Have Frank Klaus and Hugo Kelly ever fought each other?

Yes. Frank Klaus and Hugo Kelly have met 2 times and Hugo Kelly leads the series 2-0.

Who has the better record, Klaus or Kelly?

Frank Klaus is 67-15-14 and Hugo Kelly is 4-6-6 across the 16 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Frank Klaus has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Klaus or Kelly?

Frank Klaus has 21 knockout wins and Hugo Kelly has 0. Frank Klaus has more.

Do Klaus and Kelly have any common opponents?

Frank Klaus and Hugo Kelly share 3 common opponents: Jack Dillon, Billy Papke and Stanley Ketchel. Frank Klaus fared better against 3 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Klaus and Kelly?

This comparison is drawn from 96 bouts tracked for Frank Klaus and 16 bouts tracked for Hugo Kelly. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Frank Klaus vs Hugo Kelly — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Frank Klaus

Hugo Kelly

Frank Klaus (67-15-14) and Hugo Kelly (4-6-6 across 16 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.

Klaus

Wins21 KO · 31%

Losses

Draws96 tracked bouts

Kelly

Tracked record

4–6–6

counted from 16 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

Kelly leads 2–0

Frank Klaus and Hugo Kelly have met 2 times; Kelly leads 2–0.
Met	1909Jun 25	1910Dec 20	Series
Frank KlausFighter A	LLost	LLost	0–2W–L
Hugo KellyFighter B	WWon	WWon	2–0W–L
Result	NWSKlaus vs Kelly	PTSKlaus vs Kelly	2Meetings

The Numbers

Klaus 5 · Kelly 0 of 5 measurable rows

KlausEdge = longer wingKelly

Record^†: 67-15-14 (edge)4-6-6
Win %0–100%: 77.1% (edge)
43.8%
Wins by knockoutmax 21: 21 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 31.34%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 31% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^‡levelmax 3: 3
3
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 10.9: 10.9 (edge)
1.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 96: 96
16

† 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 Klaus: Died aged 60; Hugo Kelly: No date of birth

Frank Klaus left, Hugo Kelly right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored: younger is not better.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Frank Klaus68 wins · from 96 tracked bouts

21 by KO/TKO 31%6 on the cards 9%41 by another method or unrecorded 60%

Hugo Kelly4 wins · from 16 tracked bouts

3 on the cards 75%1 by another method or unrecorded 25%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Frank Klaus 96, Hugo Kelly 16 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Klaus better on 33 shared · Frank Klaus better on 3

KlausFrank Klaus

Opponent

KellyHugo Kelly

Frank Klaus
2–1–1 against
Loss, NWS
1913May 1913
Win, NWS
1912May 1912
Win, PTS
1912Mar 1912
Draw, NWS
1911Dec 1911
DillonJack DillonUnited States 191–31–28 · Light HeavyweightKlaus betterFrank Klaus better — 2–1–1 to 0–1
Hugo Kelly
Loss, KO 3
1912May 1912
Frank Klaus
2–0 against
Win, RTD 6
1913Mar 1913
Win, NWS
1909Nov 1909
PapkeBilly PapkeUnited States 39–17–7 · MiddleweightKlaus betterFrank Klaus better — 2–0 to 0–2–2
Hugo Kelly
0–2–2 against
Loss, KO 1
1909May 1909
Draw, PTS
1908Dec 1908
Loss, PTS
1908Mar 1908
Draw, PTS
1907Dec 1907
Frank Klaus
Win, NWS
1910Mar 1910
KetchelStanley KetchelUnited States 51–7–3Klaus betterFrank Klaus better — 1–0 to 0–1
Hugo Kelly
Loss, KO 3
1908Jul 1908

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 Klaus has lost two straight. Klaus last boxed on Dec 23, 1913.LWDLL

Dillon May 1913Gardner Jul 1913McGoorty Sep 1913Chip Oct 1913Chip Dec 191310.9 tracked bouts per year

Hugo Kelly last boxed on May 28, 1912 — 41,786 days ago. Kelly had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Jack Dillon.DLWWL

Papke Dec 1908Papke May 1909Klaus Jun 1909Klaus Dec 1910Dillon May 19121.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Frank Klaus and Hugo Kelly ever fought each other?: Yes. Frank Klaus and Hugo Kelly have met 2 times and Hugo Kelly leads the series 2-0.
Who has the better record, Klaus or Kelly?: Frank Klaus is 67-15-14 and Hugo Kelly is 4-6-6 across the 16 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Frank Klaus has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Klaus or Kelly?: Frank Klaus has 21 knockout wins and Hugo Kelly has 0. Frank Klaus has more.
Do Klaus and Kelly have any common opponents?: Frank Klaus and Hugo Kelly share 3 common opponents: Jack Dillon, Billy Papke and Stanley Ketchel. Frank Klaus fared better against 3 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Klaus and Kelly?: This comparison is drawn from 96 bouts tracked for Frank Klaus and 16 bouts tracked for Hugo Kelly. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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