Have Billy Conn and Ira Hughes ever fought each other?

Yes. Billy Conn and Ira Hughes met once on February 27, 1941, and Billy Conn won by TKO in round 4.

Who has the better record, Conn or Hughes?

Billy Conn is 64-11-1 and Ira Hughes is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Billy Conn has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Conn or Hughes?

Billy Conn has 15 knockout wins and Ira Hughes has 0. Billy Conn has more.

Do Conn and Hughes have any common opponents?

Billy Conn and Ira Hughes share 1 common opponent: Tony Zale. Billy Conn fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Conn and Hughes?

This comparison is drawn from 76 bouts tracked for Billy Conn and 2 bouts tracked for Ira Hughes. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Billy Conn vs Ira Hughes — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Billy Conn

Ira Hughes

Billy Conn (64-11-1) and Ira Hughes (0-2 across 2 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.

Conn

Wins15 KO · 23%

Losses

Draw76 tracked bouts

Hughes

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 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

Conn leads 1–0

Billy Conn and Ira Hughes have met 1 time; Conn leads 1–0.
Met	1941Feb 27	Series
Billy ConnFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Ira HughesFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	TKOR4Conn vs Hughes	1Meeting

Conn vs Hughes · Feb 27, 1941

The Numbers

Conn 5 · Hughes 1 of 6 measurable rows

ConnEdge = longer wingHughes

Record^†: 64-11-1 (edge)0-2
Win %0–100%: 84.9% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 15: 15 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 23.44%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: 23%—
Times stopped^‡max 3: 3
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3: 3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 5.3: 5.3 (edge)
0.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 76: 76
2

† 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

Heightnot held: Billy Conn: 6′2″; Ira Hughes: No height on file
Reachnot held: Billy Conn: 72″; Ira Hughes: No reach on file
Agenot held: Billy Conn: Died aged 75; Ira Hughes: No date of birth
Stance: Billy Conn: Orthodox; Ira Hughes: Not recorded

Billy Conn left, Ira Hughes 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

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

Ira Hughes0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Hughes yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Billy Conn 76, Ira Hughes 2 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Conn better on 11 shared · Billy Conn better on 1

ConnBilly Conn

Opponent

HughesIra Hughes

Billy Conn
Win, UD
1942Feb 1942
ZaleTony ZaleUnited States 67–18–2 · MiddleweightConn betterBilly Conn better — 1–0 to 0–1
Ira Hughes
Loss, KO 2
1946Apr 1946

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 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

Ira Hughes last boxed on Apr 12, 1946 — 29,412 days ago. Hughes had lost two straight.LL

Conn Feb 1941Zale Apr 19460.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Billy Conn and Ira Hughes ever fought each other?: Yes. Billy Conn and Ira Hughes met once on February 27, 1941, and Billy Conn won by TKO in round 4.
Who has the better record, Conn or Hughes?: Billy Conn is 64-11-1 and Ira Hughes is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Billy Conn has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Conn or Hughes?: Billy Conn has 15 knockout wins and Ira Hughes has 0. Billy Conn has more.
Do Conn and Hughes have any common opponents?: Billy Conn and Ira Hughes share 1 common opponent: Tony Zale. Billy Conn fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Conn and Hughes?: This comparison is drawn from 76 bouts tracked for Billy Conn and 2 bouts tracked for Ira Hughes. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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