Have Joe Beckett and Tommy Burns ever fought each other?

Yes. Joe Beckett and Tommy Burns met once on July 16, 1920, and Joe Beckett won by RTD in round 7.

Who has the better record, Beckett or Burns?

Joe Beckett is 19-9 and Tommy Burns is 47-5-9. Tommy Burns has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Beckett or Burns?

Joe Beckett has 0 knockout wins and Tommy Burns has 35. Tommy Burns has more.

Do Beckett and Burns have any common opponents?

Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Joe Beckett and Tommy Burns have faced.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Beckett and Burns?

This comparison is drawn from 8 bouts tracked for Joe Beckett and 64 bouts tracked for Tommy Burns. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Joe Beckett vs Tommy Burns — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Joe Beckett (19-9) and Tommy Burns (47-5-9) 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.

Beckett

Wins

Losses

Draws8 tracked bouts

Burns

Wins35 KO · 74%

Losses

Draws64 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Beckett leads 1–0

Joe Beckett and Tommy Burns have met 1 time; Beckett leads 1–0.
Met	1920Jul 16	Series
Joe BeckettFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Tommy BurnsFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	RTDR7Burns vs Beckett	1Meeting

Burns vs Beckett · Jul 16, 1920

The Numbers

Beckett 1 · Burns 6 of 7 measurable rows

BeckettEdge = longer wingBurns

Record: 19-947-5-9 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 67.9%
84.4% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 35: 0
35 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 0%
74.47% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 100% (edge)
73%
Times stopped^†max 3: 3
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 1: 1
1
Bouts per year^‡max 3.5: 0.2
3.5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 64: 8
64

† 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: Joe Beckett: No height on file; Tommy Burns: 5′7″
Reachnot held: Joe Beckett: No reach on file; Tommy Burns: 73″
Agenot comparable: Joe Beckett: Died aged 72; Tommy Burns: Died aged 73
Stance: Joe Beckett: Not recorded; Tommy Burns: Orthodox

Joe Beckett left, Tommy Burns right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Joe Beckett3 wins · from 8 tracked bouts

3 by KO/TKO 100%

Tommy Burns48 wins · from 64 tracked bouts

35 by KO/TKO 73%11 on the cards 23%2 by another method or unrecorded 4%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Joe Beckett 8, Tommy Burns 64 — 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

Joe Beckett has lost two straight, after two straight wins. Beckett last boxed on Mar 29, 1950.LWWLL

Carpentier Dec 1919Wells May 1920Burns Jul 1920Carpentier Oct 1923Finch Mar 19500.2 tracked bouts per year

Tommy Burns had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Joe Beckett. Burns last boxed on Jul 16, 1920.WDWWL

Rickard Aug 1912Pelkey Apr 1913Brandt Jan 1914Bracken Sep 1918Beckett Jul 19203.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Joe Beckett and Tommy Burns ever fought each other?: Yes. Joe Beckett and Tommy Burns met once on July 16, 1920, and Joe Beckett won by RTD in round 7.
Who has the better record, Beckett or Burns?: Joe Beckett is 19-9 and Tommy Burns is 47-5-9. Tommy Burns has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Beckett or Burns?: Joe Beckett has 0 knockout wins and Tommy Burns has 35. Tommy Burns has more.
Do Beckett and Burns have any common opponents?: Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Joe Beckett and Tommy Burns have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Beckett and Burns?: This comparison is drawn from 8 bouts tracked for Joe Beckett and 64 bouts tracked for Tommy Burns. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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