Have Boone Kirkman and Lou Bailey ever fought each other?

Yes. Boone Kirkman and Lou Bailey met once on October 4, 1973, and Boone Kirkman won by PTS.

Who has the better record, Kirkman or Bailey?

Boone Kirkman is 36-6 and Lou Bailey is 0-13 across the 13 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Boone Kirkman has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Kirkman or Bailey?

Boone Kirkman has 25 knockout wins and Lou Bailey has 0. Boone Kirkman has more.

Do Kirkman and Bailey have any common opponents?

Boone Kirkman and Lou Bailey share 3 common opponents: Ron Lyle, George Foreman and Doug Jones. Boone Kirkman fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Kirkman and Bailey?

This comparison is drawn from 42 bouts tracked for Boone Kirkman and 13 bouts tracked for Lou Bailey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Boone Kirkman vs Lou Bailey — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Boone Kirkman

Lou Bailey

Boone Kirkman (36-6) and Lou Bailey (0-13 across 13 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.

Kirkman

Wins25 KO · 69%

Losses

Draws42 tracked bouts

Bailey

Tracked record

0–13

counted from 13 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

Kirkman leads 1–0

Boone Kirkman and Lou Bailey have met 1 time; Kirkman leads 1–0.
Met	1973Oct 4	Series
Boone KirkmanFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Lou BaileyFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	PTSKirkman vs Bailey	1Meeting

Kirkman vs Bailey · Oct 4, 1973

The Numbers

Kirkman 4 · Bailey 0 of 4 measurable rows

KirkmanEdge = longer wingBailey

Record^†: 36-6 (edge)0-13
Win %0–100%: 85.7% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 25: 25 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 69.44%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: 69%—
Times stopped^‡levelmax 5: 5
5
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 3.6: 3.6 (edge)
0.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 42: 42
13

† 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: Boone Kirkman: 6′1″; Lou Bailey: No height on file
Agenot held: Boone Kirkman: 81; Lou Bailey: No date of birth
Stance: Boone Kirkman: Orthodox; Lou Bailey: Not recorded

Boone Kirkman left, Lou Bailey right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Boone Kirkman36 wins · from 42 tracked bouts

25 by KO/TKO 69%11 on the cards 31%

Lou Bailey0 wins · from 13 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Bailey yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Boone Kirkman 42, Lou Bailey 13 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Kirkman better on 1 · even on 23 shared · Boone Kirkman better on 1 · even on 2

KirkmanBoone Kirkman

Opponent

BaileyLou Bailey

Boone Kirkman
Loss, TKO 8
1974Sep 1974
LyleRon LyleUnited States 43–7–1 · HeavyweightEvenEven — 0–1 both
Lou Bailey
Loss, UD
1973Jul 1973
Boone Kirkman
Loss, TKO 2
1970Nov 1970
ForemanGeorge ForemanUnited States 76–5 · HeavyweightEvenEven — 0–1 both
Lou Bailey
Loss, TKO 3
1970Nov 1970
Boone Kirkman
1–1 against
Win, TKO
1967Aug 1967
Loss, TKO
1967Jun 1967
JonesDoug JonesUnited States 30–10–1 · Light Heavyweight, HeavyweightKirkman betterBoone Kirkman better — 1–1 to 0–1
Lou Bailey
Loss, TKO
1966Mar 1966

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

Boone Kirkman last boxed on Jan 26, 1978 — 17,798 days ago. Kirkman had won four straight since losing a decision to Randy Neumann.LWWWW

Neumann Sep 1975Roman Apr 1977Stander Jul 1977Agosto Oct 1977Atlas Jan 19783.6 tracked bouts per year

Lou Bailey last boxed on Nov 2, 1985 — 14,961 days ago. Bailey had lost 13 straight.LLLLL

Lyle Jul 1973Bonavena Aug 1973Kirkman Oct 1973Bobick Apr 1974McCall Nov 19850.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Boone Kirkman and Lou Bailey ever fought each other?: Yes. Boone Kirkman and Lou Bailey met once on October 4, 1973, and Boone Kirkman won by PTS.
Who has the better record, Kirkman or Bailey?: Boone Kirkman is 36-6 and Lou Bailey is 0-13 across the 13 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Boone Kirkman has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Kirkman or Bailey?: Boone Kirkman has 25 knockout wins and Lou Bailey has 0. Boone Kirkman has more.
Do Kirkman and Bailey have any common opponents?: Boone Kirkman and Lou Bailey share 3 common opponents: Ron Lyle, George Foreman and Doug Jones. Boone Kirkman fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Kirkman and Bailey?: This comparison is drawn from 42 bouts tracked for Boone Kirkman and 13 bouts tracked for Lou Bailey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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