Have Eddie Santry and Terry McGovern ever fought each other?

Yes. Eddie Santry and Terry McGovern met once on February 1, 1900, and Terry McGovern won by TKO in round 5.

Who has the better record, Santry or McGovern?

Eddie Santry is 48-17-16 and Terry McGovern is 65-6-8. Terry McGovern has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Santry or McGovern?

Eddie Santry has 32 knockout wins and Terry McGovern has 44. Terry McGovern has more.

Do Santry and McGovern have any common opponents?

Eddie Santry and Terry McGovern share 4 common opponents: Young Corbett II, Battling Nelson and Aurelio Herrera (and 1 other). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Santry and McGovern?

This comparison is drawn from 9 bouts tracked for Eddie Santry and 80 bouts tracked for Terry McGovern. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Eddie Santry vs Terry McGovern — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Terry McGovern

Eddie Santry (48-17-16) and Terry McGovern (65-6-8) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 4 common opponents.

Santry

Wins32 KO · 67%

Losses

Draws9 tracked bouts

McGovern

Wins44 KO · 68%

Losses

Draws80 tracked bouts

Head to Head

McGovern leads 1–0

Eddie Santry and Terry McGovern have met 1 time; McGovern leads 1–0.
Met	1900Feb 1	Series
Eddie SantryFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Terry McGovernFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	TKOR5McGovern vs Santry	1Meeting

McGovern vs Santry · Feb 1, 1900

The Numbers

Santry 0 · McGovern 7 of 7 measurable rows

SantryEdge = longer wingMcGovern

Record: 48-17-1665-6-8 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 69.1%
87.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 44: 32
44 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 66.67%
67.69% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 50%
68% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 3: 3
2 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 8.4: 1.6
8.4 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 80: 9
80

† 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: Eddie Santry: No height on file; Terry McGovern: 5′3″
Reachnot held: Eddie Santry: No reach on file; Terry McGovern: 65″
Agenot comparable: Eddie Santry: Died aged 42; Terry McGovern: Died aged 37
Stance: Eddie Santry: Orthodox; Terry McGovern: Orthodox

Eddie Santry left, Terry McGovern 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 Santry2 wins · from 9 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 50%1 on the cards 50%

Terry McGovern66 wins · from 80 tracked bouts

45 by KO/TKO 68%14 on the cards 21%7 by another method or unrecorded 11%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Eddie Santry 9, Terry McGovern 80 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Santry better on 2 · McGovern better on 24 shared · Eddie Santry better on 2 · Terry McGovern better on 2

SantryEddie Santry

Opponent

McGovernTerry McGovern

Eddie Santry
Loss, KO 2
1901Apr 1901
IIYoung Corbett IIUnited States 68–22–19Santry betterEddie Santry better — 0–1 to 0–2–1
Terry McGovern
0–2–1 against
Draw, NWS
1906Oct 1906
Loss, KO 11
1903Mar 1903
Loss, KO
1901Nov 1901
Eddie Santry
Win, PTS
1901Nov 1901
NelsonBattling NelsonUnited States 69–33–27Santry betterEddie Santry better — 1–0 to 0–1
Terry McGovern
Loss, NWS
1906Mar 1906
Eddie Santry
Loss, KO 13
1903Oct 1903
HerreraAurelio HerreraUnited States 70–14–16McGovern betterTerry McGovern better — 1–0 to 0–1
Terry McGovern
Win, KO 5
1901May 1901
Eddie Santry
0–2–1 against
Draw, PTS
1899Aug 1899
Loss, PTS
1899Jul 1899
Loss, PTS
1898Jun 1898
DixonGeorge DixonCanada 75–32–61McGovern betterTerry McGovern better — 2–0 to 0–2–1
Terry McGovern
2–0 against
Win, PTS
1900Jun 1900
Win, TKO 8
1900Jan 1900

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

Eddie Santry had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Aurelio Herrera. Santry last boxed on Oct 29, 1903.DLLWL

Dixon Aug 1899McGovern Feb 1900II Apr 1901Nelson Nov 1901Herrera Oct 19031.6 tracked bouts per year

Terry McGovern drew the most recent tracked bout with Young Corbett II. McGovern last boxed on Oct 17, 1906.LDDDD

Nelson Mar 1906Loughrey May 1906Robson May 1906Britt May 1906II Oct 19068.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Eddie Santry and Terry McGovern ever fought each other?: Yes. Eddie Santry and Terry McGovern met once on February 1, 1900, and Terry McGovern won by TKO in round 5.
Who has the better record, Santry or McGovern?: Eddie Santry is 48-17-16 and Terry McGovern is 65-6-8. Terry McGovern has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Santry or McGovern?: Eddie Santry has 32 knockout wins and Terry McGovern has 44. Terry McGovern has more.
Do Santry and McGovern have any common opponents?: Eddie Santry and Terry McGovern share 4 common opponents: Young Corbett II, Battling Nelson and Aurelio Herrera (and 1 other). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Santry and McGovern?: This comparison is drawn from 9 bouts tracked for Eddie Santry and 80 bouts tracked for Terry McGovern. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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