Have Billy Backus and Justice Ortiz ever fought each other?

Yes. Billy Backus and Justice Ortiz met once on January 27, 1977, and Billy Backus won by UD.

Who has the better record, Backus or Ortiz?

Billy Backus is 48-20-5 and Justice Ortiz is 0-2-1 across the 3 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 Ortiz?

Billy Backus has 22 knockout wins and Justice Ortiz has 0. Billy Backus has more.

Do Backus and Ortiz have any common opponents?

Billy Backus and Justice Ortiz share 1 common opponent: Angel Robinson Garcia. Billy Backus fared better against 1 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 74 bouts tracked for Billy Backus and 3 bouts tracked for Justice Ortiz. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Billy Backus vs Justice Ortiz — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Billy Backus

Justice Ortiz

Billy Backus (48-20-5) and Justice Ortiz (0-2-1 across 3 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

Ortiz

Tracked record

0–2–1

counted from 3 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 Justice Ortiz have met 1 time; Backus leads 1–0.
Met	1977Jan 27	Series
Billy BackusFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Justice OrtizFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	UDBackus vs Ortiz	1Meeting

Backus vs Ortiz · Jan 27, 1977

The Numbers

Backus 5 · Ortiz 1 of 6 measurable rows

BackusEdge = longer wingOrtiz

Record^†: 48-20-5 (edge)0-2-1
Win %0–100%: 69.2% (edge)
16.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 22: 22 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 45.83%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: 47%—
Times stopped^‡max 5: 5
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3: 3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 4.4: 4.4 (edge)
2.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 74: 74
3

† 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; Justice Ortiz: No date of birth
Stance: Billy Backus: Southpaw; Justice Ortiz: Not recorded

Billy Backus left, Justice Ortiz 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%

Justice Ortiz0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Ortiz yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Billy Backus 74, Justice Ortiz 3 — 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

OrtizJustice Ortiz

Billy Backus
Win, UD
1976Apr 1976
GarciaAngel Robinson GarciaCuba 138–80–21Backus betterBilly Backus better — 1–0 to 0–0–1
Justice Ortiz
Draw, SD
1976Sep 1976

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 — 17,683 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

Justice Ortiz last boxed on Oct 22, 1977 — 17,893 days ago. Ortiz had lost two straight.DLL

Garcia Sep 1976Backus Jan 1977Arcari Oct 19772.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Billy Backus and Justice Ortiz ever fought each other?: Yes. Billy Backus and Justice Ortiz met once on January 27, 1977, and Billy Backus won by UD.
Who has the better record, Backus or Ortiz?: Billy Backus is 48-20-5 and Justice Ortiz is 0-2-1 across the 3 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 Ortiz?: Billy Backus has 22 knockout wins and Justice Ortiz has 0. Billy Backus has more.
Do Backus and Ortiz have any common opponents?: Billy Backus and Justice Ortiz share 1 common opponent: Angel Robinson Garcia. Billy Backus fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Backus and Ortiz?: This comparison is drawn from 74 bouts tracked for Billy Backus and 3 bouts tracked for Justice Ortiz. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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