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Billy Murphy vs Kid Kaplan — record, stats and common opponents compared

Billy Murphy

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Kid Kaplan

Billy Murphy (0-5-1 across 6 tracked bouts) and Kid Kaplan (121-22-16) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Murphy

Tracked record

0–5–1

counted from 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Kaplan

121

Wins27 KO · 22%

22

Losses

16

Draws160 tracked bouts

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

Kaplan leads 2–0

Billy Murphy and Kid Kaplan have met 2 times; Kaplan leads 2–0.

Billy Murphy and Kid Kaplan have met 2 times; Kaplan leads 2–0.
Met1921Sep 21926Jan 25Series
Billy MurphyFighter ALLostLLost0–2W–L
Kid KaplanFighter BWWonWWon2–0W–L
ResultPTSPTS2Meetings

The Numbers

Murphy 1 · Kaplan 4 of 5 measurable rows
MurphyKaplan
Record†
0-5-1121-22-16 (edge)
Win %0–100%
8.3%
81.1% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 27
0
27 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—22.31%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—22%
Times stopped‡max 3
2 (edge)
3
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 10.7
0.2
10.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 160
6
160

† 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

Reachnot held
Billy Murphy: No reach on file
Kid Kaplan: 63″
Agenot held
Billy Murphy: No date of birth
Kid Kaplan: Died aged 69
Stance
Billy Murphy: Not recorded
Kid Kaplan: Orthodox

Billy Murphy left, Kid Kaplan 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 Murphy0 wins · from 6 tracked bouts

Billy Murphy: no tracked wins in the 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Murphy yet.

Kid Kaplan121 wins · from 160 tracked bouts

Kid Kaplan: 121 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (22%), 75 on the cards (62%) and 19 by another method or unrecorded (16%). Counted from 160 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

27 by KO/TKO 22%75 on the cards 62%19 by another method or unrecorded 16%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Billy Murphy 6, Kid Kaplan 160 — 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 Murphy last boxed on Mar 23, 1927 — 36,369 days ago. Murphy had drawn the most recent tracked bout with Young Corbett III.LLLLD

Dempsey Nov 1914Genaro Oct 1920Kaplan Sep 1921Kaplan Jan 1926III Mar 19270.2 tracked bouts per year

Kid Kaplan had won one in a row before losing a decision to Herbert Lewis Hardwick. Kaplan last boxed on Feb 20, 1933.WWLWL

Rossi Jul 1932Petrolle Aug 1932Villa Sep 1932Holmes Oct 1932Hardwick Feb 193310.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Billy Murphy and Kid Kaplan ever fought each other?
Yes. Billy Murphy and Kid Kaplan have met 2 times and Kid Kaplan leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

LJan 25, 1926 · Kaplan · PTS

LSep 2, 1921 · Kaplan · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Murphy or Kaplan?
Billy Murphy is 0-5-1 across the 6 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Kid Kaplan is 121-22-16. Kid Kaplan has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Murphy0–5–18.3%

Kaplan121–22–1681.1%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Murphy or Kaplan?
Billy Murphy has 0 knockout wins and Kid Kaplan has 27. Kid Kaplan has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Murphy0

Kaplan2722.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do Murphy and Kaplan have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Billy Murphy and Kid Kaplan have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Murphy and Kaplan?
This comparison is drawn from 6 bouts tracked for Billy Murphy and 160 bouts tracked for Kid Kaplan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Murphy6bouts

Kaplan160bouts

How They Win ↓

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