with Lee Morrissey. Wolgast last boxed on Sep 6, 1920.LDWLD

France Sep 1919Morrissey Sep 1919Kane Oct 1919Alvarez Dec 1919Morrissey Sep 192010.1 tracked bouts per year

Harlem Tommy Murphy has lost two straight, after one straight win. Murphy last boxed on Apr 17, 1914.DDWLL

Attell Aug 1912Wolgast Feb 1913Wolgast Apr 1913McFarland Oct 1913Ritchie Apr 19142.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Adolph Wolgast and Harlem Tommy Murphy ever fought each other?: Yes. Adolph Wolgast and Harlem Tommy Murphy have met 3 times and Harlem Tommy Murphy leads the series 2-0 with 1 draw.
Who has the better record, Wolgast or Murphy?: Adolph Wolgast is 87-33-23 and Harlem Tommy Murphy is 87-30-25. Harlem Tommy Murphy has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Wolgast or Murphy?: Adolph Wolgast has 40 knockout wins and Harlem Tommy Murphy has 25. Adolph Wolgast has more.
Do Wolgast and Murphy have any common opponents?: Adolph Wolgast and Harlem Tommy Murphy share 4 common opponents: Willie Ritchie, Abe Attell and Owen Moran (and 1 other). Adolph Wolgast fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Wolgast and Murphy?: This comparison is drawn from 144 bouts tracked for Adolph Wolgast and 25 bouts tracked for Harlem Tommy Murphy. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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