Have Bob Fitzsimmons and Frank Slavin ever fought each other?

Yes. Bob Fitzsimmons and Frank Slavin have met 2 times and the series is level at 0-0 with 1 draw.

Who has the better record, Fitzsimmons or Slavin?

Bob Fitzsimmons is 69-12-14 and Frank Slavin is 3-1-1 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Bob Fitzsimmons has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Fitzsimmons or Slavin?

Bob Fitzsimmons has 57 knockout wins and Frank Slavin has 2. Bob Fitzsimmons has more.

Do Fitzsimmons and Slavin have any common opponents?

Bob Fitzsimmons and Frank Slavin share 1 common opponent: Tom Lees. Frank Slavin fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Fitzsimmons and Slavin?

This comparison is drawn from 96 bouts tracked for Bob Fitzsimmons and 5 bouts tracked for Frank Slavin. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Bob Fitzsimmons vs Frank Slavin — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Bob Fitzsimmons

Frank Slavin

Bob Fitzsimmons (69-12-14) and Frank Slavin (3-1-1 across 5 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 1 common opponent.

Fitzsimmons

Wins57 KO · 83%

Losses

Draws96 tracked bouts

Slavin

Tracked record

3–1–1

counted from 5 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

Series level 0–0 with 1 draw

Bob Fitzsimmons and Frank Slavin have met 2 times; Series level 0–0 with 1 draw.
Met	1887Jan 1	1888Jan 1	Series
Bob FitzsimmonsFighter A	DDraw	Result pending	0–0–1W–L–D
Frank SlavinFighter B	DDraw	Result pending	0–0–1W–L–D
Result	NWSFitzsimmons vs Slavin	NDFitzsimmons vs Slavin	2Meetings

The Numbers

Fitzsimmons 5 · Slavin 1 of 6 measurable rows

FitzsimmonsEdge = longer wingSlavin

Record^†: 69-12-14 (edge)3-1-1
Win %0–100%: 80% (edge)
70%
Wins by knockoutmax 57: 57 (edge)
2
KO ratenot comparable: 82.61%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 84% (edge)
67%
Times stopped^‡max 7: 7
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 3.3: 3.3 (edge)
0.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 96: 96
5

† 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 Fitzsimmons: 6′0″; Frank Slavin: No height on file
Reachnot held: Bob Fitzsimmons: 72″; Frank Slavin: No reach on file
Agenot held: Bob Fitzsimmons: Died aged 54; Frank Slavin: No date of birth
Stance: Bob Fitzsimmons: Orthodox; Frank Slavin: Not recorded

Bob Fitzsimmons left, Frank Slavin 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 Fitzsimmons69 wins · from 96 tracked bouts

58 by KO/TKO 84%3 on the cards 4%8 by another method or unrecorded 12%

Frank Slavin3 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

2 by KO/TKO 67%1 on the cards 33%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bob Fitzsimmons 96, Frank Slavin 5 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Slavin better on 11 shared · Frank Slavin better on 1

FitzsimmonsBob Fitzsimmons

Opponent

SlavinFrank Slavin

Bob Fitzsimmons
Loss, NWS
1886Aug 1886
LeesTom LeesAustralia 17–12–5Slavin betterFrank Slavin better — 1–0 to 0–1
Frank Slavin
Win, PTS
1898May 1898

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 Fitzsimmons has won two straight since losses to Jack Johnson and Bill Lang. Fitzsimmons last boxed on Feb 20, 1914.WLLWW

Haghey Jan 1906Johnson Jul 1907Lang Dec 1909Sweeney Jan 1914Bellew Feb 19143.3 tracked bouts per year

Frank Slavin last boxed on May 28, 1898 — 46,898 days ago. Slavin had won two straight since losing by stoppage to Peter Jackson.DWLWW

Fitzsimmons Jan 1887Kilrain Jun 1891Jackson May 1892Kilrain Sep 1896Lees May 18980.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Bob Fitzsimmons and Frank Slavin ever fought each other?: Yes. Bob Fitzsimmons and Frank Slavin have met 2 times and the series is level at 0-0 with 1 draw.
Who has the better record, Fitzsimmons or Slavin?: Bob Fitzsimmons is 69-12-14 and Frank Slavin is 3-1-1 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Bob Fitzsimmons has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Fitzsimmons or Slavin?: Bob Fitzsimmons has 57 knockout wins and Frank Slavin has 2. Bob Fitzsimmons has more.
Do Fitzsimmons and Slavin have any common opponents?: Bob Fitzsimmons and Frank Slavin share 1 common opponent: Tom Lees. Frank Slavin fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Fitzsimmons and Slavin?: This comparison is drawn from 96 bouts tracked for Bob Fitzsimmons and 5 bouts tracked for Frank Slavin. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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