Have Howard Winstone and John O'Brien ever fought each other?

Yes. Howard Winstone and John O'Brien met once on December 9, 1963, and Howard Winstone won by PTS.

Who has the better record, Winstone or O'Brien?

Howard Winstone is 61-6 and John O'Brien is 30-17. Howard Winstone has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Winstone or O'Brien?

Howard Winstone has 27 knockout wins and John O'Brien has 0. Howard Winstone has more.

Do Winstone and O'Brien have any common opponents?

Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Howard Winstone and John O'Brien have faced.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Winstone and O'Brien?

This comparison is drawn from 67 bouts tracked for Howard Winstone and 3 bouts tracked for John O'Brien. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Howard Winstone vs John O'Brien — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Howard Winstone

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Howard Winstone (61-6) and John O'Brien (30-17) 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.

Winstone

Wins27 KO · 44%

Losses

Draws67 tracked bouts

O'Brien

Wins

Losses

Draws3 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Winstone leads 1–0

Howard Winstone and John O'Brien have met 1 time; Winstone leads 1–0.
Met	1963Dec 9	Series
Howard WinstoneFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
John O'BrienFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	PTSWinstone vs O'Brien	1Meeting

Winstone vs O'Brien · Dec 9, 1963

The Numbers

Winstone 6 · O'Brien 1 of 7 measurable rows

WinstoneEdge = longer wingO'Brien

Record: 61-6 (edge)30-17
Win %0–100%: 91% (edge)
63.8%
Wins by knockoutmax 27: 27 (edge)
0
KO rate0–100%: 44.26% (edge)
0%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 44% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^†max 3: 3
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 7.1: 7.1 (edge)
0.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 67: 67
3

† 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: Howard Winstone: 5′5″; John O'Brien: No height on file
Agenot comparable: Howard Winstone: Died aged 61; John O'Brien: Died aged 42
Stance: Howard Winstone: Orthodox; John O'Brien: Southpaw

Howard Winstone left, John O'Brien right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Howard Winstone61 wins · from 67 tracked bouts

27 by KO/TKO 44%33 on the cards 54%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

John O'Brien1 win · from 3 tracked bouts

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Howard Winstone 67, John O'Brien 3 — 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

Howard Winstone had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to José Legrá. Winstone last boxed on Jul 24, 1968.LLWWL

Saldivar Jun 1967Saldivar Oct 1967Seki Jan 1968Anderson Apr 1968Legrá Jul 19687.1 tracked bouts per year

John O'Brien has won once since losses to Howard Winstone and Johnny Famechon. O'Brien last boxed on Aug 30, 1969.LLW

Winstone Dec 1963Famechon Nov 1967Taylor Aug 19690.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Howard Winstone and John O'Brien ever fought each other?: Yes. Howard Winstone and John O'Brien met once on December 9, 1963, and Howard Winstone won by PTS.
Who has the better record, Winstone or O'Brien?: Howard Winstone is 61-6 and John O'Brien is 30-17. Howard Winstone has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Winstone or O'Brien?: Howard Winstone has 27 knockout wins and John O'Brien has 0. Howard Winstone has more.
Do Winstone and O'Brien have any common opponents?: Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Howard Winstone and John O'Brien have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Winstone and O'Brien?: This comparison is drawn from 67 bouts tracked for Howard Winstone and 3 bouts tracked for John O'Brien. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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