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Frank Erne vs George "Elbows" McFadden — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇺🇸FEATHERWEIGHT

Frank Erne

Cross-division

🇺🇸LIGHTWEIGHT

George "Elbows" McFadden

Frank Erne (31-6-16) and George "Elbows" McFadden (46-13-21) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Erne

31

Wins15 KO · 48%

6

Losses

16

Draws53 tracked bouts

McFadden

46

Wins26 KO · 57%

13

Losses

21

Draws11 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Erne leads 1–0

Frank Erne and George "Elbows" McFadden have met 1 time; Erne leads 1–0.

Frank Erne and George "Elbows" McFadden have met 1 time; Erne leads 1–0.
Met1899May 9Series
Frank ErneFighter AWWon1–0W–L
George "Elbows" McFaddenFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Erne 3 · McFadden 4 of 7 measurable rows
ErneMcFadden
Record
31-6-16 (edge)46-13-21
Win %0–100%
73.6% (edge)
70.6%
Wins by knockoutmax 26
15
26 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
48.39%
56.52% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
48%
100% (edge)
Times stopped†max 4
4
2 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 3.3
3.3 (edge)
2.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 53
53
11

† 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

Height+1″
Frank Erne: 5′7″ (edge)
George "Elbows" McFadden: 5′6″
Reachnot held
Frank Erne: 68″
George "Elbows" McFadden: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Frank Erne: Died aged 79
George "Elbows" McFadden: Died aged 78
Stance
Frank Erne: Orthodox
George "Elbows" McFadden: Orthodox

Frank Erne left, George "Elbows" McFadden right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

Featherweight against Lightweight. The two are listed in different weight classes, so the tape measures them as they stand rather than as a matchup.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Frank Erne31 wins · from 53 tracked bouts

Frank Erne: 31 tracked wins — 15 by KO/TKO (48%), 15 on the cards (48%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 53 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

15 by KO/TKO 48%15 on the cards 48%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

George "Elbows" McFadden2 wins · from 11 tracked bouts

George "Elbows" McFadden: 2 tracked wins — 2 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 11 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Frank Erne 53, George "Elbows" McFadden 11 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Erne better on 1 · even on 1

Erne

Opponent

McFadden

  • Frank Erne

    1–1 against

    Loss, KO 1

    1902

    Win, TKO 12

    1900

    GansErne better

    George "Elbows" McFadden

    1–4–2 against

    Loss, TKO 3

    1902

    Loss, NWS

    1902

    Draw, PTS

    1900

    Loss, NWS

    1900

    Loss, PTS

    1899

    Draw, PTS

    1899

    Win, KO 23

    1899

  • Frank Erne

    1–0–1 against

    Win, PTS

    1899

    Draw, PTS

    1898

    LavigneEven

    George "Elbows" McFadden

    Win, KO 19

    1899

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 Erne has won two straight since losing by stoppage to Jimmy Britt. Erne last boxed on Feb 29, 1908.LWLWW

Gans May 1902Maloney Jun 1902Britt Nov 1902Zurbrick May 1903Watson Feb 19083.3 tracked bouts per year

George "Elbows" McFadden has lost the most recent, to Sam Langford. McFadden last boxed on Jul 29, 1904.DLLDL

Gans Oct 1900Gans Feb 1902Gans Jun 1902Sullivan Mar 1903Langford Jul 19042.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Frank Erne and George "Elbows" McFadden ever fought each other?
Yes. Frank Erne and George "Elbows" McFadden met once on May 9, 1899, and Frank Erne won by PTS.
The meeting

WMay 9, 1899 · Erne · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Erne or McFadden?
Frank Erne is 31-6-16 and George "Elbows" McFadden is 46-13-21. Frank Erne has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Erne31–6–1673.6%

McFadden46–13–2170.6%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Erne or McFadden?
Frank Erne has 15 knockout wins and George "Elbows" McFadden has 26. George "Elbows" McFadden has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Erne1548.4%

McFadden2656.5%

The Numbers ↓
Do Erne and McFadden have any common opponents?
Frank Erne and George "Elbows" McFadden share 2 common opponents: Joe Gans and Kid Lavigne. Frank Erne fared better against 1 of them.
2 shared opponents

Joe Gans1–11–4–2

Kid Lavigne1–0–1W

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Erne or McFadden?
Frank Erne is the taller fighter at 169 cm, 1 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Erne169 cm173 cm reach

McFadden168 cm

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Erne and McFadden?
This comparison is drawn from 53 bouts tracked for Frank Erne and 11 bouts tracked for George "Elbows" McFadden. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Erne53bouts

McFadden11bouts

How They Win ↓

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