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Ben McCoy vs Elmer Ray — record, stats and common opponents compared

Ben McCoy

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Elmer Ray

Ben McCoy (0-1-1 across 2 tracked bouts) and Elmer Ray (98-23-11) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

McCoy

Tracked record

0–1–1

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Ray

98

Wins69 KO · 70%

23

Losses

11

Draws135 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

Ray leads 1–0 with 1 draw

Ben McCoy and Elmer Ray have met 2 times; Ray leads 1–0 with 1 draw.

Ben McCoy and Elmer Ray have met 2 times; Ray leads 1–0 with 1 draw.
Met1935Oct 151936Mar 15Series
Ben McCoyFighter ALLostDDraw0–1–1W–L–D
Elmer RayFighter BWWonDDraw1–0–1W–L–D
ResultPTSPTS2Meetings

The Numbers

McCoy 1 · Ray 3 of 4 measurable rows
McCoyRay
Record†
0-1-198-23-11 (edge)
Win %0–100%
25%
78.4% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 69
0
69 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—70.41%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—70%
Times stopped‡max 9
0 (edge)
9
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
—8.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 135
2
135

† 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
Ben McCoy: No date of birth
Elmer Ray: Died aged 76
Stance
Ben McCoy: Not recorded
Elmer Ray: Orthodox

Ben McCoy left, Elmer Ray right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Ben McCoy0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Ben McCoy: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for McCoy yet.

Elmer Ray98 wins · from 135 tracked bouts

Elmer Ray: 98 tracked wins — 69 by KO/TKO (70%), 27 on the cards (28%) and 2 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 135 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

69 by KO/TKO 70%27 on the cards 28%2 by another method or unrecorded 2%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ben McCoy 2, Elmer Ray 135 — 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

Ben McCoy last boxed on Mar 15, 1936 — 33,099 days ago. McCoy had drawn the most recent tracked bout with Elmer Ray.LD

Ray Oct 1935Ray Mar 1936

Elmer Ray has lost two straight, after two straight wins. Ray last boxed on Mar 8, 1949.LWWLL

Charles May 1948Boddie Jan 1949Peaks Feb 1949Riviera Feb 1949Holman Mar 19498.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Ben McCoy and Elmer Ray ever fought each other?
Yes. Ben McCoy and Elmer Ray have met 2 times and Elmer Ray leads the series 1-0 with 1 draw.
The 2 meetings

DMar 15, 1936 · Draw · PTS

LOct 15, 1935 · Ray · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, McCoy or Ray?
Ben McCoy is 0-1-1 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Elmer Ray is 98-23-11. Elmer Ray has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

McCoy0–1–125%

Ray98–23–1178.4%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, McCoy or Ray?
Ben McCoy has 0 knockout wins and Elmer Ray has 69. Elmer Ray has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

McCoy0

Ray6970.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do McCoy and Ray have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Ben McCoy and Elmer Ray have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on McCoy and Ray?
This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for Ben McCoy and 135 bouts tracked for Elmer Ray. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

McCoy2bouts

Ray135bouts

How They Win ↓

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