Have Joe Burman and Johnny Solzberg ever fought each other?

Yes. Joe Burman and Johnny Solzberg met once on February 9, 1917, and Joe Burman won by NWS.

Who has the better record, Burman or Solzberg?

Joe Burman is 36-3-6 and Johnny Solzberg is 2-10 across the 12 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Joe Burman has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Burman or Solzberg?

Joe Burman has 21 knockout wins and Johnny Solzberg has 0. Joe Burman has more.

Do Burman and Solzberg have any common opponents?

Joe Burman and Johnny Solzberg share 4 common opponents: Joe Lynch, Jackie Sharkey and Kid Williams (and 1 other). Joe Burman fared better against 3 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Burman and Solzberg?

This comparison is drawn from 129 bouts tracked for Joe Burman and 12 bouts tracked for Johnny Solzberg. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Joe Burman vs Johnny Solzberg — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Joe Burman

Johnny Solzberg

Joe Burman (36-3-6) and Johnny Solzberg (2-10 across 12 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 4 common opponents.

Burman

Wins21 KO · 58%

Losses

Draws129 tracked bouts

Solzberg

Tracked record

2–10

counted from 12 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

Burman leads 1–0

Joe Burman and Johnny Solzberg have met 1 time; Burman leads 1–0.
Met	1917Feb 9	Series
Joe BurmanFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Johnny SolzbergFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	NWSBurman vs Solzberg	1Meeting

Burman vs Solzberg · Feb 9, 1917

The Numbers

Burman 6 · Solzberg 0 of 6 measurable rows

BurmanEdge = longer wingSolzberg

Record^†: 36-3-6 (edge)2-10
Win %0–100%: 86.7% (edge)
16.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 21: 21 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 58.33%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 23% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^‡max 2: 0 (edge)
2
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 15.5: 15.5 (edge)
1.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 129: 129
12

† 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: Joe Burman: 5′4″; Johnny Solzberg: No height on file
Agenot held: Joe Burman: Died aged 80; Johnny Solzberg: No date of birth
Stance: Joe Burman: Orthodox; Johnny Solzberg: Not recorded

Joe Burman left, Johnny Solzberg 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 Burman91 wins · from 129 tracked bouts

21 by KO/TKO 23%14 on the cards 15%56 by another method or unrecorded 62%

Johnny Solzberg2 wins · from 12 tracked bouts

2 by another method or unrecorded 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Joe Burman 129, Johnny Solzberg 12 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Burman better on 3 · Solzberg better on 14 shared · Joe Burman better on 3 · Johnny Solzberg better on 1

BurmanJoe Burman

Opponent

SolzbergJohnny Solzberg

Joe Burman
2–2–1 against
Win, NWS
1923Mar 1923
Win, NWS
1921Jun 1921
Loss, NWS
1921Mar 1921
Loss, NWS
1919Oct 1919
Draw, NWS
1919Sep 1919
LynchJoe LynchUnited States 99–36–21 · BantamweightSolzberg betterJohnny Solzberg better — 1–0 to 2–2–1
Johnny Solzberg
Win, NWS
1916Nov 1916
Joe Burman
1–1–3 against
Draw, PTS
1921Jun 1921
Draw, NWS
1920Oct 1920
Loss, NWS
1919Jun 1919
Draw, NWS
1919Jan 1919
Win, NWS
1917Jun 1917
SharkeyJackie SharkeyUnited States 59–64–23Burman betterJoe Burman better — 1–1–3 to 0–1
Johnny Solzberg
Loss, NWS
1917Apr 1917
Joe Burman
Loss, NWS
1921Apr 1921
WilliamsKid WilliamsUnited States 162–30–12 · BantamweightBurman betterJoe Burman better — 0–1 to 1–2
Johnny Solzberg
1–2 against
Loss, RTD 7
1912Jul 1912
Win, NWS
1912Jan 1912
Loss, NWS
1911Aug 1911
Joe Burman
Win, NWS
1920Sep 1920
HermanPete HermanUnited States 100–32–13Burman betterJoe Burman better — 1–0 to 0–4
Johnny Solzberg
0–4 against
Loss, TKO 7
1921Apr 1921
Loss, NWS
1920Feb 1920
Loss, NWS
1919May 1919
Loss, PTS
1915Mar 1915

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 Burman drew the most recent tracked bout with Dick Griffin. Burman last boxed on Mar 25, 1924.LLWLD

Goldstein Oct 1923Curtin Nov 1923McCoy Dec 1923Goozeman Dec 1923Griffin Mar 192415.5 tracked bouts per year

Johnny Solzberg last boxed on Apr 4, 1921 — 38,551 days ago. Solzberg had lost six straight.LLLLL

Burman Feb 1917Sharkey Apr 1917Herman May 1919Herman Feb 1920Herman Apr 19211.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Joe Burman and Johnny Solzberg ever fought each other?: Yes. Joe Burman and Johnny Solzberg met once on February 9, 1917, and Joe Burman won by NWS.
Who has the better record, Burman or Solzberg?: Joe Burman is 36-3-6 and Johnny Solzberg is 2-10 across the 12 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Joe Burman has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Burman or Solzberg?: Joe Burman has 21 knockout wins and Johnny Solzberg has 0. Joe Burman has more.
Do Burman and Solzberg have any common opponents?: Joe Burman and Johnny Solzberg share 4 common opponents: Joe Lynch, Jackie Sharkey and Kid Williams (and 1 other). Joe Burman fared better against 3 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Burman and Solzberg?: This comparison is drawn from 129 bouts tracked for Joe Burman and 12 bouts tracked for Johnny Solzberg. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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