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George Byers vs J. Wightman — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇨🇦LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT, HEAVYWEIGHT

George Byers

J. Wightman

George Byers (20-8-21) and J. Wightman (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) 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.

Byers

20

Wins13 KO · 65%

8

Losses

21

Draws51 tracked bouts

Wightman

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout 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

Byers leads 1–0

George Byers and J. Wightman have met 1 time; Byers leads 1–0.

George Byers and J. Wightman have met 1 time; Byers leads 1–0.
Met1902Apr 19Series
George ByersFighter AWWon1–0W–L
J. WightmanFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Byers 3 · Wightman 1 of 4 measurable rows
ByersWightman
Record†
20-8-21 (edge)0-1
Win %0–100%
62.2% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 13
13 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
65%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
70%—
Times stopped‡max 4
4
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
5.9—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 51
51
1

† 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

Heightnot held
George Byers: 5′9″
J. Wightman: No height on file
Agenot held
George Byers: Died aged 64
J. Wightman: No date of birth

George Byers left, J. Wightman right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored: younger is not better.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
George Byers20 wins · from 51 tracked bouts

George Byers: 20 tracked wins — 14 by KO/TKO (70%) and 6 on the cards (30%). Counted from 51 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

14 by KO/TKO 70%6 on the cards 30%

J. Wightman0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

J. Wightman: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Wightman yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — George Byers 51, J. Wightman 1 — 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

George Byers drew the most recent tracked bout with Charlie Haghey. Byers last boxed on May 3, 1904.LWWWD

O'Brien May 1903Moore Jul 1903Fitzsimmons Mar 1904Robinson Mar 1904Haghey May 19045.9 tracked bouts per year

J. Wightman last boxed on Apr 19, 1902 — 45,475 days ago. Wightman had lost the most recent, to George Byers.L

Byers Apr 1902

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have George Byers and J. Wightman ever fought each other?
Yes. George Byers and J. Wightman met once on April 19, 1902, and George Byers won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

WApr 19, 1902 · Byers · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Byers or Wightman?
George Byers is 20-8-21 and J. Wightman is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked. George Byers has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Byers20–8–2162.2%

Wightman0–10%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Byers or Wightman?
George Byers has 13 knockout wins and J. Wightman has 0. George Byers has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Byers1365%

Wightman0

The Numbers ↓
Do Byers and Wightman have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both George Byers and J. Wightman have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Byers and Wightman?
This comparison is drawn from 51 bouts tracked for George Byers and 1 bout tracked for J. Wightman. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Byers51bouts

Wightman1bout

How They Win ↓

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