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.
Billy Backus (48-20-5) and Dick French (1-1 across 2 tracked bouts) 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.
Billy Backus vs Dick French — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Series level 1–1- Billy Backus wonBackus vs FrenchMay 19, 1968 · TKO · R6
- Dick French wonBackus vs FrenchFeb 28, 1963 · UD
The Numbers
- 48-20-5 (edge)
- Record
- 1-1
- 69.2% (edge)
- Win %
- 50%
- 22 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 45.83%
- KO rate
- —
- 47% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 0%
- 5
- Times stopped
- 1 (edge)
- 3 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 4.5 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 0.4
- 75
- Bouts tracked
- 2
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 83
- Age
- —
- Southpaw
- Stance
- —
- Welterweight
- Division
- —
- American
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyBilly Backus · 49 wins
KO/TKO
23
Decision
26
Other
0
Dick French · 1 wins
KO/TKO
0
Decision
1
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (75 and 2 respectively), 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
Billy Backus
LDWWW
L1 streak · last fought May 20, 1978
Dick French
LW
L1 streak · last fought May 19, 1968
Common Questions
- Have Billy Backus and Dick French ever fought each other?
- Yes. Billy Backus and Dick French have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
- Who has the better record, Billy Backus or Dick French?
- Billy Backus is 48-20-5 and Dick French is 1-1 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Billy Backus has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Billy Backus or Dick French?
- Billy Backus has 22 knockout wins and Dick French has 0. Billy Backus has more.
- Do Billy Backus and Dick French have any common opponents?
- Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Billy Backus and Dick French have faced.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Billy Backus and Dick French?
- This comparison is drawn from 75 bouts tracked for Billy Backus and 2 bouts tracked for Dick French. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.