Have Billy Backus and Johnny Brooks ever fought each other?

Yes. Billy Backus and Johnny Brooks met once on October 7, 1968, and Billy Backus won by UD.

Who has the better record, Backus or Brooks?

Billy Backus is 48-20-5 and Johnny Brooks is 1-10 across the 11 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, Backus or Brooks?

Billy Backus has 22 knockout wins and Johnny Brooks has 0. Billy Backus has more.

Do Backus and Brooks have any common opponents?

Billy Backus and Johnny Brooks share 1 common opponent: José Nápoles. Billy Backus fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Backus and Brooks?

This comparison is drawn from 74 bouts tracked for Billy Backus and 11 bouts tracked for Johnny Brooks. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Billy Backus vs Johnny Brooks — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

🇺🇸WELTERWEIGHT

Billy Backus

Johnny Brooks

Billy Backus (48-20-5) and Johnny Brooks (1-10 across 11 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Backus

Wins22 KO · 46%

Losses

Draws74 tracked bouts

Brooks

Tracked record

1–10

counted from 11 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

Backus leads 1–0

Billy Backus and Johnny Brooks have met 1 time; Backus leads 1–0.
Met	1968Oct 7	Series
Billy BackusFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Johnny BrooksFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	UDBackus vs Brooks	1Meeting

Backus vs Brooks · Oct 7, 1968

The Numbers

Backus 6 · Brooks 1 of 7 measurable rows

BackusEdge = longer wingBrooks

Record^†: 48-20-5 (edge)1-10
Win %0–100%: 69.2% (edge)
9.1%
Wins by knockoutmax 22: 22 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 45.83%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 47% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^‡max 5: 5
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3: 3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 4.4: 4.4 (edge)
3.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 74: 74
11

† 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; Johnny Brooks: No date of birth
Stance: Billy Backus: Southpaw; Johnny Brooks: Not recorded

Billy Backus left, Johnny Brooks 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

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

Johnny Brooks1 win · from 11 tracked bouts

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Billy Backus 74, Johnny Brooks 11 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Backus better on 11 shared · Billy Backus better on 1

BackusBilly Backus

Opponent

BrooksJohnny Brooks

Billy Backus
1–1 against
Loss, TKO 8
1971Jun 1971
Win, TKO 4
1970Dec 1970
NápolesJosé NápolesMexico 81–7Backus betterBilly Backus better — 1–1 to 0–1
Johnny Brooks
Loss, KO 7
1967Jun 1967

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

Billy Backus last boxed on May 20, 1978 — 17,686 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

Johnny Brooks last boxed on Jun 3, 1969 — 20,959 days ago. Brooks had lost six straight.LLLLL

Nápoles Jun 1967Hernández Apr 1968Backus Oct 1968Monzón Dec 1968Albarado Jun 19693.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Billy Backus and Johnny Brooks ever fought each other?: Yes. Billy Backus and Johnny Brooks met once on October 7, 1968, and Billy Backus won by UD.
Who has the better record, Backus or Brooks?: Billy Backus is 48-20-5 and Johnny Brooks is 1-10 across the 11 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, Backus or Brooks?: Billy Backus has 22 knockout wins and Johnny Brooks has 0. Billy Backus has more.
Do Backus and Brooks have any common opponents?: Billy Backus and Johnny Brooks share 1 common opponent: José Nápoles. Billy Backus fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Backus and Brooks?: This comparison is drawn from 74 bouts tracked for Billy Backus and 11 bouts tracked for Johnny Brooks. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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