Have Arthur Pelkey and Luther McCarty ever fought each other?

Yes. Arthur Pelkey and Luther McCarty met once on May 24, 1913, and Arthur Pelkey won by KO in round 1.

Who has the better record, Pelkey or McCarty?

Arthur Pelkey is 27-23-6 and Luther McCarty is 19-4-2. Luther McCarty has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Pelkey or McCarty?

Arthur Pelkey has 17 knockout wins and Luther McCarty has 15. Arthur Pelkey has more.

Do Pelkey and McCarty have any common opponents?

Arthur Pelkey and Luther McCarty share 1 common opponent: Jess Willard. Luther McCarty fared better against 1 of them.

Who is bigger, Pelkey or McCarty?

Luther McCarty is the taller fighter at 193 cm, 6 cm above the other. Luther McCarty also has the longer reach, by 7 cm.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Pelkey and McCarty?

This comparison is drawn from 11 bouts tracked for Arthur Pelkey and 25 bouts tracked for Luther McCarty. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Arthur Pelkey vs Luther McCarty — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Luther McCarty

Arthur Pelkey (27-23-6) and Luther McCarty (19-4-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Pelkey

Wins17 KO · 63%

Losses

Draws11 tracked bouts

McCarty

Wins15 KO · 79%

Losses

Draws25 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Pelkey leads 1–0

Arthur Pelkey and Luther McCarty have met 1 time; Pelkey leads 1–0.
Met	1913May 24	Series
Arthur PelkeyFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Luther McCartyFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	KOR1McCarty vs Pelkey	1Meeting

McCarty vs Pelkey · May 24, 1913

The Numbers

Pelkey 2 · McCarty 5 of 7 measurable rows

PelkeyEdge = longer wingMcCarty

Record: 27-23-619-4-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 53.6%
80% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 17: 17 (edge)
15
KO rate0–100%: 62.96%
78.95% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 100% (edge)
79%
Times stopped^†max 7: 7
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 10.5: 1.9
10.5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 25: 11
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

Height+2″: Arthur Pelkey: 6′2″; Luther McCarty: 6′4″ (edge)
Reach+3″: Arthur Pelkey: 77″; Luther McCarty: 80″ (edge)
Agenot comparable: Arthur Pelkey: Died aged 36; Luther McCarty: Died aged 21
Stance: Arthur Pelkey: Orthodox; Luther McCarty: Not recorded

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

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Arthur Pelkey1 win · from 11 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 100%

Luther McCarty19 wins · from 25 tracked bouts

15 by KO/TKO 79%4 by another method or unrecorded 21%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Arthur Pelkey 11, Luther McCarty 25 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · McCarty better on 11 shared · Luther McCarty better on 1

PelkeyArthur Pelkey

Opponent

McCartyLuther McCarty

Arthur Pelkey
Loss, NWS
1912Jul 1912
WillardJess WillardUnited States 25–7–2 · HeavyweightMcCarty betterLuther McCarty better — 0–0–1 to 0–1
Luther McCarty
Draw, NWS
1912Aug 1912

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

Luther McCarty had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Arthur Pelkey. McCarty last boxed on May 24, 1913.WWWWL

Chiariglione Dec 1912Palzer Jan 1913Chiariglione Apr 1913Moran Apr 1913Pelkey May 191310.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Arthur Pelkey and Luther McCarty ever fought each other?: Yes. Arthur Pelkey and Luther McCarty met once on May 24, 1913, and Arthur Pelkey won by KO in round 1.
Who has the better record, Pelkey or McCarty?: Arthur Pelkey is 27-23-6 and Luther McCarty is 19-4-2. Luther McCarty has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Pelkey or McCarty?: Arthur Pelkey has 17 knockout wins and Luther McCarty has 15. Arthur Pelkey has more.
Do Pelkey and McCarty have any common opponents?: Arthur Pelkey and Luther McCarty share 1 common opponent: Jess Willard. Luther McCarty fared better against 1 of them.
Who is bigger, Pelkey or McCarty?: Luther McCarty is the taller fighter at 193 cm, 6 cm above the other. Luther McCarty also has the longer reach, by 7 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Pelkey and McCarty?: This comparison is drawn from 11 bouts tracked for Arthur Pelkey and 25 bouts tracked for Luther McCarty. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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