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Elmer Ray vs Willie Bush — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Elmer Ray

Willie Bush

Elmer Ray (98-23-11) and Willie Bush (4-7-3 across 15 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 5 times. They share 1 common opponent.

Ray

98

Wins69 KO · 70%

23

Losses

11

Draws135 tracked bouts

Bush

Tracked record

4–7–3

counted from 15 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

Ray leads 2–1 with 1 draw

Elmer Ray and Willie Bush have met 5 times; Ray leads 2–1 with 1 draw.

Elmer Ray and Willie Bush have met 5 times; Ray leads 2–1 with 1 draw.
Met1934Jun 191934Aug 211934Sep 181935Feb 261935Mar 20Series
Elmer RayFighter ADDrawWWonWWonNCNo decisionLLost2–1–1W–L–D
Willie BushFighter BDDrawLLostLLostNCNo decisionWWon1–2–1W–L–D
ResultSDTKOR4KOR7NCR2DQR75Meetings

The Numbers

Ray 5 · Bush 1 of 6 measurable rows
RayBush
Record†
98-23-11 (edge)4-7-3
Win %0–100%
78.4% (edge)
39.3%
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
4 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 8.8
8.8 (edge)
1.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 135
135
15

† 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
Willie Bush: No date of birth
Stance
Elmer Ray: Orthodox
Willie Bush: Not recorded

Elmer Ray left, Willie Bush 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%

Willie Bush4 wins · from 15 tracked bouts

Willie Bush: 4 tracked wins — 2 on the cards (50%) and 2 by another method or unrecorded (50%). Counted from 15 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 on the cards 50%2 by another method or unrecorded 50%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Elmer Ray 135, Willie Bush 15 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Bush better on 1

Ray

Opponent

Bush

  • 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

    WalkerBush better

    Willie Bush

    2–3–2 against

    Loss, PTS

    1932

    Loss, KO 7

    1932

    Draw, PTS

    1932

    Draw, PTS

    1931

    Loss, PTS

    1931

    Win, PTS

    1931

    Win, DQ 2

    1931

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

Willie Bush last boxed on Mar 12, 1942 — 30,903 days ago. Bush had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Artie Levine.LLNCWL

Ray Aug 1934Ray Sep 1934Ray Feb 1935Ray Mar 1935Levine Mar 19421.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Elmer Ray and Willie Bush ever fought each other?
Yes. Elmer Ray and Willie Bush have met 5 times and Elmer Ray leads the series 2-1 with 1 draw.
The 5 meetings

LMar 20, 1935 · Bush · DQ R7

NCFeb 26, 1935 · No decision · NC R2

WSep 18, 1934 · Ray · KO R7

WAug 21, 1934 · Ray · TKO R4

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ray or Bush?
Elmer Ray is 98-23-11 and Willie Bush is 4-7-3 across the 15 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Elmer Ray 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%

Bush4–7–339.3%

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

Ray6970.4%

Bush0

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

Obie Walker7–4–22–3–2

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ray and Bush?
This comparison is drawn from 135 bouts tracked for Elmer Ray and 15 bouts tracked for Willie Bush. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ray135bouts

Bush15bouts

How They Win ↓

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