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Ed Martin vs Frank Skelley — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Ed Martin

Frank Skelley

Ed Martin (26-10-4) and Frank Skelley (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Martin

26

Wins17 KO · 65%

10

Losses

4

Draws41 tracked bouts

Skelley

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout 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

Martin leads 1–0

Ed Martin and Frank Skelley have met 1 time; Martin leads 1–0.

Ed Martin and Frank Skelley have met 1 time; Martin leads 1–0.
Met1900Jul 7Series
Ed MartinFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Frank SkelleyFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Martin 3 · Skelley 1 of 4 measurable rows
MartinSkelley
Record†
26-10-4 (edge)0-1
Win %0–100%
70% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 17
17 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
65.38%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
65%—
Times stopped‡max 9
9
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
1.8—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 41
41
1

† 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

Stance
Ed Martin: Orthodox
Frank Skelley: Not recorded

Ed Martin left, Frank Skelley right, as everywhere on this page. Stance is stated, not scored.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Ed Martin26 wins · from 41 tracked bouts

Ed Martin: 26 tracked wins — 17 by KO/TKO (65%), 4 on the cards (15%) and 5 by another method or unrecorded (19%). Counted from 41 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

17 by KO/TKO 65%4 on the cards 15%5 by another method or unrecorded 19%

Frank Skelley0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Frank Skelley: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Skelley yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ed Martin 41, Frank Skelley 1 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Ed Martin last boxed on Nov 18, 1921 — 38,323 days ago. Martin had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Harry Wills.WWWWL

McVey Jan 1916Hector Sep 1921Herman Sep 1921Smith Oct 1921Wills Nov 19211.8 tracked bouts per year

Frank Skelley last boxed on Jul 7, 1900 — 46,127 days ago. Skelley had lost the most recent, to Ed Martin.L

Martin Jul 1900

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Ed Martin and Frank Skelley ever fought each other?
Yes. Ed Martin and Frank Skelley met once on July 7, 1900, and Ed Martin won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

WJul 7, 1900 · Martin · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Martin or Skelley?
Ed Martin is 26-10-4 and Frank Skelley is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked. Ed Martin has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Martin26–10–470%

Skelley0–10%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Martin or Skelley?
Ed Martin has 17 knockout wins and Frank Skelley has 0. Ed Martin has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Martin1765.4%

Skelley0

The Numbers ↓
Do Martin and Skelley have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Ed Martin and Frank Skelley have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Martin and Skelley?
This comparison is drawn from 41 bouts tracked for Ed Martin and 1 bout tracked for Frank Skelley. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Martin41bouts

Skelley1bout

How They Win ↓

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