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Hogan Bassey vs John Kelly — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Hogan Bassey

🇮🇪IRELAND

John Kelly

Hogan Bassey (59-13-2) and John Kelly (24-4) 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.

Bassey

59

Wins

13

Losses

2

Draws85 tracked bouts

Kelly

24

Wins14 KO · 58%

4

Losses

0

Draws2 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Kelly leads 1–0

Hogan Bassey and John Kelly have met 1 time; Kelly leads 1–0.

Hogan Bassey and John Kelly have met 1 time; Kelly leads 1–0.
Met1952Apr 26Series
Hogan BasseyFighter ALLost0–1W–L
John KellyFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Bassey 3 · Kelly 5 of 8 measurable rows
BasseyKelly
Record
59-13-224-4 (edge)
Win %0–100%
81.1%
85.7% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 14
0
14 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
0%
58.33% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
37% (edge)
0%
Times stopped†max 5
5
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 4
4 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 7.3
7.3 (edge)
1.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 85
85
2

† 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
Hogan Bassey: No height on file
John Kelly: 5′4″
Agenot comparable
Hogan Bassey: Died aged 65
John Kelly: Died aged 84
Stance
Hogan Bassey: Not recorded
John Kelly: Southpaw

Hogan Bassey left, John Kelly right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Hogan Bassey68 wins · from 85 tracked bouts

Hogan Bassey: 68 tracked wins — 25 by KO/TKO (37%) and 43 on the cards (63%). Counted from 85 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

25 by KO/TKO 37%43 on the cards 63%

John Kelly1 win · from 2 tracked bouts

John Kelly: 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 — Hogan Bassey 85, John Kelly 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

Hogan Bassey has lost two straight, after three straight wins. Bassey last boxed on Aug 19, 1959.WWWLL

Pep Sep 1958Costa Oct 1958Parra Dec 1958Moore Mar 1959Moore Aug 19597.3 tracked bouts per year

John Kelly had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Robert Cohen. Kelly last boxed on Feb 27, 1954.WL

Bassey Apr 1952Cohen Feb 19541.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Hogan Bassey and John Kelly ever fought each other?
Yes. Hogan Bassey and John Kelly met once on April 26, 1952, and John Kelly won by PTS.
The meeting

LApr 26, 1952 · Kelly · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Bassey or Kelly?
Hogan Bassey is 59-13-2 and John Kelly is 24-4. John Kelly has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Bassey59–13–281.1%

Kelly24–485.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Bassey or Kelly?
Hogan Bassey has 0 knockout wins and John Kelly has 14. John Kelly has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Bassey0

Kelly1458.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do Bassey and Kelly have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Hogan Bassey and John Kelly have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bassey and Kelly?
This comparison is drawn from 85 bouts tracked for Hogan Bassey and 2 bouts tracked for John Kelly. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Bassey85bouts

Kelly2bouts

How They Win ↓

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