Have Billy Conn and Oscar Rankins ever fought each other?

Yes. Billy Conn and Oscar Rankins met once on May 27, 1937, and Billy Conn won by SD.

Who has the better record, Conn or Rankins?

Billy Conn is 64-11-1 and Oscar Rankins is 3-6 across the 9 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 Rankins?

Billy Conn has 15 knockout wins and Oscar Rankins has 0. Billy Conn has more.

Do Conn and Rankins have any common opponents?

Billy Conn and Oscar Rankins share 2 common opponents: Solly Krieger and Teddy Yarosz. Billy Conn fared better against 1 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 76 bouts tracked for Billy Conn and 9 bouts tracked for Oscar Rankins. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Billy Conn vs Oscar Rankins — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Billy Conn

Oscar Rankins

Billy Conn (64-11-1) and Oscar Rankins (3-6 across 9 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Conn

Wins15 KO · 23%

Losses

Draw76 tracked bouts

Rankins

Tracked record

3–6

counted from 9 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 Oscar Rankins have met 1 time; Conn leads 1–0.
Met	1937May 27	Series
Billy ConnFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Oscar RankinsFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	SDConn vs Rankins	1Meeting

Conn vs Rankins · May 27, 1937

The Numbers

Conn 6 · Rankins 1 of 7 measurable rows

ConnEdge = longer wingRankins

Record^†: 64-11-1 (edge)3-6
Win %0–100%: 84.9% (edge)
33.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 15: 15 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 23.44%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 23% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^‡max 3: 3
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3: 3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 5.3: 5.3 (edge)
2.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 76: 76
9

† 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″; Oscar Rankins: No height on file
Reachnot held: Billy Conn: 72″; Oscar Rankins: No reach on file
Agenot held: Billy Conn: Died aged 75; Oscar Rankins: No date of birth
Stance: Billy Conn: Orthodox; Oscar Rankins: Not recorded

Billy Conn left, Oscar Rankins 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%

Oscar Rankins3 wins · from 9 tracked bouts

3 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Billy Conn 76, Oscar Rankins 9 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Conn better on 1 · even on 12 shared · Billy Conn better on 1 · even on 1

ConnBilly Conn

Opponent

RankinsOscar Rankins

Billy Conn
2–1 against
Win, UD
1939May 1939
Win, UD
1938Nov 1938
Loss, UD
1937Dec 1937
KriegerSolly KriegerUnited States 82–25–6EvenEven — 2–1 both
Oscar Rankins
2–1 against
Win, SD
1937Mar 1937
Loss, PTS
1936Oct 1936
Win, PTS
1936Jan 1936
Billy Conn
2–1 against
Loss, UD
1938Jul 1938
Win, SD
1937Sep 1937
Win, SD
1937Jun 1937
YaroszTeddy YaroszUnited States 106–18–3 · MiddleweightConn betterBilly Conn better — 2–1 to 0–1
Oscar Rankins
Loss, SD
1938Oct 1938

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

Oscar Rankins last boxed on Oct 24, 1938 — 32,135 days ago. Rankins had lost two straight, after two straight wins.LWWLL

Krieger Oct 1936Freeman Dec 1936Krieger Mar 1937Conn May 1937Yarosz Oct 19382.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Billy Conn and Oscar Rankins ever fought each other?: Yes. Billy Conn and Oscar Rankins met once on May 27, 1937, and Billy Conn won by SD.
Who has the better record, Conn or Rankins?: Billy Conn is 64-11-1 and Oscar Rankins is 3-6 across the 9 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 Rankins?: Billy Conn has 15 knockout wins and Oscar Rankins has 0. Billy Conn has more.
Do Conn and Rankins have any common opponents?: Billy Conn and Oscar Rankins share 2 common opponents: Solly Krieger and Teddy Yarosz. Billy Conn fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Conn and Rankins?: This comparison is drawn from 76 bouts tracked for Billy Conn and 9 bouts tracked for Oscar Rankins. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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