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Freddie Welsh vs Johnny Murphy — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Freddie Welsh

Johnny Murphy

Freddie Welsh (121-29-17) and Johnny Murphy (0-3-1 across 5 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Welsh

121

Wins34 KO · 28%

29

Losses

17

Draws167 tracked bouts

Murphy

Tracked record

0–3–1

counted from 5 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

Welsh leads 1–0

Freddie Welsh and Johnny Murphy have met 1 time; Welsh leads 1–0.

Freddie Welsh and Johnny Murphy have met 1 time; Welsh leads 1–0.
Met1908Aug 14Series
Freddie WelshFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Johnny MurphyFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Welsh 4 · Murphy 0 of 4 measurable rows
WelshMurphy
Record†
121-29-17 (edge)0-3-1
Win %0–100%
77.5% (edge)
12.5%
Wins by knockoutmax 34
34 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
28.1%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
28%—
Times stopped‡levelmax 1
1
1
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 10.2
10.2 (edge)
0.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 167
167
5

† 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

Reachnot held
Freddie Welsh: 69″
Johnny Murphy: No reach on file
Agenot held
Freddie Welsh: Died aged 41
Johnny Murphy: No date of birth

Freddie Welsh left, Johnny Murphy right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored: younger is not better.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Freddie Welsh121 wins · from 167 tracked bouts

Freddie Welsh: 121 tracked wins — 34 by KO/TKO (28%), 36 on the cards (30%) and 51 by another method or unrecorded (42%). Counted from 167 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

34 by KO/TKO 28%36 on the cards 30%51 by another method or unrecorded 42%

Johnny Murphy0 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

Johnny Murphy: no tracked wins in the 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Murphy yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Freddie Welsh 167, Johnny Murphy 5 — 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

Freddie Welsh has lost the most recent, to Archie Walker. Welsh last boxed on Apr 15, 1922.WWWDL

Jackson May 1921Murphy May 1921Forbes Aug 1921Tait Aug 1921Walker Apr 192210.2 tracked bouts per year

Johnny Murphy last boxed on Aug 14, 1908 — 43,166 days ago. Murphy had lost two straight.DLNCLL

Weir Sep 1887Dixon Oct 1890Murphy May 1892Palmer Oct 1896Welsh Aug 19080.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Freddie Welsh and Johnny Murphy ever fought each other?
Yes. Freddie Welsh and Johnny Murphy met once on August 14, 1908, and Freddie Welsh won by PTS.
The meeting

WAug 14, 1908 · Welsh · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Welsh or Murphy?
Freddie Welsh is 121-29-17 and Johnny Murphy is 0-3-1 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Freddie Welsh has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Welsh121–29–1777.5%

Murphy0–3–112.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Welsh or Murphy?
Freddie Welsh has 34 knockout wins and Johnny Murphy has 0. Freddie Welsh has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Welsh3428.1%

Murphy0

The Numbers ↓
Do Welsh and Murphy have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Freddie Welsh and Johnny Murphy have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Welsh and Murphy?
This comparison is drawn from 167 bouts tracked for Freddie Welsh and 5 bouts tracked for Johnny Murphy. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Welsh167bouts

Murphy5bouts

How They Win ↓

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