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Bill Tate vs George Godfrey — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Bill Tate

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George Godfrey

Bill Tate (27-19-2) and George Godfrey (98-21-3 across 127 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 1 common opponent.

Tate

27

Wins22 KO · 81%

19

Losses

2

Draws27 tracked bouts

Godfrey

Tracked record

98–21–3

counted from 127 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Godfrey leads 2–0

Bill Tate and George Godfrey have met 2 times; Godfrey leads 2–0.

Bill Tate and George Godfrey have met 2 times; Godfrey leads 2–0.
Met1920Jul 221923Nov 2Series
Bill TateFighter ALLostLLost0–2W–L
George GodfreyFighter BWWonWWon2–0W–L
ResultPTSKOR72Meetings

The Numbers

Tate 0 · Godfrey 6 of 6 measurable rows
TateGodfrey
Record†
27-19-298-21-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%
58.3%
81.6% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 79
22
79 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
81.48%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
82% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 9
9
6 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 7.2
2.4
7.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 127
27
127

† 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 comparable
Bill Tate: Died aged 56
George Godfrey: Died aged 50
Stance
Bill Tate: Orthodox
George Godfrey: Orthodox

Bill Tate left, George Godfrey 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 Tate6 wins · from 27 tracked bouts

Bill Tate: 6 tracked wins — 3 on the cards (50%) and 3 by another method or unrecorded (50%). Counted from 27 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

3 on the cards 50%3 by another method or unrecorded 50%

George Godfrey98 wins · from 127 tracked bouts

George Godfrey: 98 tracked wins — 80 by KO/TKO (82%), 16 on the cards (16%) and 2 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 127 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

80 by KO/TKO 82%16 on the cards 16%2 by another method or unrecorded 2%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bill Tate 27, George Godfrey 127 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Godfrey better on 1

Tate

Opponent

Godfrey

  • Bill Tate

    4–4–1 against

    Loss, PTS

    1922

    Win, PTS

    1922

    Win, NWS

    1921

    Win, NWS

    1920

    Loss, NWS

    1919

    Loss, DQ 5

    1919

    Loss, KO 5

    1917

    Win, PTS

    1917

    Draw, NWS

    1916

    LangfordGodfrey better

    George Godfrey

    0–2–2 against

    Loss, KO 1

    1921

    Loss, KO 2

    1920

    Draw, PTS

    1920

    Draw, PTS

    1920

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 Tate has lost two straight, after one straight win. Tate last boxed on Nov 2, 1923.WDWLL

Wills Jan 1922Wills Jan 1922Langford Mar 1922Langford Aug 1922Godfrey Nov 19232.4 tracked bouts per year

George Godfrey had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Hank Hankinson. Godfrey last boxed on Aug 10, 1937.WLWWL

Pavelescu Jun 1935Spakow Jun 1935Charles Oct 1935Wells Aug 1936Hankinson Aug 19377.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Bill Tate and George Godfrey ever fought each other?
Yes. Bill Tate and George Godfrey have met 2 times and George Godfrey leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

LNov 2, 1923 · Godfrey · KO R7

LJul 22, 1920 · Godfrey · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Tate or Godfrey?
Bill Tate is 27-19-2 and George Godfrey is 98-21-3 across the 127 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. George Godfrey has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Tate27–19–258.3%

Godfrey98–21–381.6%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Tate or Godfrey?
Bill Tate has 22 knockout wins and George Godfrey has 79. George Godfrey has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Tate2281.5%

Godfrey79

The Numbers ↓
Do Tate and Godfrey have any common opponents?
Bill Tate and George Godfrey share 1 common opponent: Sam Langford. George Godfrey fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

Sam Langford4–4–10–2–2

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tate and Godfrey?
This comparison is drawn from 27 bouts tracked for Bill Tate and 127 bouts tracked for George Godfrey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Tate27bouts

Godfrey127bouts

How They Win ↓

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