Have Benny Valger and Johnny Kilbane ever fought each other?

Yes. Benny Valger and Johnny Kilbane met once on February 25, 1920, and Benny Valger won by NWS.

Who has the better record, Valger or Kilbane?

Benny Valger is 160-37-16 and Johnny Kilbane is 110-17-15. Johnny Kilbane has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Valger or Kilbane?

Benny Valger has 18 knockout wins and Johnny Kilbane has 24. Johnny Kilbane has more.

Do Valger and Kilbane have any common opponents?

Benny Valger and Johnny Kilbane share 4 common opponents: Charley White, George Chaney and Rocky Kansas (and 1 other). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Valger and Kilbane?

This comparison is drawn from 12 bouts tracked for Benny Valger and 143 bouts tracked for Johnny Kilbane. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Benny Valger vs Johnny Kilbane — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Benny Valger (160-37-16) and Johnny Kilbane (110-17-15) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 4 common opponents.

Valger

160

Wins18 KO · 11%

Losses

Draws12 tracked bouts

Kilbane

110

Wins24 KO · 22%

Losses

Draws143 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Valger leads 1–0

Benny Valger and Johnny Kilbane have met 1 time; Valger leads 1–0.
Met	1920Feb 25	Series
Benny ValgerFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Johnny KilbaneFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	NWSKilbane vs Valger	1Meeting

Kilbane vs Valger · Feb 25, 1920

The Numbers

Valger 1 · Kilbane 6 of 7 measurable rows

ValgerEdge = longer wingKilbane

Record: 160-37-16110-17-15 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 78.9%
82.7% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 24: 18
24 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 11.25%
21.82% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 0%
22% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 3: 0 (edge)
3
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 9.2: 1.6
9.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 143: 12
143

† 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: Benny Valger: No date of birth; Johnny Kilbane: Died aged 68
Stance: Benny Valger: Orthodox; Johnny Kilbane: Not recorded

Benny Valger left, Johnny Kilbane right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Benny Valger6 wins · from 12 tracked bouts

6 by another method or unrecorded 100%

Johnny Kilbane110 wins · from 143 tracked bouts

24 by KO/TKO 22%25 on the cards 23%61 by another method or unrecorded 55%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Benny Valger 12, Johnny Kilbane 143 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Valger better on 1 · Kilbane better on 1 · even on 24 shared · Benny Valger better on 1 · Johnny Kilbane better on 1 · even on 2

ValgerBenny Valger

Opponent

KilbaneJohnny Kilbane

Benny Valger
Win, NWS
1921Aug 1921
WhiteCharley WhiteUnited Kingdom 123–35–13EvenEven — 1–0 both
Johnny Kilbane
Win, NWS
1911Dec 1911
Benny Valger
Win, DQ 3
1919Dec 1919
ChaneyGeorge ChaneyUnited States 136–36–6 · Super Featherweight, FeatherweightEvenEven — 1–0 both
Johnny Kilbane
Win, KO 3
1916Sep 1916
Benny Valger
0–0–2 against
Draw, NWS
1919Dec 1919
Draw, NWS
1918Nov 1918
KansasRocky KansasUnited States 123–27–15 · LightweightValger betterBenny Valger better — 0–0–2 to 1–1
Johnny Kilbane
1–1 against
Loss, NWS
1917Feb 1917
Win, NWS
1915Feb 1915
Benny Valger
Loss, PTS
1919Jul 1919
DundeeJohnny DundeeUnited States 201–73–46 · FeatherweightKilbane betterJohnny Kilbane better — 1–0–1 to 0–1
Johnny Kilbane
1–0–1 against
Draw, PTS
1913Apr 1913
Win, NWS
1912Sep 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

Benny Valger last boxed on Jun 15, 1925 — 37,014 days ago. Valger had lost two straight, after one straight win.WDWLL

White Aug 1921Goodrich Apr 1923Goodrich Jul 1923Terris Aug 1924Goodrich Jun 19251.6 tracked bouts per year

Johnny Kilbane had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Eugène Criqui. Kilbane last boxed on Jun 2, 1923.WLWWL

Jacks May 1920Chaney Jun 1920Root Jul 1920Frush Sep 1920Criqui Jun 19239.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Benny Valger and Johnny Kilbane ever fought each other?: Yes. Benny Valger and Johnny Kilbane met once on February 25, 1920, and Benny Valger won by NWS.
Who has the better record, Valger or Kilbane?: Benny Valger is 160-37-16 and Johnny Kilbane is 110-17-15. Johnny Kilbane has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Valger or Kilbane?: Benny Valger has 18 knockout wins and Johnny Kilbane has 24. Johnny Kilbane has more.
Do Valger and Kilbane have any common opponents?: Benny Valger and Johnny Kilbane share 4 common opponents: Charley White, George Chaney and Rocky Kansas (and 1 other). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Valger and Kilbane?: This comparison is drawn from 12 bouts tracked for Benny Valger and 143 bouts tracked for Johnny Kilbane. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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