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Harry Forbes vs John O'Donnell — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Harry Forbes

John O'Donnell

Harry Forbes (96-20-27) and John O'Donnell (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.

Forbes

96

Wins45 KO · 47%

20

Losses

27

Draws144 tracked bouts

O'Donnell

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

Forbes leads 1–0

Harry Forbes and John O'Donnell have met 1 time; Forbes leads 1–0.

Harry Forbes and John O'Donnell have met 1 time; Forbes leads 1–0.
Met1901Nov 23Series
Harry ForbesFighter AWWon1–0W–L
John O'DonnellFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Forbes 3 · O'Donnell 1 of 4 measurable rows
ForbesO'Donnell
Record†
96-20-27 (edge)0-1
Win %0–100%
76.6% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 45
45 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
46.88%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
47%—
Times stopped‡max 12
12
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
4.6—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 144
144
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
Harry Forbes: 5′3″
John O'Donnell: No height on file
Reachnot held
Harry Forbes: 65″
John O'Donnell: No reach on file
Agenot held
Harry Forbes: Died aged 67
John O'Donnell: No date of birth
Stance
Harry Forbes: Orthodox
John O'Donnell: Not recorded

Harry Forbes left, John O'Donnell 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%

John O'Donnell0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

John O'Donnell: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for O'Donnell yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Harry Forbes 144, John O'Donnell 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

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

John O'Donnell last boxed on Nov 23, 1901 — 45,632 days ago. O'Donnell had lost the most recent, to Harry Forbes.L

Forbes Nov 1901

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Harry Forbes and John O'Donnell ever fought each other?
Yes. Harry Forbes and John O'Donnell met once on November 23, 1901, and Harry Forbes won by TKO.
The meeting

WNov 23, 1901 · Forbes · TKO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Forbes or O'Donnell?
Harry Forbes is 96-20-27 and John O'Donnell is 0-1 across the 1 bout 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%

O'Donnell0–10%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Forbes or O'Donnell?
Harry Forbes has 45 knockout wins and John O'Donnell has 0. Harry Forbes has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Forbes4546.9%

O'Donnell0

The Numbers ↓
Do Forbes and O'Donnell have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Harry Forbes and John O'Donnell have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Forbes and O'Donnell?
This comparison is drawn from 144 bouts tracked for Harry Forbes and 1 bout tracked for John O'Donnell. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Forbes144bouts

O'Donnell1bout

How They Win ↓

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