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Harry Forbes vs Johnny Whittaker — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Harry Forbes

Johnny Whittaker

Harry Forbes (96-20-27) and Johnny Whittaker (0-3-1 across 4 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

Whittaker

Tracked record

0–3–1

counted from 4 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

Forbes leads 1–0 with 1 draw

Harry Forbes and Johnny Whittaker have met 2 times; Forbes leads 1–0 with 1 draw.

Harry Forbes and Johnny Whittaker have met 2 times; Forbes leads 1–0 with 1 draw.
Met1898Oct 81898Dec 15Series
Harry ForbesFighter ADDrawWWon1–0–1W–L–D
Johnny WhittakerFighter BDDrawLLost0–1–1W–L–D
ResultPTSPTS2Meetings

The Numbers

Forbes 4 · Whittaker 1 of 5 measurable rows
ForbesWhittaker
Record†
96-20-27 (edge)0-3-1
Win %0–100%
76.6% (edge)
12.5%
Wins by knockoutmax 45
45 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
46.88%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
47%—
Times stopped‡max 12
12
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 4.6
4.6 (edge)
0.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 144
144
4

† 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″
Johnny Whittaker: No height on file
Reachnot held
Harry Forbes: 65″
Johnny Whittaker: No reach on file
Agenot held
Harry Forbes: Died aged 67
Johnny Whittaker: No date of birth
Stance
Harry Forbes: Orthodox
Johnny Whittaker: Not recorded

Harry Forbes left, Johnny Whittaker 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%

Johnny Whittaker0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Johnny Whittaker: no tracked wins in the 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Whittaker yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Harry Forbes 144, Johnny Whittaker 4 — 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

Johnny Whittaker last boxed on Jul 13, 1909 — 42,837 days ago. Whittaker had lost three straight.DLLL

Forbes Oct 1898Forbes Dec 1898Kilbane Feb 1909Walsh Jul 19090.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Harry Forbes and Johnny Whittaker ever fought each other?
Yes. Harry Forbes and Johnny Whittaker have met 2 times and Harry Forbes leads the series 1-0 with 1 draw.
The 2 meetings

WDec 15, 1898 · Forbes · PTS

DOct 8, 1898 · Draw · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Forbes or Whittaker?
Harry Forbes is 96-20-27 and Johnny Whittaker is 0-3-1 across the 4 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%

Whittaker0–3–112.5%

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

Forbes4546.9%

Whittaker0

The Numbers ↓
Do Forbes and Whittaker have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Harry Forbes and Johnny Whittaker have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Forbes and Whittaker?
This comparison is drawn from 144 bouts tracked for Harry Forbes and 4 bouts tracked for Johnny Whittaker. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Forbes144bouts

Whittaker4bouts

How They Win ↓

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