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.
Dave Deshler (2-4-3 across 9 tracked bouts) and Packey McFarland (106-1-6) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.
Dave Deshler vs Packey McFarland — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Series level 0–0- DrawMcFarland vs DeshlerMar 30, 1909 · PTS
The Numbers
- 2-4-3
- Record
- 106-1-6 (edge)
- 38.9%
- Win %
- 96.5% (edge)
- 1
- Wins by knockout
- 50 (edge)
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- KO rate
- 47.17%
- 50% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 47%
- 1
- Times stopped
- 0 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 1.7
- Bouts per year
- 4.5 (edge)
- 9
- Bouts tracked
- 115
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
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- Height
- 5′7″ (170 cm)
- —
- Reach
- 69″ (175 cm)
- —
- Age
- 137
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- Division
- Lightweight
- —
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyDave Deshler · 2 wins
KO/TKO
1
Decision
1
Other
0
Packey McFarland · 106 wins
KO/TKO
50
Decision
19
Other
37
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (9 and 115 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
3 sharedDave Deshler
LNWS · Aug 1911DPTS · Dec 1909DPTS · Nov 1909Packey McFarland
WNWS · May 1912DPTS · Sep 1909Dave Deshler
LPTS · Dec 1907Packey McFarland
DPTS · May 1910DPTS · Jul 1908WPTS · Feb 1908
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Dave Deshler
LDDWD
L1 streak · last fought Aug 23, 1911
Packey McFarland
LWWWW
L1 streak · last fought Apr 12, 1929
Common Questions
- Have Dave Deshler and Packey McFarland ever fought each other?
- Yes. Dave Deshler and Packey McFarland met once on March 30, 1909, and the bout was a draw by PTS.
- Who has the better record, Dave Deshler or Packey McFarland?
- Dave Deshler is 2-4-3 across the 9 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Packey McFarland is 106-1-6. Packey McFarland has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Dave Deshler or Packey McFarland?
- Dave Deshler has 1 knockout win and Packey McFarland has 50. Packey McFarland has more.
- Do Dave Deshler and Packey McFarland have any common opponents?
- Dave Deshler and Packey McFarland share 3 common opponents: Ray Bronson, Young Erne and Freddie Welsh. Packey McFarland fared better against 3 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Dave Deshler and Packey McFarland?
- This comparison is drawn from 9 bouts tracked for Dave Deshler and 115 bouts tracked for Packey McFarland. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.