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

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Elmer Ray

Willie Reddish

Elmer Ray (98-23-11) and Willie Reddish (2-3 across 5 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 3 common opponents.

Ray

98

Wins69 KO · 70%

23

Losses

11

Draws135 tracked bouts

Reddish

Tracked record

2–3

counted from 5 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 1–1

Elmer Ray and Willie Reddish have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.

Elmer Ray and Willie Reddish have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
Met1941Feb 271941Apr 1Series
Elmer RayFighter ALLostWWon1–1W–L
Willie ReddishFighter BWWonLLost1–1W–L
ResultTKOR3PTS2Meetings

The Numbers

Ray 5 · Reddish 1 of 6 measurable rows
RayReddish
Record†
98-23-11 (edge)2-3
Win %0–100%
78.4% (edge)
40%
Wins by knockoutmax 69
69 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable
70.41%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
70% (edge)
50%
Times stopped‡max 9
9
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 8.8
8.8 (edge)
1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 135
135
5

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

Elmer Ray left, Willie Reddish 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 Reddish2 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

Willie Reddish: 2 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (50%) and 1 on the cards (50%). Counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

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

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Elmer Ray 135, Willie Reddish 5 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Reddish better on 2 · even on 1

Ray

Opponent

Reddish

  • Elmer Ray

    1–2 against

    Loss, MD

    1947

    Win, SD

    1946

    Loss, KO 3

    1937

    WalcottReddish better

    Willie Reddish

    Loss, PTS

    1936

  • 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

    WalkerReddish better

    Willie Reddish

    Win, PTS

    1936

  • Elmer Ray

    Loss, KO 12

    1938

    LewisEven

    Willie Reddish

    Loss, UD

    1937

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 Reddish last boxed on Apr 1, 1941 — 31,246 days ago. Reddish had won one in a row before losing a decision to Elmer Ray.LWLWL

Walcott Mar 1936Walker Sep 1936Lewis Jun 1937Ray Feb 1941Ray Apr 19411 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Elmer Ray and Willie Reddish ever fought each other?
Yes. Elmer Ray and Willie Reddish have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
The 2 meetings

WApr 1, 1941 · Ray · PTS

LFeb 27, 1941 · Reddish · TKO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ray or Reddish?
Elmer Ray is 98-23-11 and Willie Reddish is 2-3 across the 5 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%

Reddish2–340%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Ray or Reddish?
Elmer Ray has 69 knockout wins and Willie Reddish has 1. Elmer Ray has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Ray6970.4%

Reddish1

The Numbers ↓
Do Ray and Reddish have any common opponents?
Elmer Ray and Willie Reddish share 3 common opponents: Jersey Joe Walcott, Obie Walker and John Henry Lewis. Willie Reddish fared better against 2 of them.
3 shared opponents

Jersey Joe Walcott1–2L

Obie Walker7–4–2W

John Henry LewisLL

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ray and Reddish?
This comparison is drawn from 135 bouts tracked for Elmer Ray and 5 bouts tracked for Willie Reddish. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ray135bouts

Reddish5bouts

How They Win ↓

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