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Billy "Spider" Kelly vs Hogan Bassey — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Billy "Spider" Kelly

🇳🇬NIGERIA

Hogan Bassey

Billy "Spider" Kelly (56-24-4) and Hogan Bassey (59-13-2) 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.

Kelly

56

Wins15 KO · 27%

24

Losses

4

Draws2 tracked bouts

Bassey

59

Wins

13

Losses

2

Draws85 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Series level 1–1

Billy "Spider" Kelly and Hogan Bassey have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.

Billy "Spider" Kelly and Hogan Bassey have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
Met1953Dec 81955Nov 19Series
Billy "Spider" KellyFighter AWWonLLost1–1W–L
Hogan BasseyFighter BLLostWWon1–1W–L
ResultPTSKO2Meetings

The Numbers

Kelly 3 · Bassey 5 of 8 measurable rows
KellyBassey
Record
56-24-459-13-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
69%
81.1% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 15
15 (edge)
0
KO rate0–100%
26.79% (edge)
0%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
0%
37% (edge)
Times stopped†max 5
1 (edge)
5
Title reignsmax 4
0
4 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 7.3
1
7.3 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 85
2
85

† 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

Agenot comparable
Billy "Spider" Kelly: Died aged 78
Hogan Bassey: Died aged 65

Billy "Spider" Kelly left, Hogan Bassey right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored: younger is not better.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Billy "Spider" Kelly1 win · from 2 tracked bouts

Billy "Spider" Kelly: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

Hogan Bassey68 wins · from 85 tracked bouts

Hogan Bassey: 68 tracked wins — 25 by KO/TKO (37%) and 43 on the cards (63%). Counted from 85 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

25 by KO/TKO 37%43 on the cards 63%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Billy "Spider" Kelly 2, Hogan Bassey 85 — 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 "Spider" Kelly had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Hogan Bassey. Kelly last boxed on Nov 19, 1955.WL

Bassey Dec 1953Bassey Nov 19551 tracked bouts per year

Hogan Bassey has lost two straight, after three straight wins. Bassey last boxed on Aug 19, 1959.WWWLL

Pep Sep 1958Costa Oct 1958Parra Dec 1958Moore Mar 1959Moore Aug 19597.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Billy "Spider" Kelly and Hogan Bassey ever fought each other?
Yes. Billy "Spider" Kelly and Hogan Bassey have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
The 2 meetings

LNov 19, 1955 · Bassey · KO

WDec 8, 1953 · Kelly · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Kelly or Bassey?
Billy "Spider" Kelly is 56-24-4 and Hogan Bassey is 59-13-2. Hogan Bassey has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Kelly56–24–469%

Bassey59–13–281.1%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Kelly or Bassey?
Billy "Spider" Kelly has 15 knockout wins and Hogan Bassey has 0. Billy "Spider" Kelly has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Kelly1526.8%

Bassey0

The Numbers ↓
Do Kelly and Bassey have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Billy "Spider" Kelly and Hogan Bassey have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Kelly and Bassey?
This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for Billy "Spider" Kelly and 85 bouts tracked for Hogan Bassey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Kelly2bouts

Bassey85bouts

How They Win ↓

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