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Bob Costello vs Jimmy Barry — record, stats and common opponents compared

Bob Costello

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Jimmy Barry

Bob Costello (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) and Jimmy Barry (61-0-10) 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.

Costello

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

Barry

61

Wins39 KO · 64%

0

Losses

10

Draws71 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

Barry leads 1–0

Bob Costello and Jimmy Barry have met 1 time; Barry leads 1–0.

Bob Costello and Jimmy Barry have met 1 time; Barry leads 1–0.
Met1894Feb 28Series
Bob CostelloFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Jimmy BarryFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Costello 0 · Barry 4 of 4 measurable rows
CostelloBarry
Record†
0-161-0-10 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
93% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 39
0
39 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—63.93%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—64%
Times stopped‡max 1
1
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
—7.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 71
1
71

† 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
Bob Costello: No height on file
Jimmy Barry: 5′2″
Agenot held
Bob Costello: No date of birth
Jimmy Barry: Died aged 73
Stance
Bob Costello: Not recorded
Jimmy Barry: Orthodox

Bob Costello left, Jimmy Barry 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 Costello0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Bob Costello: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Costello yet.

Jimmy Barry61 wins · from 71 tracked bouts

Jimmy Barry: 61 tracked wins — 39 by KO/TKO (64%), 20 on the cards (33%) and 2 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 71 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

39 by KO/TKO 64%20 on the cards 33%2 by another method or unrecorded 3%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bob Costello 1, Jimmy Barry 71 — 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

Bob Costello last boxed on Feb 28, 1894 — 48,446 days ago. Costello had lost the most recent, to Jimmy Barry.L

Barry Feb 1894

Jimmy Barry drew the most recent tracked bout with Harry Harris. Barry last boxed on Sep 1, 1899.DDDDD

Ritchie Aug 1898Bartley Oct 1898Leon Nov 1898Leon Dec 1898Harris Sep 18997.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Bob Costello and Jimmy Barry ever fought each other?
Yes. Bob Costello and Jimmy Barry met once on February 28, 1894, and Jimmy Barry won by TKO in round 2.
The meeting

LFeb 28, 1894 · Barry · TKO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Costello or Barry?
Bob Costello is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked and Jimmy Barry is 61-0-10. Jimmy Barry has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Costello0–10%

Barry61–0–1093%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Costello or Barry?
Bob Costello has 0 knockout wins and Jimmy Barry has 39. Jimmy Barry has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Costello0

Barry3963.9%

The Numbers ↓
Do Costello and Barry have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Bob Costello and Jimmy Barry have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Costello and Barry?
This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for Bob Costello and 71 bouts tracked for Jimmy Barry. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Costello1bout

Barry71bouts

How They Win ↓

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