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Billy Backus vs Ike Anthony — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Billy Backus

Ike Anthony

Billy Backus (48-20-5) and Ike Anthony (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Backus

48

Wins22 KO · 46%

20

Losses

5

Draws74 tracked bouts

Anthony

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout 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

Backus leads 1–0

Billy Backus and Ike Anthony have met 1 time; Backus leads 1–0.

Billy Backus and Ike Anthony have met 1 time; Backus leads 1–0.
Met1961Sep 16Series
Billy BackusFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Ike AnthonyFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Backus 4 · Anthony 1 of 5 measurable rows
BackusAnthony
Record†
48-20-5 (edge)0-1
Win %0–100%
69.2% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 22
22 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
45.83%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
47%—
Times stopped‡max 5
5
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3
3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
4.4—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 74
74
1

† 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 held
Billy Backus: 83
Ike Anthony: No date of birth
Stance
Billy Backus: Southpaw
Ike Anthony: Not recorded

Billy Backus left, Ike Anthony right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Billy Backus49 wins · from 74 tracked bouts

Billy Backus: 49 tracked wins — 23 by KO/TKO (47%) and 26 on the cards (53%). Counted from 74 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

23 by KO/TKO 47%26 on the cards 53%

Ike Anthony0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Ike Anthony: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Anthony yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Billy Backus 74, Ike Anthony 1 — 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

Oldest left · newest right

Billy Backus last boxed on May 20, 1978 — 17,690 days ago. Backus had lost the most recent, to José Cuevas.WWWDL

Barrientos Apr 1977Rodriguez Jun 1977Grier Aug 1977Azevedo Nov 1977Cuevas May 19784.4 tracked bouts per year

Ike Anthony last boxed on Sep 16, 1961 — 23,780 days ago. Anthony had lost the most recent, to Billy Backus.L

Backus Sep 1961

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Billy Backus and Ike Anthony ever fought each other?
Yes. Billy Backus and Ike Anthony met once on September 16, 1961, and Billy Backus won by TKO in round 2.
The meeting

WSep 16, 1961 · Backus · TKO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Backus or Anthony?
Billy Backus is 48-20-5 and Ike Anthony is 0-1 across the 1 bout 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.
Records · win %

Backus48–20–569.2%

Anthony0–10%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Backus or Anthony?
Billy Backus has 22 knockout wins and Ike Anthony has 0. Billy Backus has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Backus2245.8%

Anthony0

The Numbers ↓
Do Backus and Anthony have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Billy Backus and Ike Anthony have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Backus and Anthony?
This comparison is drawn from 74 bouts tracked for Billy Backus and 1 bout tracked for Ike Anthony. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Backus74bouts

Anthony1bout

How They Win ↓

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