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Bob Foster vs Brian Kelly — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Bob Foster

Brian Kelly

Bob Foster (56-8-1) and Brian Kelly (2-2 across 4 tracked bouts) 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.

Foster

56

Wins46 KO · 82%

8

Losses

1

Draw65 tracked bouts

Kelly

Tracked record

2–2

counted from 4 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

Foster leads 1–0

Bob Foster and Brian Kelly have met 1 time; Foster leads 1–0.

Bob Foster and Brian Kelly have met 1 time; Foster leads 1–0.
Met1971Dec 16Series
Bob FosterFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Brian KellyFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Foster 6 · Kelly 1 of 7 measurable rows
FosterKelly
Record†
56-8-1 (edge)2-2
Win %0–100%
86.9% (edge)
50%
Wins by knockoutmax 46
46 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
82.14%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
82% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 6
6
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 4
4 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 3.8
3.8 (edge)
0.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 65
65
4

† 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 Foster: 6′3″
Brian Kelly: No height on file
Reachnot held
Bob Foster: 79″
Brian Kelly: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Bob Foster: Died aged 76
Brian Kelly: Died aged 78
Stance
Bob Foster: Orthodox
Brian Kelly: Not recorded

Bob Foster left, Brian Kelly 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 Foster56 wins · from 65 tracked bouts

Bob Foster: 56 tracked wins — 46 by KO/TKO (82%) and 10 on the cards (18%). Counted from 65 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

46 by KO/TKO 82%10 on the cards 18%

Brian Kelly2 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Brian Kelly: 2 tracked wins — 2 on the cards (100%). Counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bob Foster 65, Brian Kelly 4 — 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 Foster has lost two straight, after three straight wins. Foster last boxed on Jun 2, 1978.WWWLL

Carter Aug 1976Bolden Sep 1976Hazelton Sep 1977Wasajja Feb 1978Hazelton Jun 19783.8 tracked bouts per year

Brian Kelly has lost two straight, after two straight wins. Kelly last boxed on Dec 16, 1971.WWLL

DeMarco May 1952Dupas Jul 1953Dupas Aug 1953Foster Dec 19710.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Bob Foster and Brian Kelly ever fought each other?
Yes. Bob Foster and Brian Kelly met once on December 16, 1971, and Bob Foster won by TKO in round 3.
The meeting

WDec 16, 1971 · Foster · TKO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Foster or Kelly?
Bob Foster is 56-8-1 and Brian Kelly is 2-2 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Bob Foster has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Foster56–8–186.9%

Kelly2–250%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Foster or Kelly?
Bob Foster has 46 knockout wins and Brian Kelly has 0. Bob Foster has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Foster4682.1%

Kelly0

The Numbers ↓
Do Foster and Kelly have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Bob Foster and Brian Kelly have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Foster and Kelly?
This comparison is drawn from 65 bouts tracked for Bob Foster and 4 bouts tracked for Brian Kelly. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Foster65bouts

Kelly4bouts

How They Win ↓

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