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Herb McCoy vs Waldemar Holberg — record, stats and common opponents compared

Herb McCoy (3-1 across 4 tracked bouts) and Waldemar Holberg (39-27-4) 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.

McCoy

Tracked record

3–1

counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Holberg

39

Wins28 KO · 72%

27

Losses

4

Draws69 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

McCoy leads 1–0

Herb McCoy and Waldemar Holberg have met 1 time; McCoy leads 1–0.

Herb McCoy and Waldemar Holberg have met 1 time; McCoy leads 1–0.
Met1913Aug 30Series
Herb McCoyFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Waldemar HolbergFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

McCoy 3 · Holberg 2 of 5 measurable rows
McCoyHolberg
Record†
3-1 (edge)39-27-4
Win %0–100%
75% (edge)
58.6%
Wins by knockoutmax 28
0
28 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—71.79%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
72% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 7
0 (edge)
7
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
—5.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 69
4
69

† 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
Herb McCoy: No height on file
Waldemar Holberg: 5′5″
Agenot held
Herb McCoy: No date of birth
Waldemar Holberg: Died aged 43
Stance
Herb McCoy: Not recorded
Waldemar Holberg: Orthodox

Herb McCoy left, Waldemar Holberg right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Herb McCoy3 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Herb McCoy: 3 tracked wins — 3 on the cards (100%). Counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

3 on the cards 100%

Waldemar Holberg39 wins · from 69 tracked bouts

Waldemar Holberg: 39 tracked wins — 28 by KO/TKO (72%), 10 on the cards (26%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 69 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

28 by KO/TKO 72%10 on the cards 26%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Herb McCoy 4, Waldemar Holberg 69 — 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

Herb McCoy last boxed on Jul 11, 1914 — 41,009 days ago. McCoy had won once since losing a decision to Ted "Kid" Lewis.WWLW

Holberg Aug 1913Wells Jan 1914Lewis May 1914Lewis Jul 1914

Waldemar Holberg has lost two straight, after one straight win. Holberg last boxed on Aug 29, 1921.WLWLL

Ekeroth Aug 1919Jacobsen Sep 1919Hansen Feb 1921Spoeri Jul 1921Hirschberger Aug 19215.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Herb McCoy and Waldemar Holberg ever fought each other?
Yes. Herb McCoy and Waldemar Holberg met once on August 30, 1913, and Herb McCoy won by PTS.
The meeting

WAug 30, 1913 · McCoy · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, McCoy or Holberg?
Herb McCoy is 3-1 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Waldemar Holberg is 39-27-4. Herb McCoy has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

McCoy3–175%

Holberg39–27–458.6%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, McCoy or Holberg?
Herb McCoy has 0 knockout wins and Waldemar Holberg has 28. Waldemar Holberg has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

McCoy0

Holberg2871.8%

The Numbers ↓
Do McCoy and Holberg have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Herb McCoy and Waldemar Holberg have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on McCoy and Holberg?
This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for Herb McCoy and 69 bouts tracked for Waldemar Holberg. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

McCoy4bouts

Holberg69bouts

How They Win ↓

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