Have Eddie Connolly and Rube Ferns ever fought each other?

Yes. Eddie Connolly and Rube Ferns met once on August 13, 1900, and Rube Ferns won by TKO in round 15.

Who has the better record, Connolly or Ferns?

Eddie Connolly is 28-23-19 and Rube Ferns is 46-19-9. Rube Ferns has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Connolly or Ferns?

Eddie Connolly has 15 knockout wins and Rube Ferns has 33. Rube Ferns has more.

Do Connolly and Ferns have any common opponents?

Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Eddie Connolly and Rube Ferns have faced.

Who is bigger, Connolly or Ferns?

Eddie Connolly is the taller fighter at 174 cm, 1 cm above the other.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Connolly and Ferns?

This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for Eddie Connolly and 74 bouts tracked for Rube Ferns. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Eddie Connolly vs Rube Ferns — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Eddie Connolly (28-23-19) and Rube Ferns (46-19-9) 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.

Connolly

Wins15 KO · 54%

Losses

Draws4 tracked bouts

Ferns

Wins33 KO · 72%

Losses

Draws74 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Ferns leads 1–0

Eddie Connolly and Rube Ferns have met 1 time; Ferns leads 1–0.
Met	1900Aug 13	Series
Eddie ConnollyFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Rube FernsFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	TKOR15Ferns vs Connolly	1Meeting

Ferns vs Connolly · Aug 13, 1900

The Numbers

Connolly 1 · Ferns 5 of 6 measurable rows

ConnollyEdge = longer wingFerns

Record: 28-23-1946-19-9 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 53.6%
68.2% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 33: 15
33 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 53.57%
71.74% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†not comparable: —71%
Times stopped^†max 9: 3 (edge)
9
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 5.4: 0.6
5.4 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 74: 4
74

† 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

Height+1″: Eddie Connolly: 5′9″ (edge); Rube Ferns: 5′8″
Agenot comparable: Eddie Connolly: Died aged 59; Rube Ferns: Died aged 78
Stance: Eddie Connolly: Orthodox; Rube Ferns: Orthodox

Eddie Connolly left, Rube Ferns right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Eddie Connolly0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Connolly yet.

Rube Ferns45 wins · from 74 tracked bouts

32 by KO/TKO 71%9 on the cards 20%4 by another method or unrecorded 9%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Eddie Connolly 4, Rube Ferns 74 — 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

Eddie Connolly has lost four straight. Connolly last boxed on Jan 15, 1904.LLLL

Lavigne Apr 1897Ferns Aug 1900Gans Jan 1902Mellody Jan 19040.6 tracked bouts per year

Rube Ferns has lost two straight. Ferns last boxed on Apr 5, 1910.WDDLL

Mason Jun 1906Sieger Jun 1906Dukelow Dec 1906Farmer Sep 1907Ferns Apr 19105.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Eddie Connolly and Rube Ferns ever fought each other?: Yes. Eddie Connolly and Rube Ferns met once on August 13, 1900, and Rube Ferns won by TKO in round 15.
Who has the better record, Connolly or Ferns?: Eddie Connolly is 28-23-19 and Rube Ferns is 46-19-9. Rube Ferns has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Connolly or Ferns?: Eddie Connolly has 15 knockout wins and Rube Ferns has 33. Rube Ferns has more.
Do Connolly and Ferns have any common opponents?: Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Eddie Connolly and Rube Ferns have faced.
Who is bigger, Connolly or Ferns?: Eddie Connolly is the taller fighter at 174 cm, 1 cm above the other.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Connolly and Ferns?: This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for Eddie Connolly and 74 bouts tracked for Rube Ferns. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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