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Billy Willis vs Terry McGovern — record, stats and common opponents compared

Billy Willis

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Terry McGovern

Billy Willis (1-7-1 across 9 tracked bouts) and Terry McGovern (65-6-8) 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.

Willis

Tracked record

1–7–1

counted from 9 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

McGovern

65

Wins44 KO · 68%

6

Losses

8

Draws80 tracked bouts

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

McGovern leads 2–0

Billy Willis and Terry McGovern have met 2 times; McGovern leads 2–0.

Billy Willis and Terry McGovern have met 2 times; McGovern leads 2–0.
Met1903Oct 31903Dec 19Series
Billy WillisFighter ALLostLLost0–2W–L
Terry McGovernFighter BWWonWWon2–0W–L
ResultNWSNWS2Meetings

The Numbers

Willis 1 · McGovern 5 of 6 measurable rows
WillisMcGovern
Record†
1-7-165-6-8 (edge)
Win %0–100%
16.7%
87.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 44
0
44 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—67.69%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
68% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 2
0 (edge)
2
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 8.4
1.2
8.4 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 80
9
80

† 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

Heightnot held
Billy Willis: No height on file
Terry McGovern: 5′3″
Reachnot held
Billy Willis: No reach on file
Terry McGovern: 65″
Agenot held
Billy Willis: No date of birth
Terry McGovern: Died aged 37
Stance
Billy Willis: Not recorded
Terry McGovern: Orthodox

Billy Willis left, Terry McGovern 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 Willis1 win · from 9 tracked bouts

Billy Willis: 1 tracked win — 1 by another method or unrecorded (100%). Counted from 9 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by another method or unrecorded 100%

Terry McGovern66 wins · from 80 tracked bouts

Terry McGovern: 66 tracked wins — 45 by KO/TKO (68%), 14 on the cards (21%) and 7 by another method or unrecorded (11%). Counted from 80 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

45 by KO/TKO 68%14 on the cards 21%7 by another method or unrecorded 11%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Billy Willis 9, Terry McGovern 80 — 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 Willis last boxed on Jan 2, 1911 — 42,299 days ago. Willis had lost four straight.DLLLL

Glover Jan 1909Erne Feb 1910Erne Jun 1910Erne Jun 1910Erne Jan 19111.2 tracked bouts per year

Terry McGovern drew the most recent tracked bout with Young Corbett II. McGovern last boxed on Oct 17, 1906.LDDDD

Nelson Mar 1906Loughrey May 1906Robson May 1906Britt May 1906II Oct 19068.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Billy Willis and Terry McGovern ever fought each other?
Yes. Billy Willis and Terry McGovern have met 2 times and Terry McGovern leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

LDec 19, 1903 · McGovern · NWS

LOct 3, 1903 · McGovern · NWS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Willis or McGovern?
Billy Willis is 1-7-1 across the 9 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Terry McGovern is 65-6-8. Terry McGovern has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Willis1–7–116.7%

McGovern65–6–887.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Willis or McGovern?
Billy Willis has 0 knockout wins and Terry McGovern has 44. Terry McGovern has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Willis0

McGovern4467.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Willis and McGovern have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Billy Willis and Terry McGovern have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Willis and McGovern?
This comparison is drawn from 9 bouts tracked for Billy Willis and 80 bouts tracked for Terry McGovern. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Willis9bouts

McGovern80bouts

How They Win ↓

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