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Jimmy Barry vs Sammy Kelly — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jimmy Barry

Sammy Kelly

Jimmy Barry (61-0-10) and Sammy Kelly (0-1-1 across 2 tracked bouts) 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.

Barry

61

Wins39 KO · 64%

0

Losses

10

Draws71 tracked bouts

Kelly

Tracked record

0–1–1

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Series level 0–0 with 1 draw

Jimmy Barry and Sammy Kelly have met 1 time; Series level 0–0 with 1 draw.

Jimmy Barry and Sammy Kelly have met 1 time; Series level 0–0 with 1 draw.
Met1897Jan 30Series
Jimmy BarryFighter ADDraw0–0–1W–L–D
Sammy KellyFighter BDDraw0–0–1W–L–D
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Barry 5 · Kelly 0 of 5 measurable rows
BarryKelly
Record†
61-0-10 (edge)0-1-1
Win %0–100%
93% (edge)
25%
Wins by knockoutmax 39
39 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
63.93%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
64%—
Times stopped‡max 1
0 (edge)
1
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 7.4
7.4 (edge)
0.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 71
71
2

† 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
Jimmy Barry: 5′2″
Sammy Kelly: No height on file
Agenot held
Jimmy Barry: Died aged 73
Sammy Kelly: No date of birth
Stance
Jimmy Barry: Orthodox
Sammy Kelly: Not recorded

Jimmy Barry left, Sammy 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
Jimmy Barry61 wins · from 71 tracked bouts

Jimmy Barry: 61 tracked wins — 39 by KO/TKO (64%), 20 on the cards (33%) and 2 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 71 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

39 by KO/TKO 64%20 on the cards 33%2 by another method or unrecorded 3%

Sammy Kelly0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Sammy Kelly: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Kelly yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jimmy Barry 71, Sammy 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

Jimmy Barry drew the most recent tracked bout with Harry Harris. Barry last boxed on Sep 1, 1899.DDDDD

Ritchie Aug 1898Bartley Oct 1898Leon Nov 1898Leon Dec 1898Harris Sep 18997.4 tracked bouts per year

Sammy Kelly last boxed on May 26, 1899 — 46,539 days ago. Kelly had lost the most recent, to Terry McGovern.DL

Barry Jan 1897McGovern May 18990.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jimmy Barry and Sammy Kelly ever fought each other?
Yes. Jimmy Barry and Sammy Kelly met once on January 30, 1897, and the bout was a draw by PTS.
The meeting

DJan 30, 1897 · Draw · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Barry or Kelly?
Jimmy Barry is 61-0-10 and Sammy Kelly is 0-1-1 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Jimmy Barry has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Barry61–0–1093%

Kelly0–1–125%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Barry or Kelly?
Jimmy Barry has 39 knockout wins and Sammy Kelly has 0. Jimmy Barry has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Barry3963.9%

Kelly0

The Numbers ↓
Do Barry and Kelly have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jimmy Barry and Sammy Kelly have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Barry and Kelly?
This comparison is drawn from 71 bouts tracked for Jimmy Barry and 2 bouts tracked for Sammy Kelly. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Barry71bouts

Kelly2bouts

How They Win ↓

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