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Harry Forbes vs Joe Sturch — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Harry Forbes

Joe Sturch

Harry Forbes (96-20-27) and Joe Sturch (1-1 across 2 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Forbes

96

Wins45 KO · 47%

20

Losses

27

Draws144 tracked bouts

Sturch

Tracked record

1–1

counted from 2 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

Series level 1–1

Harry Forbes and Joe Sturch have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.

Harry Forbes and Joe Sturch have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
Met1897Jan 161897Oct 23Series
Harry ForbesFighter ALLostWWon1–1W–L
Joe SturchFighter BWWonLLost1–1W–L
ResultPTSPTS2Meetings

The Numbers

Forbes 4 · Sturch 1 of 5 measurable rows
ForbesSturch
Record†
96-20-27 (edge)1-1
Win %0–100%
76.6% (edge)
50%
Wins by knockoutmax 45
45 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
46.88%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
47% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 12
12
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
4.6—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 144
144
2

† 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
Harry Forbes: 5′3″
Joe Sturch: No height on file
Reachnot held
Harry Forbes: 65″
Joe Sturch: No reach on file
Agenot held
Harry Forbes: Died aged 67
Joe Sturch: No date of birth
Stance
Harry Forbes: Orthodox
Joe Sturch: Not recorded

Harry Forbes left, Joe Sturch right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Harry Forbes96 wins · from 144 tracked bouts

Harry Forbes: 96 tracked wins — 45 by KO/TKO (47%), 38 on the cards (40%) and 13 by another method or unrecorded (14%). Counted from 144 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

45 by KO/TKO 47%38 on the cards 40%13 by another method or unrecorded 14%

Joe Sturch1 win · from 2 tracked bouts

Joe Sturch: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Harry Forbes 144, Joe Sturch 2 — 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

Harry Forbes has lost five straight. Forbes last boxed on Jan 27, 1928.LLLLL

Williams Jul 1912McCue Aug 1912Meehan Sep 1913Katz Oct 1922Moore Jan 19284.6 tracked bouts per year

Joe Sturch last boxed on Oct 23, 1897 — 47,121 days ago. Sturch had won one in a row before losing a decision to Harry Forbes.WL

Forbes Jan 1897Forbes Oct 1897

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Harry Forbes and Joe Sturch ever fought each other?
Yes. Harry Forbes and Joe Sturch have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
The 2 meetings

WOct 23, 1897 · Forbes · PTS

LJan 16, 1897 · Sturch · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Forbes or Sturch?
Harry Forbes is 96-20-27 and Joe Sturch is 1-1 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Harry Forbes has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Forbes96–20–2776.6%

Sturch1–150%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Forbes or Sturch?
Harry Forbes has 45 knockout wins and Joe Sturch has 0. Harry Forbes has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Forbes4546.9%

Sturch0

The Numbers ↓
Do Forbes and Sturch have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Harry Forbes and Joe Sturch have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Forbes and Sturch?
This comparison is drawn from 144 bouts tracked for Harry Forbes and 2 bouts tracked for Joe Sturch. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Forbes144bouts

Sturch2bouts

How They Win ↓

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