Have Bombardier Billy Wells and Joe Beckett ever fought each other?

Yes. Bombardier Billy Wells and Joe Beckett have met 3 times and Joe Beckett leads the series 2-1.

Who has the better record, Wells or Beckett?

Bombardier Billy Wells is 48-11 and Joe Beckett is 19-9. Bombardier Billy Wells has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Wells or Beckett?

Bombardier Billy Wells has 30 knockout wins and Joe Beckett has 0. Bombardier Billy Wells has more.

Do Wells and Beckett have any common opponents?

Bombardier Billy Wells and Joe Beckett share 2 common opponents: Georges Carpentier and Pat O'Keeffe. Bombardier Billy Wells fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Wells and Beckett?

This comparison is drawn from 56 bouts tracked for Bombardier Billy Wells and 8 bouts tracked for Joe Beckett. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Bombardier Billy Wells vs Joe Beckett — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Bombardier Billy Wells

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Bombardier Billy Wells (48-11) and Joe Beckett (19-9) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share 2 common opponents.

Wells

Wins30 KO · 63%

Losses

Draws56 tracked bouts

Beckett

Wins

Losses

Draws8 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Beckett leads 2–1

Bombardier Billy Wells and Joe Beckett have met 3 times; Beckett leads 2–1.
Met	1918Dec 12	1919Feb 27	1920May 10	Series
Bombardier Billy WellsFighter A	WWon	LLost	LLost	1–2W–L
Joe BeckettFighter B	LLost	WWon	WWon	2–1W–L
Result	PTSWells vs Beckett	KOR5Wells vs Beckett	KOR3Wells vs Beckett	3Meetings

The Numbers

Wells 5 · Beckett 2 of 7 measurable rows

WellsEdge = longer wingBeckett

Record: 48-11 (edge)19-9
Win %0–100%: 81.4% (edge)
67.9%
Wins by knockoutmax 30: 30 (edge)
0
KO rate0–100%: 62.5% (edge)
0%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 82%
100% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 11: 11
3 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 1: 1
1
Bouts per year^‡max 3.7: 3.7 (edge)
0.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 56: 56
8

† 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: Bombardier Billy Wells: 6′3″; Joe Beckett: No height on file
Agenot comparable: Bombardier Billy Wells: Died aged 79; Joe Beckett: Died aged 72
Stance: Bombardier Billy Wells: Orthodox; Joe Beckett: Not recorded

Bombardier Billy Wells left, Joe Beckett right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Bombardier Billy Wells45 wins · from 56 tracked bouts

37 by KO/TKO 82%6 on the cards 13%2 by another method or unrecorded 4%

Joe Beckett3 wins · from 8 tracked bouts

3 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bombardier Billy Wells 56, Joe Beckett 8 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Wells better on 1 · even on 12 shared · Bombardier Billy Wells better on 1 · even on 1

WellsBombardier Billy Wells

Opponent

BeckettJoe Beckett

Bombardier Billy Wells
0–2 against
Loss, KO 1
1913Dec 1913
Loss, KO 4
1913Jun 1913
CarpentierGeorges CarpentierFrance 89–15–6 · WelterweightEvenEven — 0–2 both
Joe Beckett
0–2 against
Loss, KO 1
1923Oct 1923
Loss, KO 1
1919Dec 1919
Bombardier Billy Wells
Win, KO 15
1913Aug 1913
O'KeeffePat O'KeeffeUnited Kingdom 88–25–7Wells betterBombardier Billy Wells better — 1–0 to 0–1
Joe Beckett
Loss, KO
1915Mar 1915

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

Bombardier Billy Wells had won three in a row before losing by stoppage to Jack Stanley. Wells last boxed on Apr 30, 1925.LWWWL

Bloomfield Oct 1922Penwill Nov 1924Bennett Dec 1924Jones Jan 1925Stanley Apr 19253.7 tracked bouts per year

Joe Beckett has lost two straight, after two straight wins. Beckett last boxed on Mar 29, 1950.LWWLL

Carpentier Dec 1919Wells May 1920Burns Jul 1920Carpentier Oct 1923Finch Mar 19500.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Bombardier Billy Wells and Joe Beckett ever fought each other?: Yes. Bombardier Billy Wells and Joe Beckett have met 3 times and Joe Beckett leads the series 2-1.
Who has the better record, Wells or Beckett?: Bombardier Billy Wells is 48-11 and Joe Beckett is 19-9. Bombardier Billy Wells has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Wells or Beckett?: Bombardier Billy Wells has 30 knockout wins and Joe Beckett has 0. Bombardier Billy Wells has more.
Do Wells and Beckett have any common opponents?: Bombardier Billy Wells and Joe Beckett share 2 common opponents: Georges Carpentier and Pat O'Keeffe. Bombardier Billy Wells fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Wells and Beckett?: This comparison is drawn from 56 bouts tracked for Bombardier Billy Wells and 8 bouts tracked for Joe Beckett. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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