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Bobby Ruffin (2-5-1 across 8 tracked bouts) and Willie Joyce (71-21-10) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 4 common opponents.

Bobby Ruffin vs Willie Joyce — record, stats and common opponents compared

Bobby Ruffin

Tracked record

2–5–1

8 tracked bouts

🇺🇸AMERICAN

Willie Joyce

71–21–10

103 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

Willie Joyce leads 1–0

The Numbers

2-5-1
Record
71-21-10 (edge)

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

31.3%
Win %
74.5% (edge)
0
Wins by knockout
16 (edge)
KO rate
22.54%
0%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
23% (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

1
Times stopped
0 (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0
Title reigns
0
1.8
Bouts per year
11 (edge)

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

8
Bouts tracked
103

Tale of the Tape

Age
108
Stance
Orthodox
Nationality
American

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Bobby Ruffin · 2 wins

KO/TKO
0
Decision
2
Other
0

Willie Joyce · 71 wins

KO/TKO
16
Decision
55
Other
0

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (8 and 103 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared
  • Bobby Ruffin

    DPTS · Jan 1944

    Tippy Larkin

    Willie Joyce

    LUD · Sep 1946LUD · Apr 1946LUD · Aug 1945
  • Bobby Ruffin

    LTKO R5 · Jun 1946

    Ike Williams

    Willie Joyce

    WSD · Jun 1945WUD · Mar 1945LUD · Jan 1945WSD · Nov 1944
  • Bobby Ruffin

    WUD · Oct 1943

    Beau Jack

    Willie Joyce

    LUD · Dec 1945
  • Bobby Ruffin

    LUD · Oct 1945WUD · Jan 1942

    Chalky Wright

    Willie Joyce

    LUD · Apr 1945WUD · Feb 1945

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Bobby Ruffin

LLLDL

L3 streak · last fought Jun 12, 1946

Willie Joyce

LDLWL

L1 streak · last fought Mar 24, 1947

Common Questions

Have Bobby Ruffin and Willie Joyce ever fought each other?
Yes. Bobby Ruffin and Willie Joyce met once on July 13, 1945, and Willie Joyce won by SD.
Who has the better record, Bobby Ruffin or Willie Joyce?
Bobby Ruffin is 2-5-1 across the 8 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Willie Joyce is 71-21-10. Willie Joyce has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Bobby Ruffin or Willie Joyce?
Bobby Ruffin has 0 knockout wins and Willie Joyce has 16. Willie Joyce has more.
Do Bobby Ruffin and Willie Joyce have any common opponents?
Bobby Ruffin and Willie Joyce share 4 common opponents: Tippy Larkin, Ike Williams and Beau Jack (and 1 other). Bobby Ruffin fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bobby Ruffin and Willie Joyce?
This comparison is drawn from 8 bouts tracked for Bobby Ruffin and 103 bouts tracked for Willie Joyce. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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