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Harry Peterson vs Terry McGovern — record, stats and common opponents compared

Harry Peterson

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Terry McGovern

Harry Peterson (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) and Terry McGovern (65-6-8) 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.

Peterson

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

McGovern

65

Wins44 KO · 68%

6

Losses

8

Draws80 tracked bouts

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

McGovern leads 1–0

Harry Peterson and Terry McGovern have met 1 time; McGovern leads 1–0.

Harry Peterson and Terry McGovern have met 1 time; McGovern leads 1–0.
Met1897Nov 13Series
Harry PetersonFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Terry McGovernFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Peterson 1 · McGovern 3 of 4 measurable rows
PetersonMcGovern
Record†
0-165-6-8 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
87.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 44
0
44 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—67.69%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—68%
Times stopped‡max 2
0 (edge)
2
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
—8.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 80
1
80

† 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 Peterson: No height on file
Terry McGovern: 5′3″
Reachnot held
Harry Peterson: No reach on file
Terry McGovern: 65″
Agenot held
Harry Peterson: No date of birth
Terry McGovern: Died aged 37
Stance
Harry Peterson: Not recorded
Terry McGovern: Orthodox

Harry Peterson left, Terry McGovern 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 Peterson0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Harry Peterson: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Peterson yet.

Terry McGovern66 wins · from 80 tracked bouts

Terry McGovern: 66 tracked wins — 45 by KO/TKO (68%), 14 on the cards (21%) and 7 by another method or unrecorded (11%). Counted from 80 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

45 by KO/TKO 68%14 on the cards 21%7 by another method or unrecorded 11%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Harry Peterson 1, Terry McGovern 80 — 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 Peterson last boxed on Nov 13, 1897 — 47,099 days ago. Peterson had lost the most recent, to Terry McGovern.L

McGovern Nov 1897

Terry McGovern drew the most recent tracked bout with Young Corbett II. McGovern last boxed on Oct 17, 1906.LDDDD

Nelson Mar 1906Loughrey May 1906Robson May 1906Britt May 1906II Oct 19068.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Harry Peterson and Terry McGovern ever fought each other?
Yes. Harry Peterson and Terry McGovern met once on November 13, 1897, and Terry McGovern won by PTS.
The meeting

LNov 13, 1897 · McGovern · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Peterson or McGovern?
Harry Peterson is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked and Terry McGovern is 65-6-8. Terry McGovern has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Peterson0–10%

McGovern65–6–887.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Peterson or McGovern?
Harry Peterson has 0 knockout wins and Terry McGovern has 44. Terry McGovern has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Peterson0

McGovern4467.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Peterson and McGovern have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Harry Peterson and Terry McGovern have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Peterson and McGovern?
This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for Harry Peterson and 80 bouts tracked for Terry McGovern. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Peterson1bout

McGovern80bouts

How They Win ↓

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