Have Freddie Welsh and Leach Cross ever fought each other?

Yes. Freddie Welsh and Leach Cross met once on April 28, 1914, and Freddie Welsh won by PTS.

Who has the better record, Welsh or Cross?

Freddie Welsh is 121-29-17 and Leach Cross is 7-9 across the 16 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.

Who has more knockouts, Welsh or Cross?

Freddie Welsh has 34 knockout wins and Leach Cross has 2. Freddie Welsh has more.

Do Welsh and Cross have any common opponents?

Freddie Welsh and Leach Cross share 9 common opponents: Battling Nelson, Charley White and Adolph Wolgast (and 6 others). Freddie Welsh fared better against 7 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Welsh and Cross?

This comparison is drawn from 167 bouts tracked for Freddie Welsh and 16 bouts tracked for Leach Cross. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Freddie Welsh vs Leach Cross — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

🇬🇧LIGHTWEIGHT

Freddie Welsh

Leach Cross

Freddie Welsh (121-29-17) and Leach Cross (7-9 across 16 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 9 common opponents.

Welsh

121

Wins34 KO · 28%

Losses

Draws167 tracked bouts

Cross

Tracked record

7–9

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

Welsh leads 1–0

Freddie Welsh and Leach Cross have met 1 time; Welsh leads 1–0.
Met	1914Apr 28	Series
Freddie WelshFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Leach CrossFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	PTSWelsh vs Cross	1Meeting

Welsh vs Cross · Apr 28, 1914

The Numbers

Welsh 4 · Cross 2 of 6 measurable rows

WelshEdge = longer wingCross

Record^†: 121-29-17 (edge)7-9
Win %0–100%: 77.5% (edge)
43.8%
Wins by knockoutmax 34: 34 (edge)
2
KO ratenot comparable: 28.1%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 28%
29% (edge)
Times stopped^‡max 1: 1
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 10.2: 10.2 (edge)
2.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 167: 167
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

Reachnot held: Freddie Welsh: 69″; Leach Cross: No reach on file
Agenot held: Freddie Welsh: Died aged 41; Leach Cross: No date of birth

Freddie Welsh left, Leach Cross 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

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

Leach Cross7 wins · from 16 tracked bouts

2 by KO/TKO 29%5 by another method or unrecorded 71%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Freddie Welsh 167, Leach Cross 16 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

9 shared

9 shared · Welsh better on 7 · Cross better on 1 · even on 19 shared · Freddie Welsh better on 7 · Leach Cross better on 1 · even on 1

WelshFreddie Welsh

Opponent

CrossLeach Cross

Freddie Welsh
Win, NWS
1917Apr 1917
NelsonBattling NelsonUnited States 69–33–27EvenEven — 1–0 both
Leach Cross
Win, NWS
1912Nov 1912
Freddie Welsh
3–1 against
Win, PTS
1916Sep 1916
Loss, NWS
1915Jul 1915
Win, NWS
1915Feb 1915
Win, NWS
1914Nov 1914
WhiteCharley WhiteUnited Kingdom 123–35–13Cross betterLeach Cross better — 1–0 to 3–1
Leach Cross
Win, NWS
1915Mar 1915
Freddie Welsh
3–0 against
Win, DQ 11
1916Jul 1916
Win, NWS
1916Mar 1916
Win, TKO 8
1914Nov 1914
WolgastAdolph WolgastUnited States 87–33–23Welsh betterFreddie Welsh better — 3–0 to 2–0
Leach Cross
2–0 against
Win, TKO 6
1915Dec 1915
Win, NWS
1915Jun 1915
Freddie Welsh
Win, NWS
1914Jan 1914
DundeeJohnny DundeeUnited States 201–73–46 · FeatherweightWelsh betterFreddie Welsh better — 1–0 to 0–1
Leach Cross
Loss, NWS
1915Jun 1915
Freddie Welsh
2–1 against
Loss, NWS
1915Mar 1915
Win, PTS
1914Jul 1914
Win, PTS
1911Nov 1911
RitchieWillie RitchieUnited States 45–14–17Welsh betterFreddie Welsh better — 2–1 to 0–1
Leach Cross
Loss, NWS
1913Nov 1913
Freddie Welsh
1–1 against
Win, PTS
1912Nov 1912
Loss, PTS
1911Feb 1911
WellsMatt WellsUnited Kingdom 51–30–3Welsh betterFreddie Welsh better — 1–1 to 0–1
Leach Cross
Loss, NWS
1911Jun 1911
Freddie Welsh
1–0 against
Win, DQ 10
1910Dec 1910
Result unrecorded, ND
1907Sep 1907
DriscollJim DriscollUnited Kingdom 63–5–7 · FeatherweightWelsh betterFreddie Welsh better — 1–0 to 0–1
Leach Cross
Loss, NWS
1909Feb 1909
Freddie Welsh
0–1–2 against
Draw, PTS
1910May 1910
Draw, PTS
1908Jul 1908
Loss, PTS
1908Feb 1908
McFarlandPackey McFarlandUnited States 106–1–6 · LightweightWelsh betterFreddie Welsh better — 0–1–2 to 0–2
Leach Cross
0–2 against
Loss, NWS
1909Mar 1909
Loss, NWS
1908Oct 1908
Freddie Welsh
2–0 against
Win, PTS
1909Feb 1909
Win, NWS
1906Jul 1906
ErneYoung ErneUnited States 164–58–52Welsh betterFreddie Welsh better — 2–0 to 1–1
Leach Cross
1–1 against
Win, NWS
1909May 1909
Loss, NWS
1909Jan 1909

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

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

Leach Cross last boxed on Dec 17, 1915 — 40,484 days ago. Cross had won once since losing to Johnny Dundee.LWWLW

Welsh Apr 1914White Mar 1915Wolgast Jun 1915Dundee Jun 1915Wolgast Dec 19152.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Freddie Welsh and Leach Cross ever fought each other?: Yes. Freddie Welsh and Leach Cross met once on April 28, 1914, and Freddie Welsh won by PTS.
Who has the better record, Welsh or Cross?: Freddie Welsh is 121-29-17 and Leach Cross is 7-9 across the 16 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.
Who has more knockouts, Welsh or Cross?: Freddie Welsh has 34 knockout wins and Leach Cross has 2. Freddie Welsh has more.
Do Welsh and Cross have any common opponents?: Freddie Welsh and Leach Cross share 9 common opponents: Battling Nelson, Charley White and Adolph Wolgast (and 6 others). Freddie Welsh fared better against 7 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Welsh and Cross?: This comparison is drawn from 167 bouts tracked for Freddie Welsh and 16 bouts tracked for Leach Cross. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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