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

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Billy Petrole

Johnny Melton

Billy Petrole (122-26-15) and Johnny Melton (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) 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

Melton

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout 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 Melton have met 1 time; Petrole leads 1–0.

Billy Petrole and Johnny Melton have met 1 time; Petrole leads 1–0.
Met1930Jul 25Series
Billy PetroleFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Johnny MeltonFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Petrole 3 · Melton 1 of 4 measurable rows
PetroleMelton
Record†
122-26-15 (edge)0-1
Win %0–100%
79.4% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 65
65 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
53.28%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
53%—
Times stopped‡max 3
3
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
14—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 164
164
1

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

Billy Petrole left, Johnny Melton 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 Melton0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Johnny Melton: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Melton yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Billy Petrole 164, Johnny Melton 1 — 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 Melton last boxed on Jul 25, 1930 — 35,150 days ago. Melton had lost the most recent, to Billy Petrole.L

Petrole Jul 1930

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Billy Petrole and Johnny Melton ever fought each other?
Yes. Billy Petrole and Johnny Melton met once on July 25, 1930, and Billy Petrole won by PTS.
The meeting

WJul 25, 1930 · Petrole · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Petrole or Melton?
Billy Petrole is 122-26-15 and Johnny Melton is 0-1 across the 1 bout 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%

Melton0–10%

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

Petrole6553.3%

Melton0

The Numbers ↓
Do Petrole and Melton have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Billy Petrole and Johnny Melton have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Petrole and Melton?
This comparison is drawn from 164 bouts tracked for Billy Petrole and 1 bout tracked for Johnny Melton. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Petrole164bouts

Melton1bout

How They Win ↓

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