Have Dick O'Brien and George Byers ever fought each other?

Yes. Dick O'Brien and George Byers have met 4 times and the series is level at 0-0 with 3 draws.

Who has the better record, O'Brien or Byers?

Dick O'Brien is 0-9-6 across the 16 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and George Byers is 20-8-21. George Byers has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, O'Brien or Byers?

Dick O'Brien has 0 knockout wins and George Byers has 13. George Byers has more.

Do O'Brien and Byers have any common opponents?

Dick O'Brien and George Byers share 2 common opponents: Mysterious Billy Smith and Jack Root. George Byers fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on O'Brien and Byers?

This comparison is drawn from 16 bouts tracked for Dick O'Brien and 51 bouts tracked for George Byers. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Dick O'Brien vs George Byers — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

Dick O'Brien

🇨🇦LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT, HEAVYWEIGHT

George Byers

Dick O'Brien (0-9-6 across 16 tracked bouts) and George Byers (20-8-21) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 4 times. They share 2 common opponents.

O'Brien

Tracked record

0–9–6

counted from 16 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Byers

Wins13 KO · 65%

Losses

Draws51 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

Series level 0–0 with 3 draws

Dick O'Brien and George Byers have met 4 times; Series level 0–0 with 3 draws.
Met	1899May 30	1899Dec 28	1900May 30	1902Oct 30	Series
Dick O'BrienFighter A	NCNo decision	DDraw	DDraw	DDraw	0–0–3W–L–D
George ByersFighter B	NCNo decision	DDraw	DDraw	DDraw	0–0–3W–L–D
Result	NCByers vs O'Brien	PTSByers vs O'Brien	PTSByers vs O'Brien	PTSByers vs O'Brien	4Meetings

The Numbers

O'Brien 0 · Byers 5 of 5 measurable rows

O'BrienEdge = longer wingByers

Record^†: 0-9-620-8-21 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 20%
62.2% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 13: 0
13 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —65%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: —70%
Times stopped^‡max 6: 6
4 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 5.9: 1.7
5.9 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 51: 16
51

† 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: Dick O'Brien: No height on file; George Byers: 5′9″
Agenot held: Dick O'Brien: No date of birth; George Byers: Died aged 64

Dick O'Brien left, George Byers right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored: younger is not better.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Dick O'Brien0 wins · from 16 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for O'Brien yet.

George Byers20 wins · from 51 tracked bouts

14 by KO/TKO 70%6 on the cards 30%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Dick O'Brien 16, George Byers 51 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Byers better on 1 · even on 12 shared · George Byers better on 1 · even on 1

O'BrienDick O'Brien

Opponent

ByersGeorge Byers

Dick O'Brien
Draw, PTS
1894Oct 1894
SmithMysterious Billy SmithCanada 37–25–27 · WelterweightEvenEven — 0–0–1 both
George Byers
Draw, PTS
1901Aug 1901
Dick O'Brien
0–2 against
Loss, KO 3
1900Oct 1900
Loss, PTS
1900Jul 1900
RootJack RootUnited States 47–3–3 · Light Heavyweight, HeavyweightByers betterGeorge Byers better — 0–1 to 0–2
George Byers
Loss, KO 9
1901Jan 1901

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

Dick O'Brien last boxed on Dec 19, 1903 — 44,865 days ago. O'Brien had drawn the most recent tracked bout with Rube Ferns.LLLDD

Root Jul 1900Root Oct 1900Hart Apr 1902Byers Oct 1902Ferns Dec 19031.7 tracked bouts per year

George Byers drew the most recent tracked bout with Charlie Haghey. Byers last boxed on May 3, 1904.LWWWD

O'Brien May 1903Moore Jul 1903Fitzsimmons Mar 1904Robinson Mar 1904Haghey May 19045.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Dick O'Brien and George Byers ever fought each other?: Yes. Dick O'Brien and George Byers have met 4 times and the series is level at 0-0 with 3 draws.
Who has the better record, O'Brien or Byers?: Dick O'Brien is 0-9-6 across the 16 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and George Byers is 20-8-21. George Byers has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, O'Brien or Byers?: Dick O'Brien has 0 knockout wins and George Byers has 13. George Byers has more.
Do O'Brien and Byers have any common opponents?: Dick O'Brien and George Byers share 2 common opponents: Mysterious Billy Smith and Jack Root. George Byers fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on O'Brien and Byers?: This comparison is drawn from 16 bouts tracked for Dick O'Brien and 51 bouts tracked for George Byers. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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