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Elmer Ray vs Jim Howell — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Elmer Ray

Jim Howell

Elmer Ray (98-23-11) and Jim Howell (3-0-1 across 4 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Ray

98

Wins69 KO · 70%

23

Losses

11

Draws135 tracked bouts

Howell

Tracked record

3–0–1

counted from 4 bouts 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

Series level 0–0 with 1 draw

Elmer Ray and Jim Howell have met 1 time; Series level 0–0 with 1 draw.

Elmer Ray and Jim Howell have met 1 time; Series level 0–0 with 1 draw.
Met1938Jul 25Series
Elmer RayFighter ADDraw0–0–1W–L–D
Jim HowellFighter BDDraw0–0–1W–L–D
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Ray 2 · Howell 3 of 5 measurable rows
RayHowell
Record†
98-23-113-0-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
78.4%
87.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 69
69 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
70.41%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
70% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 9
9
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
8.8—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 135
135
4

† 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

Agenot held
Elmer Ray: Died aged 76
Jim Howell: No date of birth
Stance
Elmer Ray: Orthodox
Jim Howell: Not recorded

Elmer Ray left, Jim Howell right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Elmer Ray98 wins · from 135 tracked bouts

Elmer Ray: 98 tracked wins — 69 by KO/TKO (70%), 27 on the cards (28%) and 2 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 135 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

69 by KO/TKO 70%27 on the cards 28%2 by another method or unrecorded 2%

Jim Howell3 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Jim Howell: 3 tracked wins — 3 on the cards (100%). Counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

3 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Elmer Ray 135, Jim Howell 4 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Howell better on 1

Ray

Opponent

Howell

  • Elmer Ray

    7–4–2 against

    Win, UD

    1941

    Win, PTS

    1940

    Win, PTS

    1940

    Win, PTS

    1939

    Win, NWS

    1939

    Win, NWS

    1939

    Loss, TKO 6

    1938

    Loss, PTS

    1938

    Win, PTS

    1938

    No contest, NC 6

    1937

    Loss, TKO 6

    1937

    Draw, PTS

    1937

    Loss, PTS

    1937

    Draw, PTS

    1937

    WalkerHowell better

    Jim Howell

    2–0 against

    Win, PTS

    1938

    Win, PTS

    1938

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

Elmer Ray has lost two straight, after two straight wins. Ray last boxed on Mar 8, 1949.LWWLL

Charles May 1948Boddie Jan 1949Peaks Feb 1949Riviera Feb 1949Holman Mar 19498.8 tracked bouts per year

Jim Howell last boxed on Jul 25, 1938 — 32,229 days ago. Howell had drawn the most recent tracked bout with Elmer Ray.WWWD

Sirutis Feb 1938Walker Mar 1938Walker Jun 1938Ray Jul 1938

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Elmer Ray and Jim Howell ever fought each other?
Yes. Elmer Ray and Jim Howell met once on July 25, 1938, and the bout was a draw by PTS.
The meeting

DJul 25, 1938 · Draw · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ray or Howell?
Elmer Ray is 98-23-11 and Jim Howell is 3-0-1 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Jim Howell has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Ray98–23–1178.4%

Howell3–0–187.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Ray or Howell?
Elmer Ray has 69 knockout wins and Jim Howell has 0. Elmer Ray has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Ray6970.4%

Howell0

The Numbers ↓
Do Ray and Howell have any common opponents?
Elmer Ray and Jim Howell share 1 common opponent: Obie Walker. Jim Howell fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

Obie Walker7–4–2W

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ray and Howell?
This comparison is drawn from 135 bouts tracked for Elmer Ray and 4 bouts tracked for Jim Howell. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ray135bouts

Howell4bouts

How They Win ↓

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