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Billy Petrole vs Rusty Jones — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Billy Petrole

Rusty Jones

Billy Petrole (122-26-15) and Rusty Jones (1-3 across 4 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 4 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Petrole

122

Wins65 KO · 53%

26

Losses

15

Draws164 tracked bouts

Jones

Tracked record

1–3

counted from 4 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 3–1

Billy Petrole and Rusty Jones have met 4 times; Petrole leads 3–1.

Billy Petrole and Rusty Jones have met 4 times; Petrole leads 3–1.
Met1924Apr 111924Apr 251924Aug 151928Feb 28Series
Billy PetroleFighter ALLostWWonWWonWWon3–1W–L
Rusty JonesFighter BWWonLLostLLostLLost1–3W–L
ResultNWSNWSNWSKOR44Meetings

The Numbers

Petrole 5 · Jones 1 of 6 measurable rows
PetroleJones
Record†
122-26-15 (edge)1-3
Win %0–100%
79.4% (edge)
25%
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
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 14
14 (edge)
1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 164
164
4

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

Billy Petrole left, Rusty Jones 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%

Rusty Jones1 win · from 4 tracked bouts

Rusty Jones: 1 tracked win — 1 by another method or unrecorded (100%). Counted from 4 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, Rusty Jones 4 — 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

Rusty Jones last boxed on Feb 28, 1928 — 36,036 days ago. Jones had lost three straight, after one straight win.WLLL

Petrole Apr 1924Petrole Apr 1924Petrole Aug 1924Petrole Feb 19281 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Billy Petrole and Rusty Jones ever fought each other?
Yes. Billy Petrole and Rusty Jones have met 4 times and Billy Petrole leads the series 3-1.
The 4 meetings

WFeb 28, 1928 · Petrole · KO R4

WAug 15, 1924 · Petrole · NWS

WApr 25, 1924 · Petrole · NWS

LApr 11, 1924 · Jones · NWS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Petrole or Jones?
Billy Petrole is 122-26-15 and Rusty Jones is 1-3 across the 4 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%

Jones1–325%

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

Petrole6553.3%

Jones0

The Numbers ↓
Do Petrole and Jones have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Billy Petrole and Rusty Jones have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Petrole and Jones?
This comparison is drawn from 164 bouts tracked for Billy Petrole and 4 bouts tracked for Rusty Jones. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Petrole164bouts

Jones4bouts

How They Win ↓

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