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Billy Petrole vs Jackie Purvis — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Billy Petrole

Jackie Purvis

Billy Petrole (122-26-15) and Jackie Purvis (1-1 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 no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Petrole

122

Wins65 KO · 53%

26

Losses

15

Draws164 tracked bouts

Purvis

Tracked record

1–1

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

Purvis leads 1–0

Billy Petrole and Jackie Purvis have met 1 time; Purvis leads 1–0.

Billy Petrole and Jackie Purvis have met 1 time; Purvis leads 1–0.
Met1930Jan 28Series
Billy PetroleFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Jackie PurvisFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultNWS1Meeting

The Numbers

Petrole 5 · Purvis 1 of 6 measurable rows
PetrolePurvis
Record†
122-26-15 (edge)1-1
Win %0–100%
79.4% (edge)
50%
Wins by knockoutmax 65
65 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
53.28%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
53% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 3
3
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 14
14 (edge)
0.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 164
164
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

Reachnot held
Billy Petrole: 70″
Jackie Purvis: No reach on file
Agenot held
Billy Petrole: Died aged 78
Jackie Purvis: No date of birth
Stance
Billy Petrole: Orthodox
Jackie Purvis: Not recorded

Billy Petrole left, Jackie Purvis 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 Petrole122 wins · from 164 tracked bouts

Billy Petrole: 122 tracked wins — 65 by KO/TKO (53%), 19 on the cards (16%) and 38 by another method or unrecorded (31%). Counted from 164 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

65 by KO/TKO 53%19 on the cards 16%38 by another method or unrecorded 31%

Jackie Purvis1 win · from 2 tracked bouts

Jackie Purvis: 1 tracked win — 1 by another method or unrecorded (100%). Counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by another method or unrecorded 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Billy Petrole 164, Jackie Purvis 2 — 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 Petrole had won two in a row before losing a decision to Barney Ross. Petrole last boxed on Jan 24, 1934.WDWWL

Klaveren Jul 1933Fuller Sep 1933Fuller Oct 1933Loayza Dec 1933Ross Jan 193414 tracked bouts per year

Jackie Purvis last boxed on Jun 3, 1932 — 34,472 days ago. Purvis had won one in a row before losing a decision to Joe Glick.WL

Petrole Jan 1930Glick Jun 19320.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Billy Petrole and Jackie Purvis ever fought each other?
Yes. Billy Petrole and Jackie Purvis met once on January 28, 1930, and Jackie Purvis won by NWS.
The meeting

LJan 28, 1930 · Purvis · NWS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Petrole or Purvis?
Billy Petrole is 122-26-15 and Jackie Purvis is 1-1 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Billy Petrole has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Petrole122–26–1579.4%

Purvis1–150%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Petrole or Purvis?
Billy Petrole has 65 knockout wins and Jackie Purvis has 0. Billy Petrole has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Petrole6553.3%

Purvis0

The Numbers ↓
Do Petrole and Purvis have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Billy Petrole and Jackie Purvis have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Petrole and Purvis?
This comparison is drawn from 164 bouts tracked for Billy Petrole and 2 bouts tracked for Jackie Purvis. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Petrole164bouts

Purvis2bouts

How They Win ↓

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