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Jimmy Carter vs Phil Burton — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇺🇸LIGHTWEIGHT

Jimmy Carter

Phil Burton

Jimmy Carter (85-31-9) and Phil Burton (0-5 across 5 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Carter

85

Wins34 KO · 40%

31

Losses

9

Draws127 tracked bouts

Burton

Tracked record

0–5

counted from 5 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

Carter leads 2–0

Jimmy Carter and Phil Burton have met 2 times; Carter leads 2–0.

Jimmy Carter and Phil Burton have met 2 times; Carter leads 2–0.
Met1948Jun 291956Mar 5Series
Jimmy CarterFighter AWWonWWon2–0W–L
Phil BurtonFighter BLLostLLost0–2W–L
ResultPTSPTS2Meetings

The Numbers

Carter 5 · Burton 1 of 6 measurable rows
CarterBurton
Record†
85-31-9 (edge)0-5
Win %0–100%
71.6% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 34
34 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
40%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
40%—
Times stopped‡max 5
5
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 6
6 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 4.4
4.4 (edge)
0.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 127
127
5

† 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 Carter: 5′6″
Phil Burton: No height on file
Reachnot held
Jimmy Carter: 68″
Phil Burton: No reach on file
Agenot held
Jimmy Carter: Died aged 70
Phil Burton: No date of birth
Stance
Jimmy Carter: Orthodox
Phil Burton: Not recorded

Jimmy Carter left, Phil Burton 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 Carter85 wins · from 127 tracked bouts

Jimmy Carter: 85 tracked wins — 34 by KO/TKO (40%) and 51 on the cards (60%). Counted from 127 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

34 by KO/TKO 40%51 on the cards 60%

Phil Burton0 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

Phil Burton: no tracked wins in the 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Burton yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jimmy Carter 127, Phil Burton 5 — 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 Carter has lost four straight, after one straight win. Carter last boxed on May 6, 1975.WLLLL

Nunez Nov 1959Ramponi Nov 1959Grow Feb 1960Garduno Apr 1960Hansen May 19754.4 tracked bouts per year

Phil Burton last boxed on Mar 5, 1956 — 25,797 days ago. Burton had lost five straight.LLLLL

Carter Jun 1948Graham Apr 1950Castellani Jun 1950Gavilán Jul 1950Carter Mar 19560.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jimmy Carter and Phil Burton ever fought each other?
Yes. Jimmy Carter and Phil Burton have met 2 times and Jimmy Carter leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

WMar 5, 1956 · Carter · PTS

WJun 29, 1948 · Carter · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Carter or Burton?
Jimmy Carter is 85-31-9 and Phil Burton is 0-5 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Jimmy Carter has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Carter85–31–971.6%

Burton0–50%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Carter or Burton?
Jimmy Carter has 34 knockout wins and Phil Burton has 0. Jimmy Carter has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Carter3440%

Burton0

The Numbers ↓
Do Carter and Burton have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jimmy Carter and Phil Burton have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Carter and Burton?
This comparison is drawn from 127 bouts tracked for Jimmy Carter and 5 bouts tracked for Phil Burton. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Carter127bouts

Burton5bouts

How They Win ↓

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