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Bill Tate (27-19-2) and Harry Wills (89-10-7) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 6 times. They share 2 common opponents.

Bill Tate vs Harry Wills — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Bill Tate

27–19–2

17 tracked bouts

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Harry Wills

89–10–7

113 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Harry Wills leads 4–1

The Numbers

27-19-2
Record
89-10-7 (edge)
58.3%
Win %
87.3% (edge)
22
Wins by knockout
56 (edge)
81.48% (edge)
KO rate
62.92%
0%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
62% (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

9
Times stopped
6 (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0
Title reigns
0
0.3
Bouts per year
5.2 (edge)

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

17
Bouts tracked
113

Tale of the Tape

Reach
84″ (213 cm)
114
Age
137
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Heavyweight
Division
Heavyweight
United States
Nationality
United States

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Bill Tate · 1 wins

KO/TKO
0
Decision
0
Other
1

Harry Wills · 92 wins

KO/TKO
57
Decision
14
Other
21

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (17 and 113 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared
  • Bill Tate

    LPTS · Dec 1920LTKO R7 · Apr 1918LPTS · Jun 1916

    Kid Norfolk

    Harry Wills

    WKO R2 · Mar 1922
  • Bill Tate

    LTKO R2 · Feb 1915LNWS · Dec 1914LTKO R6 · Aug 1914LKO R2 · Aug 1912

    Joe Jeanette

    Harry Wills

    WNWS · Oct 1919DNWS · Jun 1914DPTS · Jul 1913

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Bill Tate

LLDWL

L2 streak · last fought Sep 18, 1959

Harry Wills

WWWWL

W4 streak · last fought Oct 19, 1932

Common Questions

Have Bill Tate and Harry Wills ever fought each other?
Yes. Bill Tate and Harry Wills have met 6 times and Harry Wills leads the series 4-1 with 1 draw.
Who has the better record, Bill Tate or Harry Wills?
Bill Tate is 27-19-2 and Harry Wills is 89-10-7. Harry Wills has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Bill Tate or Harry Wills?
Bill Tate has 22 knockout wins and Harry Wills has 56. Harry Wills has more.
Do Bill Tate and Harry Wills have any common opponents?
Bill Tate and Harry Wills share 2 common opponents: Kid Norfolk and Joe Jeanette. Harry Wills fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bill Tate and Harry Wills?
This comparison is drawn from 17 bouts tracked for Bill Tate and 113 bouts tracked for Harry Wills. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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