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James Smith vs Torpedo Billy Murphy — record, stats and common opponents compared

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James Smith

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Torpedo Billy Murphy

James Smith (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) and Torpedo Billy Murphy (90-51-24) 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.

Smith

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

Murphy

90

Wins76 KO · 84%

51

Losses

24

Draws194 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

Murphy leads 1–0

James Smith and Torpedo Billy Murphy have met 1 time; Murphy leads 1–0.

James Smith and Torpedo Billy Murphy have met 1 time; Murphy leads 1–0.
Met1889Mar 4Series
James SmithFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Torpedo Billy MurphyFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR81Meeting

The Numbers

Smith 1 · Murphy 3 of 4 measurable rows
SmithMurphy
Record†
0-190-51-24 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
61.8% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 76
0
76 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—84.44%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—71%
Times stopped‡max 30
1 (edge)
30
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
—7.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 194
1
194

† 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
James Smith: No height on file
Torpedo Billy Murphy: 5′7″
Agenot held
James Smith: No date of birth
Torpedo Billy Murphy: Died aged 75
Stance
James Smith: Not recorded
Torpedo Billy Murphy: Orthodox

James Smith left, Torpedo Billy Murphy right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
James Smith0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

James Smith: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Smith yet.

Torpedo Billy Murphy107 wins · from 194 tracked bouts

Torpedo Billy Murphy: 107 tracked wins — 76 by KO/TKO (71%), 13 on the cards (12%) and 18 by another method or unrecorded (17%). Counted from 194 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

76 by KO/TKO 71%13 on the cards 12%18 by another method or unrecorded 17%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — James Smith 1, Torpedo Billy Murphy 194 — 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

James Smith last boxed on Mar 4, 1889 — 50,275 days ago. Smith had lost the most recent, to Torpedo Billy Murphy.L

Murphy Mar 1889

Torpedo Billy Murphy has lost the most recent, to Jim Fairlie Morris. Murphy last boxed on Oct 29, 1907.DWWDL

Rossi Apr 1906Griffin Jun 1907Toohey Aug 1907Rossi Aug 1907Morris Oct 19077.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have James Smith and Torpedo Billy Murphy ever fought each other?
Yes. James Smith and Torpedo Billy Murphy met once on March 4, 1889, and Torpedo Billy Murphy won by KO in round 8.
The meeting

LMar 4, 1889 · Murphy · KO R8

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Smith or Murphy?
James Smith is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked and Torpedo Billy Murphy is 90-51-24. Torpedo Billy Murphy has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Smith0–10%

Murphy90–51–2461.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Smith or Murphy?
James Smith has 0 knockout wins and Torpedo Billy Murphy has 76. Torpedo Billy Murphy has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Smith0

Murphy7684.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Smith and Murphy have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both James Smith and Torpedo Billy Murphy have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Smith and Murphy?
This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for James Smith and 194 bouts tracked for Torpedo Billy Murphy. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Smith1bout

Murphy194bouts

How They Win ↓

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