Have Frankie Burns and Johnny Kilbane ever fought each other?

Yes. Frankie Burns and Johnny Kilbane have met 2 times and Johnny Kilbane leads the series 2-0.

Who has the better record, Burns or Kilbane?

Frankie Burns is 139-24-24 and Johnny Kilbane is 110-17-15. Johnny Kilbane has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Burns or Kilbane?

Frankie Burns has 29 knockout wins and Johnny Kilbane has 24. Frankie Burns has more.

Do Burns and Kilbane have any common opponents?

Frankie Burns and Johnny Kilbane share 3 common opponents: Kid Williams, Monte Attell and Abe Attell. Johnny Kilbane fared better against 2 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 29 bouts tracked for Frankie Burns and 143 bouts tracked for Johnny Kilbane. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Frankie Burns vs Johnny Kilbane — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

🇺🇸BANTAMWEIGHT

Frankie Burns (139-24-24) and Johnny Kilbane (110-17-15) 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.

Burns

139

Wins29 KO · 21%

Losses

Draws29 tracked bouts

Kilbane

110

Wins24 KO · 22%

Losses

Draws143 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Kilbane leads 2–0

Frankie Burns and Johnny Kilbane have met 2 times; Kilbane leads 2–0.
Met	1912May 14	1919Sep 16	Series
Frankie BurnsFighter A	LLost	LLost	0–2W–L
Johnny KilbaneFighter B	WWon	WWon	2–0W–L
Result	NWSKilbane vs Burns	TKOR5Kilbane vs Burns	2Meetings

The Numbers

Burns 2 · Kilbane 5 of 7 measurable rows

BurnsEdge = longer wingKilbane

Record: 139-24-24110-17-15 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 80.7%
82.7% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 29: 29 (edge)
24
KO rate0–100%: 20.86%
21.82% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 7%
22% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 3: 1 (edge)
3
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 9.2: 1.3
9.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 143: 29
143

† 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: Frankie Burns: 5′5″; Johnny Kilbane: No height on file
Agenot comparable: Frankie Burns: Died aged 62; Johnny Kilbane: Died aged 68
Stance: Frankie Burns: Orthodox; Johnny Kilbane: Not recorded

Frankie Burns left, Johnny Kilbane right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

Bantamweight against Featherweight. 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

Frankie Burns15 wins · from 29 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 7%14 by another method or unrecorded 93%

Johnny Kilbane110 wins · from 143 tracked bouts

24 by KO/TKO 22%25 on the cards 23%61 by another method or unrecorded 55%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Frankie Burns 29, Johnny Kilbane 143 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Kilbane better on 2 · even on 13 shared · Johnny Kilbane better on 2 · even on 1

BurnsFrankie Burns

Opponent

KilbaneJohnny Kilbane

Frankie Burns
Draw, PTS
1915Dec 1915
WilliamsKid WilliamsUnited States 162–30–12 · BantamweightKilbane betterJohnny Kilbane better — 1–0 to 0–0–1
Johnny Kilbane
Win, NWS
1915Mar 1915
Frankie Burns
Win, NWS
1911Oct 1911
AttellMonte AttellUnited States 66–41–28EvenEven — Frankie Burns 1–0, Johnny Kilbane 1–0–1
Johnny Kilbane
1–0–1 against
Win, TKO 9
1912Dec 1912
Draw, PTS
1911Mar 1911
Frankie Burns
Loss, NWS
1911Mar 1911
AttellAbe AttellUnited States 110–17–25 · FeatherweightKilbane betterJohnny Kilbane better — 1–1 to 0–1
Johnny Kilbane
1–1 against
Win, PTS
1912Feb 1912
Loss, PTS
1910Oct 1910

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

Frankie Burns has lost two straight, after one straight win. Burns last boxed on Oct 7, 1932.WLWLL

Sharkey Nov 1918Kilbane Sep 1919Sharkey Jul 1920Mandell Aug 1925Mandell Oct 19321.3 tracked bouts per year

Johnny Kilbane had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Eugène Criqui. Kilbane last boxed on Jun 2, 1923.WLWWL

Jacks May 1920Chaney Jun 1920Root Jul 1920Frush Sep 1920Criqui Jun 19239.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Frankie Burns and Johnny Kilbane ever fought each other?: Yes. Frankie Burns and Johnny Kilbane have met 2 times and Johnny Kilbane leads the series 2-0.
Who has the better record, Burns or Kilbane?: Frankie Burns is 139-24-24 and Johnny Kilbane is 110-17-15. Johnny Kilbane has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Burns or Kilbane?: Frankie Burns has 29 knockout wins and Johnny Kilbane has 24. Frankie Burns has more.
Do Burns and Kilbane have any common opponents?: Frankie Burns and Johnny Kilbane share 3 common opponents: Kid Williams, Monte Attell and Abe Attell. Johnny Kilbane fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Burns and Kilbane?: This comparison is drawn from 29 bouts tracked for Frankie Burns and 143 bouts tracked for Johnny Kilbane. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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