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Arthur Pelkey vs Kid Norfolk — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇨🇦HEAVYWEIGHT

Arthur Pelkey

Cross-division

🇺🇸LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

Kid Norfolk

Arthur Pelkey (27-23-6) and Kid Norfolk (115-28-8) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 3 common opponents.

Pelkey

27

Wins17 KO · 63%

23

Losses

6

Draws11 tracked bouts

Norfolk

115

Wins48 KO · 42%

28

Losses

8

Draws151 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Norfolk leads 2–0

Arthur Pelkey and Kid Norfolk have met 2 times; Norfolk leads 2–0.

Arthur Pelkey and Kid Norfolk have met 2 times; Norfolk leads 2–0.
Met1916Dec 171917Feb 11Series
Arthur PelkeyFighter ALLostLLost0–2W–L
Kid NorfolkFighter BWWonWWon2–0W–L
ResultKOR13KOR132Meetings

The Numbers

Pelkey 2 · Norfolk 4 of 6 measurable rows
PelkeyNorfolk
Record
27-23-6115-28-8 (edge)
Win %0–100%
53.6%
78.8% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 48
17
48 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
62.96% (edge)
41.74%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
100% (edge)
43%
Times stopped†levelmax 7
7
7
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 9.9
1.9
9.9 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 151
11
151

† 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

Height+4″
Arthur Pelkey: 6′2″ (edge)
Kid Norfolk: 5′10″
Reach+3″
Arthur Pelkey: 77″ (edge)
Kid Norfolk: 74″
Agenot comparable
Arthur Pelkey: Died aged 36
Kid Norfolk: Died aged 74
Stance
Arthur Pelkey: Orthodox
Kid Norfolk: Orthodox

Arthur Pelkey left, Kid Norfolk right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

Heavyweight against Light Heavyweight. The two are listed in different weight classes, so the tape measures them as they stand rather than as a matchup.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Arthur Pelkey1 win · from 11 tracked bouts

Arthur Pelkey: 1 tracked win — 1 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 11 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 100%

Kid Norfolk114 wins · from 151 tracked bouts

Kid Norfolk: 114 tracked wins — 49 by KO/TKO (43%), 36 on the cards (32%) and 29 by another method or unrecorded (25%). Counted from 151 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

49 by KO/TKO 43%36 on the cards 32%29 by another method or unrecorded 25%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Arthur Pelkey 11, Kid Norfolk 151 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Norfolk better on 3

Pelkey

Opponent

Norfolk

  • Arthur Pelkey

    Loss, TKO 8

    1915

    JeanetteNorfolk better

    Kid Norfolk

    2–0 against

    Win, NWS

    1918

    Win, NWS

    1918

  • Arthur Pelkey

    Loss, KO 7

    1915

    JohnsonNorfolk better

    Kid Norfolk

    Win, NWS

    1918

  • Arthur Pelkey

    0–2 against

    Loss, PTS

    1916

    Loss, TKO 15

    1914

    SmithNorfolk better

    Kid Norfolk

    2–0–1 against

    Win, NWS

    1917

    Draw, NWS

    1917

    Win, KO 2

    1916

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

Arthur Pelkey has lost eight straight. Pelkey last boxed on May 29, 1918.LLLLL

Johnson Apr 1915Smith Jun 1916Norfolk Dec 1916Norfolk Feb 1917Dempsey May 19181.9 tracked bouts per year

Kid Norfolk has lost three straight, after two straight wins. Norfolk last boxed on Mar 19, 1926.WWLLL

Reddick May 1925Farmer Jun 1925Johnson Jun 1925Moody Sep 1925Moore Mar 19269.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Arthur Pelkey and Kid Norfolk ever fought each other?
Yes. Arthur Pelkey and Kid Norfolk have met 2 times and Kid Norfolk leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

LFeb 11, 1917 · Norfolk · KO R13

LDec 17, 1916 · Norfolk · KO R13

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Pelkey or Norfolk?
Arthur Pelkey is 27-23-6 and Kid Norfolk is 115-28-8. Kid Norfolk has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Pelkey27–23–653.6%

Norfolk115–28–878.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Pelkey or Norfolk?
Arthur Pelkey has 17 knockout wins and Kid Norfolk has 48. Kid Norfolk has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Pelkey1763%

Norfolk4841.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Pelkey and Norfolk have any common opponents?
Arthur Pelkey and Kid Norfolk share 3 common opponents: Joe Jeanette, Jim Johnson and Gunboat Smith. Kid Norfolk fared better against 3 of them.
3 shared opponents

Joe JeanetteLW

Jim JohnsonLW

Gunboat SmithL2–0–1

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Pelkey or Norfolk?
Arthur Pelkey is the taller fighter at 187 cm, 9 cm above the other. Arthur Pelkey also has the longer reach, by 8 cm.
Height · reach

Pelkey187 cm196 cm reach

Norfolk178 cm188 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Pelkey and Norfolk?
This comparison is drawn from 11 bouts tracked for Arthur Pelkey and 151 bouts tracked for Kid Norfolk. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Pelkey11bouts

Norfolk151bouts

How They Win ↓

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