Have Jimmy Bivins and Marine Johnny Dean ever fought each other?

Yes. Jimmy Bivins and Marine Johnny Dean met once on April 15, 1940, and Jimmy Bivins won by KO in round 3.

Who has the better record, Bivins or Dean?

Jimmy Bivins is 86-26-1 and Marine Johnny Dean is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Jimmy Bivins has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Bivins or Dean?

Jimmy Bivins has 31 knockout wins and Marine Johnny Dean has 0. Jimmy Bivins has more.

Do Bivins and Dean have any common opponents?

Jimmy Bivins and Marine Johnny Dean share 1 common opponent: Billy Soose. Jimmy Bivins fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bivins and Dean?

This comparison is drawn from 112 bouts tracked for Jimmy Bivins and 2 bouts tracked for Marine Johnny Dean. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Jimmy Bivins vs Marine Johnny Dean — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Jimmy Bivins

Marine Johnny Dean

Jimmy Bivins (86-26-1) and Marine Johnny Dean (0-2 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 1 common opponent.

Bivins

Wins31 KO · 36%

Losses

Draw112 tracked bouts

Dean

Tracked record

0–2

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

Bivins leads 1–0

Jimmy Bivins and Marine Johnny Dean have met 1 time; Bivins leads 1–0.
Met	1940Apr 15	Series
Jimmy BivinsFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Marine Johnny DeanFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	KOR3Bivins vs Dean	1Meeting

Bivins vs Dean · Apr 15, 1940

The Numbers

Bivins 4 · Dean 1 of 5 measurable rows

BivinsEdge = longer wingDean

Record^†: 86-26-1 (edge)0-2
Win %0–100%: 76.5% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 31: 31 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 36.05%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: 36%—
Times stopped^‡max 5: 5
2 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 8.1: 8.1 (edge)
1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 112: 112
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

Agenot held: Jimmy Bivins: Died aged 92; Marine Johnny Dean: No date of birth
Stance: Jimmy Bivins: Orthodox; Marine Johnny Dean: Not recorded

Jimmy Bivins left, Marine Johnny Dean 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 Bivins86 wins · from 112 tracked bouts

31 by KO/TKO 36%55 on the cards 64%

Marine Johnny Dean0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Dean yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jimmy Bivins 112, Marine Johnny Dean 2 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Bivins better on 11 shared · Jimmy Bivins better on 1

BivinsJimmy Bivins

Opponent

DeanMarine Johnny Dean

Jimmy Bivins
Win, UD
1942Jan 1942
SooseBilly SooseUnited States 34–6–1 · MiddleweightBivins betterJimmy Bivins better — 1–0 to 0–1
Marine Johnny Dean
Loss, TKO
1938Mar 1938

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Jimmy Bivins has won four straight since losing a decision to Tommy Harrison. Bivins last boxed on Oct 28, 1953.LWWWW

Harrison Apr 1953Rolfe Apr 1953Wright Jun 1953Moray Aug 1953DeJohn Oct 19538.1 tracked bouts per year

Marine Johnny Dean last boxed on Apr 15, 1940 — 31,609 days ago. Dean had lost two straight.LL

Soose Mar 1938Bivins Apr 19401 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Jimmy Bivins and Marine Johnny Dean ever fought each other?: Yes. Jimmy Bivins and Marine Johnny Dean met once on April 15, 1940, and Jimmy Bivins won by KO in round 3.
Who has the better record, Bivins or Dean?: Jimmy Bivins is 86-26-1 and Marine Johnny Dean is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Jimmy Bivins has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Bivins or Dean?: Jimmy Bivins has 31 knockout wins and Marine Johnny Dean has 0. Jimmy Bivins has more.
Do Bivins and Dean have any common opponents?: Jimmy Bivins and Marine Johnny Dean share 1 common opponent: Billy Soose. Jimmy Bivins fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bivins and Dean?: This comparison is drawn from 112 bouts tracked for Jimmy Bivins and 2 bouts tracked for Marine Johnny Dean. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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Jimmy Bivins vs Marine Johnny Dean — record, stats and common opponents compared

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