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Barney Donovan vs Torpedo Billy Murphy — record, stats and common opponents compared

Barney Donovan

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Torpedo Billy Murphy

Barney Donovan (3-0 across 3 tracked bouts) and Torpedo Billy Murphy (90-51-24) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Donovan

Tracked record

3–0

counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Murphy

90

Wins76 KO · 84%

51

Losses

24

Draws194 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Donovan leads 3–0

Barney Donovan and Torpedo Billy Murphy have met 3 times; Donovan leads 3–0.

Barney Donovan and Torpedo Billy Murphy have met 3 times; Donovan leads 3–0.
Met1882Apr 151885Jan 51885Apr 25Series
Barney DonovanFighter AWWonWWonWWon3–0W–L
Torpedo Billy MurphyFighter BLLostLLostLLost0–3W–L
ResultPTSTKOTKO3Meetings

The Numbers

Donovan 3 · Murphy 3 of 6 measurable rows
DonovanMurphy
Record†
3-0 (edge)90-51-24
Win %0–100%
100% (edge)
61.8%
Wins by knockoutmax 76
2
76 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—84.44%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
67%
71% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 30
0 (edge)
30
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 7.6
1
7.6 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 194
3
194

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ 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
Barney Donovan: No height on file
Torpedo Billy Murphy: 5′7″
Agenot held
Barney Donovan: No date of birth
Torpedo Billy Murphy: Died aged 75
Stance
Barney Donovan: Not recorded
Torpedo Billy Murphy: Orthodox

Barney Donovan left, Torpedo Billy 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
Barney Donovan3 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Barney Donovan: 3 tracked wins — 2 by KO/TKO (67%) and 1 on the cards (33%). Counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 by KO/TKO 67%1 on the cards 33%

Torpedo Billy Murphy107 wins · from 194 tracked bouts

Torpedo Billy Murphy: 107 tracked wins — 76 by KO/TKO (71%), 13 on the cards (12%) and 18 by another method or unrecorded (17%). Counted from 194 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

76 by KO/TKO 71%13 on the cards 12%18 by another method or unrecorded 17%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Barney Donovan 3, Torpedo Billy Murphy 194 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Barney Donovan last boxed on Apr 25, 1885 — 51,687 days ago. Donovan had won three straight, the most recent against Torpedo Billy Murphy.WWW

Murphy Apr 1882Murphy Jan 1885Murphy Apr 18851 tracked bouts per year

Torpedo Billy Murphy has lost the most recent, to Jim Fairlie Morris. Murphy last boxed on Oct 29, 1907.DWWDL

Rossi Apr 1906Griffin Jun 1907Toohey Aug 1907Rossi Aug 1907Morris Oct 19077.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Barney Donovan and Torpedo Billy Murphy ever fought each other?
Yes. Barney Donovan and Torpedo Billy Murphy have met 3 times and Barney Donovan leads the series 3-0.
The 3 meetings

WApr 25, 1885 · Donovan · TKO

WJan 5, 1885 · Donovan · TKO

WApr 15, 1882 · Donovan · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Donovan or Murphy?
Barney Donovan is 3-0 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Torpedo Billy Murphy is 90-51-24. Barney Donovan has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Donovan3–0100%

Murphy90–51–2461.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Donovan or Murphy?
Barney Donovan has 2 knockout wins and Torpedo Billy Murphy has 76. Torpedo Billy Murphy has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Donovan2

Murphy7684.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Donovan and Murphy have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Barney Donovan and Torpedo Billy Murphy have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Donovan and Murphy?
This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for Barney Donovan and 194 bouts tracked for Torpedo Billy Murphy. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Donovan3bouts

Murphy194bouts

How They Win ↓

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