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Frank Childs vs John Rivers — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Frank Childs

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John Rivers

Frank Childs (40-9-8) and John Rivers (1-1 across 2 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Childs

40

Wins24 KO · 60%

9

Losses

8

Draws57 tracked bouts

Rivers

Tracked record

1–1

counted from 2 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

Frank Childs and John Rivers have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.

Frank Childs and John Rivers have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
Met1892Nov 161892Nov 29Series
Frank ChildsFighter AWWonLLost1–1W–L
John RiversFighter BLLostWWon1–1W–L
ResultTKODQ2Meetings

The Numbers

Childs 4 · Rivers 1 of 5 measurable rows
ChildsRivers
Record†
40-9-8 (edge)1-1
Win %0–100%
77.2% (edge)
50%
Wins by knockoutmax 24
24 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
60%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
60% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 2
2
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
3—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 57
57
2

† 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
Frank Childs: Died aged 68
John Rivers: No date of birth
Stance
Frank Childs: Orthodox
John Rivers: Not recorded

Frank Childs left, John Rivers 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 Childs40 wins · from 57 tracked bouts

Frank Childs: 40 tracked wins — 24 by KO/TKO (60%), 14 on the cards (35%) and 2 by another method or unrecorded (5%). Counted from 57 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

24 by KO/TKO 60%14 on the cards 35%2 by another method or unrecorded 5%

John Rivers1 win · from 2 tracked bouts

John Rivers: 1 tracked win — 1 by another method or unrecorded (100%). Counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by another method or unrecorded 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Frank Childs 57, John Rivers 2 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Frank Childs drew the most recent tracked bout with Jack Taylor. Childs last boxed on Feb 2, 1911.WLWLD

Johnson Mar 1904Johnson Jun 1904Klondike Jul 1904Martin Nov 1904Taylor Feb 19113 tracked bouts per year

John Rivers last boxed on Nov 29, 1892 — 48,909 days ago. Rivers had won once since losing by stoppage to Frank Childs.LW

Childs Nov 1892Childs Nov 1892

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Frank Childs and John Rivers ever fought each other?
Yes. Frank Childs and John Rivers have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
The 2 meetings

LNov 29, 1892 · Rivers · DQ

WNov 16, 1892 · Childs · TKO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Childs or Rivers?
Frank Childs is 40-9-8 and John Rivers is 1-1 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Frank Childs has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Childs40–9–877.2%

Rivers1–150%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Childs or Rivers?
Frank Childs has 24 knockout wins and John Rivers has 0. Frank Childs has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Childs2460%

Rivers0

The Numbers ↓
Do Childs and Rivers have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Frank Childs and John Rivers have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Childs and Rivers?
This comparison is drawn from 57 bouts tracked for Frank Childs and 2 bouts tracked for John Rivers. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Childs57bouts

Rivers2bouts

How They Win ↓

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