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Billy Petrole vs Johnny Curtin — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Billy Petrole

Johnny Curtin

Billy Petrole (122-26-15) and Johnny Curtin (4-7 across 11 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

Curtin

Tracked record

4–7

counted from 11 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

Petrole leads 1–0

Billy Petrole and Johnny Curtin have met 1 time; Petrole leads 1–0.

Billy Petrole and Johnny Curtin have met 1 time; Petrole leads 1–0.
Met1930Jul 28Series
Billy PetroleFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Johnny CurtinFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR51Meeting

The Numbers

Petrole 5 · Curtin 1 of 6 measurable rows
PetroleCurtin
Record†
122-26-15 (edge)4-7
Win %0–100%
79.4% (edge)
36.4%
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
2 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 14
14 (edge)
1.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 164
164
11

† 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″
Johnny Curtin: No reach on file
Agenot held
Billy Petrole: Died aged 78
Johnny Curtin: No date of birth
Stance
Billy Petrole: Orthodox
Johnny Curtin: Not recorded

Billy Petrole left, Johnny Curtin 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%

Johnny Curtin4 wins · from 11 tracked bouts

Johnny Curtin: 4 tracked wins — 1 on the cards (25%) and 3 by another method or unrecorded (75%). Counted from 11 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 25%3 by another method or unrecorded 75%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Billy Petrole 164, Johnny Curtin 11 — 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

Johnny Curtin last boxed on Jul 28, 1930 — 35,147 days ago. Curtin had lost seven straight.LLLLL

Martin Nov 1924Sharkey Jul 1925Martin Jul 1925Martin Apr 1927Petrole Jul 19301.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Billy Petrole and Johnny Curtin ever fought each other?
Yes. Billy Petrole and Johnny Curtin met once on July 28, 1930, and Billy Petrole won by KO in round 5.
The meeting

WJul 28, 1930 · Petrole · KO R5

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Petrole or Curtin?
Billy Petrole is 122-26-15 and Johnny Curtin is 4-7 across the 11 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%

Curtin4–736.4%

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

Petrole6553.3%

Curtin0

The Numbers ↓
Do Petrole and Curtin have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Billy Petrole and Johnny Curtin have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Petrole and Curtin?
This comparison is drawn from 164 bouts tracked for Billy Petrole and 11 bouts tracked for Johnny Curtin. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Petrole164bouts

Curtin11bouts

How They Win ↓

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