Have Frank Burns and Torpedo Billy Murphy ever fought each other?

Yes. Frank Burns and Torpedo Billy Murphy met once on July 14, 1883, and Torpedo Billy Murphy won by KO.

Who has the better record, Burns or Murphy?

Frank Burns is 0-3-1 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Torpedo Billy Murphy is 90-51-24. Torpedo Billy Murphy has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Burns or Murphy?

Frank Burns has 0 knockout wins and Torpedo Billy Murphy has 76. Torpedo Billy Murphy has more.

Do Burns and Murphy have any common opponents?

Frank Burns and Torpedo Billy Murphy share 1 common opponent: Young Griffo. Frank Burns fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Burns and Murphy?

This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for Frank Burns and 194 bouts tracked for Torpedo Billy Murphy. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Frank Burns vs Torpedo Billy Murphy — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

Frank Burns

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Torpedo Billy Murphy

Frank Burns (0-3-1 across 4 tracked bouts) and Torpedo Billy Murphy (90-51-24) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Burns

Tracked record

0–3–1

counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Murphy

Wins76 KO · 84%

Losses

Draws194 tracked bouts

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

Murphy leads 1–0

Frank Burns and Torpedo Billy Murphy have met 1 time; Murphy leads 1–0.
Met	1883Jul 14	Series
Frank BurnsFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Torpedo Billy MurphyFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	KOMurphy vs Burns	1Meeting

Murphy vs Burns · Jul 14, 1883

The Numbers

Burns 1 · Murphy 4 of 5 measurable rows

BurnsEdge = longer wingMurphy

Record^†: 0-3-190-51-24 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 12.5%
61.8% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 76: 0
76 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —84.44%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: —71%
Times stopped^‡max 30: 2 (edge)
30
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 7.6: 0.1
7.6 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 194: 4
194

† 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

Heightnot held: Frank Burns: No height on file; Torpedo Billy Murphy: 5′7″
Agenot held: Frank Burns: No date of birth; Torpedo Billy Murphy: Died aged 75
Stance: Frank Burns: Not recorded; Torpedo Billy Murphy: Orthodox

Frank Burns left, Torpedo Billy Murphy right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Frank Burns0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Burns yet.

Torpedo Billy Murphy107 wins · from 194 tracked bouts

76 by KO/TKO 71%13 on the cards 12%18 by another method or unrecorded 17%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Frank Burns 4, Torpedo Billy Murphy 194 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Burns better on 11 shared · Frank Burns better on 1

BurnsFrank Burns

Opponent

MurphyTorpedo Billy Murphy

Frank Burns
Draw, NWS
1888Dec 1888
GriffoYoung GriffoAustralia 118–12–68 · Featherweight, LightweightBurns betterFrank Burns better — 0–0–1 to 0–4
Torpedo Billy Murphy
0–4 against
Loss, PTS
1894May 1894
Loss, DQ 22
1891Jul 1891
Loss, RTD
1890Sep 1890
Loss, PTS
1888Dec 1888

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

Frank Burns last boxed on Oct 4, 1923 — 37,638 days ago. Burns had lost two straight.LDLL

Murphy Jul 1883Griffo Dec 1888Lewis Jun 1922Lewis Oct 19230.1 tracked bouts per year

Torpedo Billy Murphy has lost the most recent, to Jim Fairlie Morris. Murphy last boxed on Oct 29, 1907.DWWDL

Rossi Apr 1906Griffin Jun 1907Toohey Aug 1907Rossi Aug 1907Morris Oct 19077.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Frank Burns and Torpedo Billy Murphy ever fought each other?: Yes. Frank Burns and Torpedo Billy Murphy met once on July 14, 1883, and Torpedo Billy Murphy won by KO.
Who has the better record, Burns or Murphy?: Frank Burns is 0-3-1 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Torpedo Billy Murphy is 90-51-24. Torpedo Billy Murphy has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Burns or Murphy?: Frank Burns has 0 knockout wins and Torpedo Billy Murphy has 76. Torpedo Billy Murphy has more.
Do Burns and Murphy have any common opponents?: Frank Burns and Torpedo Billy Murphy share 1 common opponent: Young Griffo. Frank Burns fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Burns and Murphy?: This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for Frank Burns and 194 bouts tracked for Torpedo Billy Murphy. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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