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Bobby Birch vs Ken Overlin — record, stats and common opponents compared

Bobby Birch

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Ken Overlin

Bobby Birch (0-6 across 6 tracked bouts) and Ken Overlin (136-19-10) 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.

Birch

Tracked record

0–6

counted from 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Overlin

136

Wins24 KO · 18%

19

Losses

10

Draws167 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

Overlin leads 1–0

Bobby Birch and Ken Overlin have met 1 time; Overlin leads 1–0.

Bobby Birch and Ken Overlin have met 1 time; Overlin leads 1–0.
Met1937Nov 15Series
Bobby BirchFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Ken OverlinFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Birch 1 · Overlin 4 of 5 measurable rows
BirchOverlin
Record†
0-6136-19-10 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
85.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 24
0
24 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—17.65%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—18%
Times stopped‡max 2
0 (edge)
2
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 14.3
1.1
14.3 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 167
6
167

† 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
Bobby Birch: No height on file
Ken Overlin: 5′9″
Reachnot held
Bobby Birch: No reach on file
Ken Overlin: 70″
Agenot held
Bobby Birch: No date of birth
Ken Overlin: Died aged 58
Stance
Bobby Birch: Not recorded
Ken Overlin: Orthodox

Bobby Birch left, Ken Overlin right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Bobby Birch0 wins · from 6 tracked bouts

Bobby Birch: no tracked wins in the 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Birch yet.

Ken Overlin136 wins · from 167 tracked bouts

Ken Overlin: 136 tracked wins — 24 by KO/TKO (18%) and 112 on the cards (82%). Counted from 167 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

24 by KO/TKO 18%112 on the cards 82%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bobby Birch 6, Ken Overlin 167 — 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

Bobby Birch last boxed on Jun 26, 1943 — 30,431 days ago. Birch had lost six straight.LLLLL

Chase Aug 1942Booker Sep 1942Wade Sep 1942Chase Sep 1942Burley Jun 19431.1 tracked bouts per year

Ken Overlin has won four straight since a draw with Fred Apostoli. Overlin last boxed on Sep 26, 1942.DWWWW

Apostoli Jun 1942Donnelly Aug 1942LaBoa Sep 1942Hartnek Sep 1942Lewis Sep 194214.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Bobby Birch and Ken Overlin ever fought each other?
Yes. Bobby Birch and Ken Overlin met once on November 15, 1937, and Ken Overlin won by PTS.
The meeting

LNov 15, 1937 · Overlin · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Birch or Overlin?
Bobby Birch is 0-6 across the 6 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Ken Overlin is 136-19-10. Ken Overlin has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Birch0–60%

Overlin136–19–1085.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Birch or Overlin?
Bobby Birch has 0 knockout wins and Ken Overlin has 24. Ken Overlin has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Birch0

Overlin2417.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Birch and Overlin have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Bobby Birch and Ken Overlin have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Birch and Overlin?
This comparison is drawn from 6 bouts tracked for Bobby Birch and 167 bouts tracked for Ken Overlin. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Birch6bouts

Overlin167bouts

How They Win ↓

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