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Billy Conn vs Gunnar Bärlund — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Billy Conn

Billy Conn

Cross-division

Gunnar Bärlund

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Gunnar Bärlund

Billy Conn (64-11-1) and Gunnar Bärlund (56-30-1) 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.

Conn

64

Wins15 KO · 23%

11

Losses

1

Draw76 tracked bouts

Bärlund

56

Wins28 KO · 50%

30

Losses

1

Draw2 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Conn leads 1–0

Billy Conn and Gunnar Bärlund have met 1 time; Conn leads 1–0.

Billy Conn and Gunnar Bärlund have met 1 time; Conn leads 1–0.
Met1941Apr 4Series
Billy ConnFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Gunnar BärlundFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR81Meeting

The Numbers

Conn 4 · Bärlund 3 of 7 measurable rows
ConnBärlund
Record
64-11-1 (edge)56-30-1
Win %0–100%
84.9% (edge)
64.9%
Wins by knockoutmax 28
15
28 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
23.44%
50% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†not comparable
23%—
Times stopped†max 3
3
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3
3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 5.3
5.3 (edge)
0.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 76
76
2

† 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

HeightLevel
Billy Conn: 6′2″
Gunnar Bärlund: 6′2″
Reachnot held
Billy Conn: 72″
Gunnar Bärlund: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Billy Conn: Died aged 75
Gunnar Bärlund: Died aged 71
Stance
Billy Conn: Orthodox
Gunnar Bärlund: Orthodox

Billy Conn left, Gunnar Bärlund 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 Conn64 wins · from 76 tracked bouts

Billy Conn: 64 tracked wins — 15 by KO/TKO (23%) and 49 on the cards (77%). Counted from 76 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

15 by KO/TKO 23%49 on the cards 77%

Gunnar Bärlund0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Gunnar Bärlund: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Bärlund yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Billy Conn 76, Gunnar Bärlund 2 — 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 Conn has won two straight since losing by stoppage to Joe Louis. Conn last boxed on Nov 25, 1948.WWLWW

Turner Jan 1942Zale Feb 1942Louis Jun 1946O'Dowd Nov 1948Lyons Nov 19485.3 tracked bouts per year

Gunnar Bärlund has lost two straight. Bärlund last boxed on Apr 4, 1941.LL

Olin Mar 1937Conn Apr 19410.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Billy Conn and Gunnar Bärlund ever fought each other?
Yes. Billy Conn and Gunnar Bärlund met once on April 4, 1941, and Billy Conn won by TKO in round 8.
The meeting

WApr 4, 1941 · Conn · TKO R8

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Conn or Bärlund?
Billy Conn is 64-11-1 and Gunnar Bärlund is 56-30-1. Billy Conn has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Conn64–11–184.9%

Bärlund56–30–164.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Conn or Bärlund?
Billy Conn has 15 knockout wins and Gunnar Bärlund has 28. Gunnar Bärlund has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Conn1523.4%

Bärlund2850%

The Numbers ↓
Do Conn and Bärlund have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Billy Conn and Gunnar Bärlund have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Conn and Bärlund?
This comparison is drawn from 76 bouts tracked for Billy Conn and 2 bouts tracked for Gunnar Bärlund. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Conn76bouts

Bärlund2bouts

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