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Battling McFarland vs Johnny Wilson — record, stats and common opponents compared

Battling McFarland

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Johnny Wilson

Battling McFarland (1-2 across 3 tracked bouts) and Johnny Wilson (62-29-8) 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.

McFarland

Tracked record

1–2

counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Wilson

62

Wins29 KO · 47%

29

Losses

8

Draws100 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

Wilson leads 2–1

Battling McFarland and Johnny Wilson have met 3 times; Wilson leads 2–1.

Battling McFarland and Johnny Wilson have met 3 times; Wilson leads 2–1.
Met1915Jun 301916Apr 51916Oct 17Series
Battling McFarlandFighter AWWonLLostLLost1–2W–L
Johnny WilsonFighter BLLostWWonWWon2–1W–L
ResultPTSKOR9KOR93Meetings

The Numbers

McFarland 1 · Wilson 6 of 7 measurable rows
McFarlandWilson
Record†
1-262-29-8 (edge)
Win %0–100%
33.3%
66.7% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 29
0
29 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—46.77%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
47% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 3
2 (edge)
3
Title reignsmax 1
0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 7.1
2.3
7.1 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 100
3
100

† 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

Agenot held
Battling McFarland: No date of birth
Johnny Wilson: Died aged 92
Stance
Battling McFarland: Not recorded
Johnny Wilson: Southpaw

Battling McFarland left, Johnny Wilson right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Battling McFarland1 win · from 3 tracked bouts

Battling McFarland: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

Johnny Wilson62 wins · from 100 tracked bouts

Johnny Wilson: 62 tracked wins — 29 by KO/TKO (47%), 18 on the cards (29%) and 15 by another method or unrecorded (24%). Counted from 100 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

29 by KO/TKO 47%18 on the cards 29%15 by another method or unrecorded 24%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Battling McFarland 3, Johnny Wilson 100 — 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

Battling McFarland last boxed on Oct 17, 1916 — 40,190 days ago. McFarland had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLL

Wilson Jun 1915Wilson Apr 1916Wilson Oct 19162.3 tracked bouts per year

Johnny Wilson had won one in a row before losing a decision to Maxie Rosenbloom. Wilson last boxed on Oct 4, 1926.LWLWL

Greb Apr 1925Marion Jun 1926Rosenbloom Aug 1926Halbran Sep 1926Rosenbloom Oct 19267.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Battling McFarland and Johnny Wilson ever fought each other?
Yes. Battling McFarland and Johnny Wilson have met 3 times and Johnny Wilson leads the series 2-1.
The 3 meetings

LOct 17, 1916 · Wilson · KO R9

LApr 5, 1916 · Wilson · KO R9

WJun 30, 1915 · McFarland · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, McFarland or Wilson?
Battling McFarland is 1-2 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Johnny Wilson is 62-29-8. Johnny Wilson has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

McFarland1–233.3%

Wilson62–29–866.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, McFarland or Wilson?
Battling McFarland has 0 knockout wins and Johnny Wilson has 29. Johnny Wilson has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

McFarland0

Wilson2946.8%

The Numbers ↓
Do McFarland and Wilson have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Battling McFarland and Johnny Wilson have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on McFarland and Wilson?
This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for Battling McFarland and 100 bouts tracked for Johnny Wilson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

McFarland3bouts

Wilson100bouts

How They Win ↓

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