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Bob Montgomery vs Charley Burns — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Bob Montgomery

Charley Burns

Bob Montgomery (75-19-3) and Charley Burns (1-8 across 9 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Montgomery

75

Wins37 KO · 49%

19

Losses

3

Draws97 tracked bouts

Burns

Tracked record

1–8

counted from 9 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

Montgomery leads 2–0

Bob Montgomery and Charley Burns have met 2 times; Montgomery leads 2–0.

Bob Montgomery and Charley Burns have met 2 times; Montgomery leads 2–0.
Met1939Feb 21939Jun 15Series
Bob MontgomeryFighter AWWonWWon2–0W–L
Charley BurnsFighter BLLostLLost0–2W–L
ResultPTSKOR22Meetings

The Numbers

Montgomery 6 · Burns 0 of 6 measurable rows
MontgomeryBurns
Record†
75-19-3 (edge)1-8
Win %0–100%
78.9% (edge)
11.1%
Wins by knockoutmax 37
37 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
49.33%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
49% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 4
3 (edge)
4
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 8.5
8.5 (edge)
1.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 97
97
9

† 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

Agenot held
Bob Montgomery: Died aged 79
Charley Burns: No date of birth
Stance
Bob Montgomery: Orthodox
Charley Burns: Not recorded

Bob Montgomery left, Charley Burns 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 Montgomery75 wins · from 97 tracked bouts

Bob Montgomery: 75 tracked wins — 37 by KO/TKO (49%) and 38 on the cards (51%). Counted from 97 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

37 by KO/TKO 49%38 on the cards 51%

Charley Burns1 win · from 9 tracked bouts

Charley Burns: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 9 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bob Montgomery 97, Charley Burns 9 — 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 Montgomery has lost seven straight. Montgomery last boxed on Mar 27, 1950.LLLLL

Angelo Dec 1947Minelli Feb 1950Greco Feb 1950Williams Mar 1950Giosa Mar 19508.5 tracked bouts per year

Charley Burns last boxed on Apr 24, 1941 — 31,225 days ago. Burns had lost eight straight.LLLLL

Armstrong Feb 1938Larkin Dec 1938Montgomery Feb 1939Montgomery Jun 1939Robinson Apr 19411.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Bob Montgomery and Charley Burns ever fought each other?
Yes. Bob Montgomery and Charley Burns have met 2 times and Bob Montgomery leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

WJun 15, 1939 · Montgomery · KO R2

WFeb 2, 1939 · Montgomery · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Montgomery or Burns?
Bob Montgomery is 75-19-3 and Charley Burns is 1-8 across the 9 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Bob Montgomery has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Montgomery75–19–378.9%

Burns1–811.1%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Montgomery or Burns?
Bob Montgomery has 37 knockout wins and Charley Burns has 0. Bob Montgomery has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Montgomery3749.3%

Burns0

The Numbers ↓
Do Montgomery and Burns have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Bob Montgomery and Charley Burns have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Montgomery and Burns?
This comparison is drawn from 97 bouts tracked for Bob Montgomery and 9 bouts tracked for Charley Burns. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Montgomery97bouts

Burns9bouts

How They Win ↓

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