Have Billy McCarthy and Bob Fitzsimmons ever fought each other?

Yes. Billy McCarthy and Bob Fitzsimmons have met 2 times and Bob Fitzsimmons leads the series 1-0 with 1 draw.

Who has the better record, McCarthy or Fitzsimmons?

Billy McCarthy is 23-19-15 and Bob Fitzsimmons is 69-12-14. Bob Fitzsimmons has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, McCarthy or Fitzsimmons?

Billy McCarthy has 16 knockout wins and Bob Fitzsimmons has 57. Bob Fitzsimmons has more.

Do McCarthy and Fitzsimmons have any common opponents?

Billy McCarthy and Bob Fitzsimmons share 2 common opponents: Nonpareil Dempsey and Joe Choynski. Bob Fitzsimmons fared better against 1 of them.

Who is bigger, McCarthy or Fitzsimmons?

Bob Fitzsimmons is the taller fighter at 182 cm, 13 cm above the other.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on McCarthy and Fitzsimmons?

This comparison is drawn from 7 bouts tracked for Billy McCarthy and 96 bouts tracked for Bob Fitzsimmons. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Billy McCarthy vs Bob Fitzsimmons — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

Billy McCarthy (23-19-15) and Bob Fitzsimmons (69-12-14) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 2 common opponents.

McCarthy

Wins16 KO · 70%

Losses

Draws7 tracked bouts

Fitzsimmons

Wins57 KO · 83%

Losses

Draws96 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Fitzsimmons leads 1–0 with 1 draw

Billy McCarthy and Bob Fitzsimmons have met 2 times; Fitzsimmons leads 1–0 with 1 draw.
Met	1888Feb 11	1890May 29	Series
Billy McCarthyFighter A	DDraw	LLost	0–1–1W–L–D
Bob FitzsimmonsFighter B	DDraw	WWon	1–0–1W–L–D
Result	NWSFitzsimmons vs McCarthy	RTDFitzsimmons vs McCarthy	2Meetings

The Numbers

McCarthy 1 · Fitzsimmons 5 of 6 measurable rows

McCarthyEdge = longer wingFitzsimmons

Record: 23-19-1569-12-14 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 53.5%
80% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 57: 16
57 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 69.57%
82.61% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†not comparable: —84%
Times stopped^†max 7: 3 (edge)
7
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 3.3: 0.7
3.3 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 96: 7
96

† 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

Height+5″: Billy McCarthy: 5′7″; Bob Fitzsimmons: 6′0″ (edge)
Reachnot held: Billy McCarthy: No reach on file; Bob Fitzsimmons: 72″
Agenot held: Billy McCarthy: No date of birth; Bob Fitzsimmons: Died aged 54
Stance: Billy McCarthy: Orthodox; Bob Fitzsimmons: Orthodox

Billy McCarthy left, Bob Fitzsimmons 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 McCarthy0 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for McCarthy yet.

Bob Fitzsimmons69 wins · from 96 tracked bouts

58 by KO/TKO 84%3 on the cards 4%8 by another method or unrecorded 12%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Billy McCarthy 7, Bob Fitzsimmons 96 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Fitzsimmons better on 1 · even on 12 shared · Bob Fitzsimmons better on 1 · even on 1

McCarthyBilly McCarthy

Opponent

FitzsimmonsBob Fitzsimmons

Billy McCarthy
0–1–1 against
Draw, PTS
1895Sep 1895
Loss, TKO
1890Feb 1890
DempseyNonpareil DempseyUnited States 51–3–11 · MiddleweightFitzsimmons betterBob Fitzsimmons better — 1–0 to 0–1–1
Bob Fitzsimmons
Win, RTD
1891Jan 1891
Billy McCarthy
Result unrecorded, ND
1889Aug 1889
ChoynskiJoe ChoynskiUnited States 59–17–6 · HeavyweightEvenEven — Billy McCarthy 0–0, Bob Fitzsimmons 0–0–1
Bob Fitzsimmons
Draw, PTS
1894Jun 1894

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 McCarthy last boxed on Dec 21, 1896 — 47,419 days ago. McCarthy had lost the most recent, to Tommy Ryan.LLLDL

Dempsey Feb 1890Fitzsimmons May 1890Smith Sep 1893Dempsey Sep 1895Ryan Dec 18960.7 tracked bouts per year

Bob Fitzsimmons has won two straight since losses to Jack Johnson and Bill Lang. Fitzsimmons last boxed on Feb 20, 1914.WLLWW

Haghey Jan 1906Johnson Jul 1907Lang Dec 1909Sweeney Jan 1914Bellew Feb 19143.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Billy McCarthy and Bob Fitzsimmons ever fought each other?: Yes. Billy McCarthy and Bob Fitzsimmons have met 2 times and Bob Fitzsimmons leads the series 1-0 with 1 draw.
Who has the better record, McCarthy or Fitzsimmons?: Billy McCarthy is 23-19-15 and Bob Fitzsimmons is 69-12-14. Bob Fitzsimmons has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, McCarthy or Fitzsimmons?: Billy McCarthy has 16 knockout wins and Bob Fitzsimmons has 57. Bob Fitzsimmons has more.
Do McCarthy and Fitzsimmons have any common opponents?: Billy McCarthy and Bob Fitzsimmons share 2 common opponents: Nonpareil Dempsey and Joe Choynski. Bob Fitzsimmons fared better against 1 of them.
Who is bigger, McCarthy or Fitzsimmons?: Bob Fitzsimmons is the taller fighter at 182 cm, 13 cm above the other.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on McCarthy and Fitzsimmons?: This comparison is drawn from 7 bouts tracked for Billy McCarthy and 96 bouts tracked for Bob Fitzsimmons. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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