Have Bobby Ruffin and Ike Williams ever fought each other?

Yes. Bobby Ruffin and Ike Williams met once on June 12, 1946, and Ike Williams won by TKO in round 5.

Who has the better record, Ruffin or Williams?

Bobby Ruffin is 2-5-1 across the 8 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Ike Williams is 128-24-5. Ike Williams has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Ruffin or Williams?

Bobby Ruffin has 0 knockout wins and Ike Williams has 61. Ike Williams has more.

Do Ruffin and Williams have any common opponents?

Bobby Ruffin and Ike Williams share 5 common opponents: Beau Jack, Bob Montgomery and Tippy Larkin (and 2 others). Ike Williams fared better against 4 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ruffin and Williams?

This comparison is drawn from 8 bouts tracked for Bobby Ruffin and 158 bouts tracked for Ike Williams. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Bobby Ruffin vs Ike Williams — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

Bobby Ruffin

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Ike Williams

Bobby Ruffin (2-5-1 across 8 tracked bouts) and Ike Williams (128-24-5) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 5 common opponents.

Ruffin

Tracked record

2–5–1

counted from 8 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Williams

128

Wins61 KO · 48%

Losses

Draws158 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

Williams leads 1–0

Bobby Ruffin and Ike Williams have met 1 time; Williams leads 1–0.
Met	1946Jun 12	Series
Bobby RuffinFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Ike WilliamsFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	TKOR5Williams vs Ruffin	1Meeting

Williams vs Ruffin · Jun 12, 1946

The Numbers

Ruffin 1 · Williams 6 of 7 measurable rows

RuffinEdge = longer wingWilliams

Record^†: 2-5-1128-24-5 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 31.3%
83.1% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 61: 0
61 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —47.66%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 0%
47% (edge)
Times stopped^‡max 6: 1 (edge)
6
Title reignsmax 2: 0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year^§max 10.3: 1.8
10.3 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 158: 8
158

† 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 Ruffin: No height on file; Ike Williams: 5′9″
Reachnot held: Bobby Ruffin: No reach on file; Ike Williams: 68″
Agenot held: Bobby Ruffin: No date of birth; Ike Williams: Died aged 71
Stance: Bobby Ruffin: Not recorded; Ike Williams: Orthodox

Bobby Ruffin left, Ike Williams 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 Ruffin2 wins · from 8 tracked bouts

2 on the cards 100%

Ike Williams129 wins · from 158 tracked bouts

61 by KO/TKO 47%66 on the cards 51%2 by another method or unrecorded 2%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bobby Ruffin 8, Ike Williams 158 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

5 shared

5 shared · Ruffin better on 1 · Williams better on 45 shared · Bobby Ruffin better on 1 · Ike Williams better on 4

RuffinBobby Ruffin

Opponent

WilliamsIke Williams

Bobby Ruffin
Win, UD
1943Oct 1943
JackBeau JackUnited States 91–24–5 · LightweightWilliams betterIke Williams better — 3–0–1 to 1–0
Ike Williams
3–0–1 against
Win, RTD 8
1955Aug 1955
Draw, PTS
1955Apr 1955
Win, SD
1951Mar 1951
Win, TKO 6
1948Jul 1948
Bobby Ruffin
Loss, UD
1942Aug 1942
MontgomeryBob MontgomeryUnited States 75–19–3 · LightweightWilliams betterIke Williams better — 1–1 to 0–1
Ike Williams
1–1 against
Win, TKO 6
1947Aug 1947
Loss, KO
1944Jan 1944
Bobby Ruffin
Draw, PTS
1944Jan 1944
LarkinTippy LarkinUnited States 134–15–1 · LightweightWilliams betterIke Williams better — 1–0 to 0–0–1
Ike Williams
Win, KO 4
1947Jun 1947
Bobby Ruffin
Loss, SD
1943Dec 1943
AngottSammy AngottUnited States 94–29–8 · LightweightWilliams betterIke Williams better — 3–1 to 0–1
Ike Williams
3–1 against
Loss, TKO 6
1945Sep 1945
Win, SD
1944Sep 1944
Win, SD
1944Jun 1944
Win, SD
1944Jun 1944
Bobby Ruffin
Loss, SD
1945Jul 1945
JoyceWillie JoyceUnited States 71–21–10Ruffin betterBobby Ruffin better — 0–1 to 1–3
Ike Williams
1–3 against
Loss, SD
1945Jun 1945
Loss, UD
1945Mar 1945
Win, UD
1945Jan 1945
Loss, SD
1944Nov 1944

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

Bobby Ruffin last boxed on Jun 12, 1946 — 29,350 days ago. Ruffin had lost three straight.LDLLL

Angott Dec 1943Larkin Jan 1944Joyce Jul 1945Wright Oct 1945Williams Jun 19461.8 tracked bouts per year

Ike Williams has won once since three bouts without a win. Williams last boxed on Aug 12, 1955.WLLDW

Zimbardo Sep 1953Black Nov 1953Lastre Jul 1954Jack Apr 1955Jack Aug 195510.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Bobby Ruffin and Ike Williams ever fought each other?: Yes. Bobby Ruffin and Ike Williams met once on June 12, 1946, and Ike Williams won by TKO in round 5.
Who has the better record, Ruffin or Williams?: Bobby Ruffin is 2-5-1 across the 8 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Ike Williams is 128-24-5. Ike Williams has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Ruffin or Williams?: Bobby Ruffin has 0 knockout wins and Ike Williams has 61. Ike Williams has more.
Do Ruffin and Williams have any common opponents?: Bobby Ruffin and Ike Williams share 5 common opponents: Beau Jack, Bob Montgomery and Tippy Larkin (and 2 others). Ike Williams fared better against 4 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ruffin and Williams?: This comparison is drawn from 8 bouts tracked for Bobby Ruffin and 158 bouts tracked for Ike Williams. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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