Have Bob Armstrong and Ed Martin ever fought each other?

Yes. Bob Armstrong and Ed Martin have met 5 times and the series is level at 2-2 with 1 draw.

Who has the better record, Armstrong or Martin?

Bob Armstrong is 18-11-7 and Ed Martin is 26-10-4. Ed Martin has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Armstrong or Martin?

Bob Armstrong has 15 knockout wins and Ed Martin has 17. Ed Martin has more.

Do Armstrong and Martin have any common opponents?

Bob Armstrong and Ed Martin share 4 common opponents: Walter Johnson, Frank Childs and Sandy Ferguson (and 1 other). Ed Martin fared better against 3 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Armstrong and Martin?

This comparison is drawn from 37 bouts tracked for Bob Armstrong and 41 bouts tracked for Ed Martin. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Bob Armstrong vs Ed Martin — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Ed Martin

Bob Armstrong (18-11-7) and Ed Martin (26-10-4) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 5 times. They share 4 common opponents.

Armstrong

Wins15 KO · 83%

Losses

Draws37 tracked bouts

Martin

Wins17 KO · 65%

Losses

Draws41 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Series level 2–2 with 1 draw

Bob Armstrong and Ed Martin have met 5 times; Series level 2–2 with 1 draw.
Met	1899Jun 6	1900Mar 23	1902Jul 25	1902Dec 10	1903Jun 10	Series
Bob ArmstrongFighter A	WWon	DDraw	LLost	LLost	WWon	2–2–1W–L–D
Ed MartinFighter B	LLost	DDraw	WWon	WWon	LLost	2–2–1W–L–D
Result	KOR2Martin vs Armstrong	NWSMartin vs Armstrong	PTSMartin vs Armstrong	NWSMartin vs Armstrong	KOR3Martin vs Armstrong	5Meetings

The Numbers

Armstrong 4 · Martin 3 of 7 measurable rows

ArmstrongEdge = longer wingMartin

Record: 18-11-726-10-4 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 59.7%
70% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 17: 15
17 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 83.33% (edge)
65.38%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 83% (edge)
65%
Times stopped^†max 9: 5 (edge)
9
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 3.6: 3.6 (edge)
1.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 41: 37
41

† 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 held: Bob Armstrong: Died aged 59; Ed Martin: No date of birth
Stance: Bob Armstrong: Orthodox; Ed Martin: Orthodox

Bob Armstrong left, Ed Martin right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Bob Armstrong18 wins · from 37 tracked bouts

15 by KO/TKO 83%2 on the cards 11%1 by another method or unrecorded 6%

Ed Martin26 wins · from 41 tracked bouts

17 by KO/TKO 65%4 on the cards 15%5 by another method or unrecorded 19%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bob Armstrong 37, Ed Martin 41 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Martin better on 3 · even on 14 shared · Ed Martin better on 3 · even on 1

ArmstrongBob Armstrong

Opponent

MartinEd Martin

Bob Armstrong
1–1–1 against
Loss, KO 4
1904Dec 1904
Win, KO 2
1904Apr 1904
Draw, PTS
1895Jul 1895
JohnsonWalter JohnsonMartin betterEd Martin better — 1–0 to 1–1–1
Ed Martin
Win, TKO 7
1899Aug 1899
Bob Armstrong
0–3 against
Loss, TKO 6
1899Mar 1899
Loss, KO 2
1898Jan 1898
Loss, PTS
1897Mar 1897
ChildsFrank ChildsUnited States 40–9–8Martin betterEd Martin better — 2–0 to 0–3
Ed Martin
2–0 against
Win, PTS
1904Nov 1904
Win, PTS
1902Feb 1902
Bob Armstrong
Loss, KO 1
1903Aug 1903
FergusonSandy FergusonUnited States 38–25–12Martin betterEd Martin better — 1–0 to 0–1
Ed Martin
Win, TKO 5
1902Jun 1902
Bob Armstrong
Win, KO 5
1898Feb 1898
KennyYank KennyEvenEven — 1–0 both
Ed Martin
Win, KO 1
1900Aug 1900

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Bob Armstrong had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Walter Johnson. Armstrong last boxed on Dec 26, 1904.WLWWL

Martin Jun 1903Ferguson Aug 1903Fitzsimmons Sep 1903Johnson Apr 1904Johnson Dec 19043.6 tracked bouts per year

Ed Martin last boxed on Nov 18, 1921 — 38,321 days ago. Martin had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Harry Wills.WWWWL

McVey Jan 1916Hector Sep 1921Herman Sep 1921Smith Oct 1921Wills Nov 19211.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Bob Armstrong and Ed Martin ever fought each other?: Yes. Bob Armstrong and Ed Martin have met 5 times and the series is level at 2-2 with 1 draw.
Who has the better record, Armstrong or Martin?: Bob Armstrong is 18-11-7 and Ed Martin is 26-10-4. Ed Martin has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Armstrong or Martin?: Bob Armstrong has 15 knockout wins and Ed Martin has 17. Ed Martin has more.
Do Armstrong and Martin have any common opponents?: Bob Armstrong and Ed Martin share 4 common opponents: Walter Johnson, Frank Childs and Sandy Ferguson (and 1 other). Ed Martin fared better against 3 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Armstrong and Martin?: This comparison is drawn from 37 bouts tracked for Bob Armstrong and 41 bouts tracked for Ed Martin. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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