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Joe Bernstein vs Terry McGovern — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Joe Bernstein

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Terry McGovern

Joe Bernstein (28-29-27) and Terry McGovern (65-6-8) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share 2 common opponents.

Bernstein

28

Wins7 KO · 25%

29

Losses

27

Draws12 tracked bouts

McGovern

65

Wins44 KO · 68%

6

Losses

8

Draws80 tracked bouts

Head to Head

McGovern leads 3–0

Joe Bernstein and Terry McGovern have met 3 times; McGovern leads 3–0.

Joe Bernstein and Terry McGovern have met 3 times; McGovern leads 3–0.
Met1899Apr 281900Nov 21902Feb 6Series
Joe BernsteinFighter ALLostLLostLLost0–3W–L
Terry McGovernFighter BWWonWWonWWon3–0W–L
ResultPTSKOR7NWS3Meetings

The Numbers

Bernstein 0 · McGovern 7 of 7 measurable rows
BernsteinMcGovern
Record
28-29-2765-6-8 (edge)
Win %0–100%
49.4%
87.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 44
7
44 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
25%
67.69% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
33%
68% (edge)
Times stopped†max 3
3
2 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 8.4
2.9
8.4 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 80
12
80

† 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 Bernstein: No height on file
Terry McGovern: 5′3″
Reachnot held
Joe Bernstein: No reach on file
Terry McGovern: 65″
Agenot held
Joe Bernstein: No date of birth
Terry McGovern: Died aged 37
Stance
Joe Bernstein: Orthodox
Terry McGovern: Orthodox

Joe Bernstein left, Terry McGovern 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 Bernstein3 wins · from 12 tracked bouts

Joe Bernstein: 3 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (33%), 1 on the cards (33%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (33%). Counted from 12 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 33%1 on the cards 33%1 by another method or unrecorded 33%

Terry McGovern66 wins · from 80 tracked bouts

Terry McGovern: 66 tracked wins — 45 by KO/TKO (68%), 14 on the cards (21%) and 7 by another method or unrecorded (11%). Counted from 80 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

45 by KO/TKO 68%14 on the cards 21%7 by another method or unrecorded 11%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Joe Bernstein 12, Terry McGovern 80 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · McGovern better on 1 · even on 1

Bernstein

Opponent

McGovern

  • Joe Bernstein

    0–2 against

    Loss, TKO 7

    1902

    Loss, TKO 7

    1901

    IIEven

    Terry McGovern

    0–2–1 against

    Draw, NWS

    1906

    Loss, KO 11

    1903

    Loss, KO

    1901

  • Joe Bernstein

    0–2 against

    Loss, PTS

    1899

    Loss, NWS

    1898

    DixonMcGovern better

    Terry McGovern

    2–0 against

    Win, PTS

    1900

    Win, TKO 8

    1900

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

Joe Bernstein last boxed on Oct 16, 1902 — 45,295 days ago. Bernstein had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Young Corbett II.LDLWL

II Jan 1901Smith Jun 1901McGovern Feb 1902Griffo Aug 1902II Oct 19022.9 tracked bouts per year

Terry McGovern drew the most recent tracked bout with Young Corbett II. McGovern last boxed on Oct 17, 1906.LDDDD

Nelson Mar 1906Loughrey May 1906Robson May 1906Britt May 1906II Oct 19068.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Joe Bernstein and Terry McGovern ever fought each other?
Yes. Joe Bernstein and Terry McGovern have met 3 times and Terry McGovern leads the series 3-0.
The 3 meetings

LFeb 6, 1902 · McGovern · NWS

LNov 2, 1900 · McGovern · KO R7

LApr 28, 1899 · McGovern · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Bernstein or McGovern?
Joe Bernstein is 28-29-27 and Terry McGovern is 65-6-8. Terry McGovern has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Bernstein28–29–2749.4%

McGovern65–6–887.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Bernstein or McGovern?
Joe Bernstein has 7 knockout wins and Terry McGovern has 44. Terry McGovern has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Bernstein725%

McGovern4467.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Bernstein and McGovern have any common opponents?
Joe Bernstein and Terry McGovern share 2 common opponents: Young Corbett II and George Dixon. Terry McGovern fared better against 1 of them.
2 shared opponents

Young Corbett IIL0–2–1

George DixonLW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bernstein and McGovern?
This comparison is drawn from 12 bouts tracked for Joe Bernstein and 80 bouts tracked for Terry McGovern. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Bernstein12bouts

McGovern80bouts

How They Win ↓

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