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Bob Fitzsimmons vs Nonpareil Dempsey — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Bob Fitzsimmons

Bob Fitzsimmons

Nonpareil Dempsey

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Nonpareil Dempsey

Bob Fitzsimmons (69-12-14) and Nonpareil Dempsey (51-3-11) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Fitzsimmons

69

Wins57 KO · 83%

12

Losses

14

Draws96 tracked bouts

Dempsey

51

Wins24 KO · 47%

3

Losses

11

Draws69 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Fitzsimmons leads 1–0

Bob Fitzsimmons and Nonpareil Dempsey have met 1 time; Fitzsimmons leads 1–0.

Bob Fitzsimmons and Nonpareil Dempsey have met 1 time; Fitzsimmons leads 1–0.
Met1891Jan 14Series
Bob FitzsimmonsFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Nonpareil DempseyFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultRTD1Meeting

The Numbers

Fitzsimmons 3 · Dempsey 4 of 7 measurable rows
FitzsimmonsDempsey
Record
69-12-1451-3-11 (edge)
Win %0–100%
80%
86.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 57
57 (edge)
24
KO rate0–100%
82.61% (edge)
47.06%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
84% (edge)
46%
Times stopped†max 7
7
3 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 5.7
3.3
5.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 96
96
69

† 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

Height+4″
Bob Fitzsimmons: 6′0″ (edge)
Nonpareil Dempsey: 5′8″
Reachnot held
Bob Fitzsimmons: 72″
Nonpareil Dempsey: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Bob Fitzsimmons: Died aged 54
Nonpareil Dempsey: Died aged 32
Stance
Bob Fitzsimmons: Orthodox
Nonpareil Dempsey: Orthodox

Bob Fitzsimmons left, Nonpareil Dempsey 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

Bob Fitzsimmons: 69 tracked wins — 58 by KO/TKO (84%), 3 on the cards (4%) and 8 by another method or unrecorded (12%). Counted from 96 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

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

Nonpareil Dempsey52 wins · from 69 tracked bouts

Nonpareil Dempsey: 52 tracked wins — 24 by KO/TKO (46%), 27 on the cards (52%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 69 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

24 by KO/TKO 46%27 on the cards 52%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bob Fitzsimmons 96, Nonpareil Dempsey 69 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 1

Fitzsimmons

Opponent

Dempsey

  • Bob Fitzsimmons

    1–0–1 against

    Win, RTD

    1890

    Draw, NWS

    1888

    McCarthyEven

    Nonpareil Dempsey

    1–0–1 against

    Draw, PTS

    1895

    Win, TKO

    1890

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

Nonpareil Dempsey drew the most recent tracked bout with Billy McCarthy. Dempsey last boxed on Sep 5, 1895.WLWLD

McCarthy Feb 1890Fitzsimmons Jan 1891Keough Feb 1893Ryan Jan 1895McCarthy Sep 18955.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Bob Fitzsimmons and Nonpareil Dempsey ever fought each other?
Yes. Bob Fitzsimmons and Nonpareil Dempsey met once on January 14, 1891, and Bob Fitzsimmons won by RTD.
The meeting

WJan 14, 1891 · Fitzsimmons · RTD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Fitzsimmons or Dempsey?
Bob Fitzsimmons is 69-12-14 and Nonpareil Dempsey is 51-3-11. Nonpareil Dempsey has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Fitzsimmons69–12–1480%

Dempsey51–3–1186.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Fitzsimmons or Dempsey?
Bob Fitzsimmons has 57 knockout wins and Nonpareil Dempsey has 24. Bob Fitzsimmons has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Fitzsimmons5782.6%

Dempsey2447.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Fitzsimmons and Dempsey have any common opponents?
Bob Fitzsimmons and Nonpareil Dempsey share 1 common opponent: Billy McCarthy. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Shared opponent

Billy McCarthy1–0–11–0–1

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Fitzsimmons or Dempsey?
Bob Fitzsimmons is the taller fighter at 182 cm, 9 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Fitzsimmons182 cm182 cm reach

Dempsey173 cm

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Fitzsimmons and Dempsey?
This comparison is drawn from 96 bouts tracked for Bob Fitzsimmons and 69 bouts tracked for Nonpareil Dempsey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Fitzsimmons96bouts

Dempsey69bouts

How They Win ↓

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