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Billy Conn vs Johnny Birek — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Billy Conn

Johnny Birek

Billy Conn (64-11-1) and Johnny Birek (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.

Conn

64

Wins15 KO · 23%

11

Losses

1

Draw76 tracked bouts

Birek

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

Conn leads 1–0

Billy Conn and Johnny Birek have met 1 time; Conn leads 1–0.

Billy Conn and Johnny Birek have met 1 time; Conn leads 1–0.
Met1935Jan 29Series
Billy ConnFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Johnny BirekFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultSD1Meeting

The Numbers

Conn 4 · Birek 1 of 5 measurable rows
ConnBirek
Record†
64-11-1 (edge)0-1
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
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3
3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
5.3—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 76
76
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

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

Billy Conn left, Johnny Birek 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%

Johnny Birek0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Johnny Birek: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Birek yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Billy Conn 76, Johnny Birek 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 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

Johnny Birek last boxed on Jan 29, 1935 — 33,509 days ago. Birek had lost the most recent, to Billy Conn.L

Conn Jan 1935

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Billy Conn and Johnny Birek ever fought each other?
Yes. Billy Conn and Johnny Birek met once on January 29, 1935, and Billy Conn won by SD.
The meeting

WJan 29, 1935 · Conn · SD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Conn or Birek?
Billy Conn is 64-11-1 and Johnny Birek is 0-1 across the 1 bout 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.
Records · win %

Conn64–11–184.9%

Birek0–10%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Conn or Birek?
Billy Conn has 15 knockout wins and Johnny Birek has 0. Billy Conn has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Conn1523.4%

Birek0

The Numbers ↓
Do Conn and Birek have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Billy Conn and Johnny Birek have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Conn and Birek?
This comparison is drawn from 76 bouts tracked for Billy Conn and 1 bout tracked for Johnny Birek. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Conn76bouts

Birek1bout

How They Win ↓

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