Have Jimmy Bivins and Willie Bean ever fought each other?

Yes. Jimmy Bivins and Willie Bean have met 3 times and Jimmy Bivins leads the series 3-0.

Who has the better record, Bivins or Bean?

Jimmy Bivins is 86-26-1 and Willie Bean is 0-4 across the 4 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 Bean?

Jimmy Bivins has 31 knockout wins and Willie Bean has 0. Jimmy Bivins has more.

Do Bivins and Bean have any common opponents?

Jimmy Bivins and Willie Bean share 1 common opponent: Archie Moore. Willie Bean fared better against 1 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 112 bouts tracked for Jimmy Bivins and 4 bouts tracked for Willie Bean. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Jimmy Bivins vs Willie Bean — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Jimmy Bivins

Willie Bean

Jimmy Bivins (86-26-1) and Willie Bean (0-4 across 4 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share 1 common opponent.

Bivins

Wins31 KO · 36%

Losses

Draw112 tracked bouts

Bean

Tracked record

0–4

counted from 4 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 3–0

Jimmy Bivins and Willie Bean have met 3 times; Bivins leads 3–0.
Met	1949Jun 20	1951May 4	1951May 29	Series
Jimmy BivinsFighter A	WWon	WWon	WWon	3–0W–L
Willie BeanFighter B	LLost	LLost	LLost	0–3W–L
Result	UDBivins vs Bean	UDBivins vs Bean	UDBivins vs Bean	3Meetings

The Numbers

Bivins 4 · Bean 1 of 5 measurable rows

BivinsEdge = longer wingBean

Record^†: 86-26-1 (edge)0-4
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
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 8.1: 8.1 (edge)
0.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 112: 112
4

† 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; Willie Bean: No date of birth
Stance: Jimmy Bivins: Orthodox; Willie Bean: Not recorded

Jimmy Bivins left, Willie Bean 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%

Willie Bean0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Bean yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jimmy Bivins 112, Willie Bean 4 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Bean better on 11 shared · Willie Bean better on 1

BivinsJimmy Bivins

Opponent

BeanWillie Bean

Jimmy Bivins
1–4 against
Loss, RTD 9
1951Feb 1951
Loss, KO 8
1949Apr 1949
Loss, MD
1948Jun 1948
Loss, RTD 8
1947Sep 1947
Win, KO 6
1945Aug 1945
MooreArchie MooreUnited States 186–23–10 · MiddleweightBean betterWillie Bean better — 0–1 to 1–4
Willie Bean
Loss, TKO 5
1956Apr 1956

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

Willie Bean last boxed on Apr 10, 1956 — 25,761 days ago. Bean had lost four straight.LLLL

Bivins Jun 1949Bivins May 1951Bivins May 1951Moore Apr 19560.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Jimmy Bivins and Willie Bean ever fought each other?: Yes. Jimmy Bivins and Willie Bean have met 3 times and Jimmy Bivins leads the series 3-0.
Who has the better record, Bivins or Bean?: Jimmy Bivins is 86-26-1 and Willie Bean is 0-4 across the 4 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 Bean?: Jimmy Bivins has 31 knockout wins and Willie Bean has 0. Jimmy Bivins has more.
Do Bivins and Bean have any common opponents?: Jimmy Bivins and Willie Bean share 1 common opponent: Archie Moore. Willie Bean fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bivins and Bean?: This comparison is drawn from 112 bouts tracked for Jimmy Bivins and 4 bouts tracked for Willie Bean. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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Jimmy Bivins vs Willie Bean — record, stats and common opponents compared

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