Have Bill Farnan and Tom Lees ever fought each other?

Yes. Bill Farnan and Tom Lees met once on February 7, 1885, and the bout was a draw by PTS.

Who has the better record, Farnan or Lees?

Bill Farnan is 8-3-3 and Tom Lees is 17-12-5. Bill Farnan has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Farnan or Lees?

Bill Farnan has 8 knockout wins and Tom Lees has 10. Tom Lees has more.

Do Farnan and Lees have any common opponents?

Bill Farnan and Tom Lees share 1 common opponent: Peter Jackson. Bill Farnan fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Farnan and Lees?

This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for Bill Farnan and 46 bouts tracked for Tom Lees. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Bill Farnan vs Tom Lees — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Bill Farnan (8-3-3) and Tom Lees (17-12-5) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Farnan

Wins8 KO · 100%

Losses

Draws3 tracked bouts

Lees

Wins10 KO · 59%

Losses

Draws46 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Series level 0–0 with 1 draw

Bill Farnan and Tom Lees have met 1 time; Series level 0–0 with 1 draw.
Met	1885Feb 7	Series
Bill FarnanFighter A	DDraw	0–0–1W–L–D
Tom LeesFighter B	DDraw	0–0–1W–L–D
Result	PTSLees vs Farnan	1Meeting

Lees vs Farnan · Feb 7, 1885

The Numbers

Farnan 5 · Lees 1 of 6 measurable rows

FarnanEdge = longer wingLees

Record: 8-3-3 (edge)17-12-5
Win %0–100%: 67.9% (edge)
57.4%
Wins by knockoutmax 10: 8
10 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 100% (edge)
58.82%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 100% (edge)
65%
Times stopped^†max 7: 0 (edge)
7
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡not comparable: —1.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 46: 3
46

† 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: Bill Farnan: No height on file; Tom Lees: 6′0″
Agenot held: Bill Farnan: No date of birth; Tom Lees: Died aged 89
Stance: Bill Farnan: Orthodox; Tom Lees: Not recorded

Bill Farnan left, Tom Lees right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Bill Farnan1 win · from 3 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 100%

Tom Lees17 wins · from 46 tracked bouts

11 by KO/TKO 65%4 on the cards 24%2 by another method or unrecorded 12%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bill Farnan 3, Tom Lees 46 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Farnan better on 11 shared · Bill Farnan better on 1

FarnanBill Farnan

Opponent

LeesTom Lees

Bill Farnan
1–0–1 against
Draw, PTS
1884Sep 1884
Win, TKO
1884Jul 1884
JacksonPeter JacksonUnited Kingdom 57–5–15 · HeavyweightFarnan betterBill Farnan better — 1–0–1 to 0–2
Tom Lees
0–2 against
No contest, ND
1889Jul 1889
No contest, ND
1889Jun 1889
Loss, TKO
1886Sep 1886
No contest, ND
1884Feb 1884
Loss, PTS
1884Jan 1884
No contest, ND
1884Jan 1884

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

Bill Farnan last boxed on Feb 7, 1885 — 51,753 days ago. Farnan had drawn the most recent tracked bout with Tom Lees.WDD

Jackson Jul 1884Jackson Sep 1884Lees Feb 1885

Tom Lees has a no contest in the most recent tracked bout with Tommy Burns. Lees last boxed on Aug 24, 1909.LLLWNC

Slavin May 1898Scales Nov 1899Newmier Sep 1901O'Brien Oct 1903Burns Aug 19091.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Bill Farnan and Tom Lees ever fought each other?: Yes. Bill Farnan and Tom Lees met once on February 7, 1885, and the bout was a draw by PTS.
Who has the better record, Farnan or Lees?: Bill Farnan is 8-3-3 and Tom Lees is 17-12-5. Bill Farnan has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Farnan or Lees?: Bill Farnan has 8 knockout wins and Tom Lees has 10. Tom Lees has more.
Do Farnan and Lees have any common opponents?: Bill Farnan and Tom Lees share 1 common opponent: Peter Jackson. Bill Farnan fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Farnan and Lees?: This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for Bill Farnan and 46 bouts tracked for Tom Lees. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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