Have Johnny Griffin and Torpedo Billy Murphy ever fought each other?

Yes. Johnny Griffin and Torpedo Billy Murphy have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.

Who has the better record, Griffin or Murphy?

Johnny Griffin is 1-6-2 across the 9 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Torpedo Billy Murphy is 90-51-24. Torpedo Billy Murphy has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Griffin or Murphy?

Johnny Griffin has 1 knockout win and Torpedo Billy Murphy has 76. Torpedo Billy Murphy has more.

Do Griffin and Murphy have any common opponents?

Johnny Griffin and Torpedo Billy Murphy share 4 common opponents: Solly Smith, George Dixon and Young Griffo (and 1 other). Johnny Griffin fared better against 2 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Griffin and Murphy?

This comparison is drawn from 9 bouts tracked for Johnny Griffin and 194 bouts tracked for Torpedo Billy Murphy. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Johnny Griffin vs Torpedo Billy Murphy — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

Johnny Griffin

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Torpedo Billy Murphy

Johnny Griffin (1-6-2 across 9 tracked bouts) and Torpedo Billy Murphy (90-51-24) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 4 common opponents.

Griffin

Tracked record

1–6–2

counted from 9 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Murphy

Wins76 KO · 84%

Losses

Draws194 tracked bouts

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

Series level 1–1

Johnny Griffin and Torpedo Billy Murphy have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
Met	1889Jul 12	1893Feb 6	Series
Johnny GriffinFighter A	LLost	WWon	1–1W–L
Torpedo Billy MurphyFighter B	WWon	LLost	1–1W–L
Result	KOMurphy vs Griffin	KOR7Murphy vs Griffin	2Meetings

The Numbers

Griffin 2 · Murphy 4 of 6 measurable rows

GriffinEdge = longer wingMurphy

Record^†: 1-6-290-51-24 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 22.2%
61.8% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 76: 1
76 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —84.44%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 100% (edge)
71%
Times stopped^‡max 30: 4 (edge)
30
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 7.6: 1.1
7.6 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 194: 9
194

† 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: Johnny Griffin: No height on file; Torpedo Billy Murphy: 5′7″
Agenot held: Johnny Griffin: No date of birth; Torpedo Billy Murphy: Died aged 75
Stance: Johnny Griffin: Not recorded; Torpedo Billy Murphy: Orthodox

Johnny Griffin left, Torpedo Billy Murphy right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Johnny Griffin1 win · from 9 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 100%

Torpedo Billy Murphy107 wins · from 194 tracked bouts

76 by KO/TKO 71%13 on the cards 12%18 by another method or unrecorded 17%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Johnny Griffin 9, Torpedo Billy Murphy 194 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Griffin better on 2 · Murphy better on 1 · even on 14 shared · Johnny Griffin better on 2 · Torpedo Billy Murphy better on 1 · even on 1

GriffinJohnny Griffin

Opponent

MurphyTorpedo Billy Murphy

Johnny Griffin
0–2 against
Loss, KO 7
1897Aug 1897
Loss, KO
1893Jul 1893
SmithSolly SmithUnited States 30–13–20 · WelterweightMurphy betterTorpedo Billy Murphy better — 0–1 to 0–2
Torpedo Billy Murphy
Loss, TKO 14
1895Dec 1895
Johnny Griffin
0–2 against
Loss, PTS
1897Apr 1897
Loss, PTS
1895Aug 1895
DixonGeorge DixonCanada 75–32–61EvenEven — 0–2 both
Torpedo Billy Murphy
0–2 against
Loss, KO 6
1897Jan 1897
Loss, DQ
1893Dec 1893
Johnny Griffin
Draw, PTS
1894Apr 1894
GriffoYoung GriffoAustralia 118–12–68 · Featherweight, LightweightGriffin betterJohnny Griffin better — 0–0–1 to 0–4
Torpedo Billy Murphy
0–4 against
Loss, PTS
1894May 1894
Loss, DQ 22
1891Jul 1891
Loss, RTD
1890Sep 1890
Loss, PTS
1888Dec 1888
Johnny Griffin
Draw, TD
1891Apr 1891
WeirIke WeirUnited Kingdom 28–3–9Griffin betterJohnny Griffin better — 0–0–1 to 1–1
Torpedo Billy Murphy
1–1 against
Loss, KO
1893Nov 1893
Win, KO 14
1890Jan 1890

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

Johnny Griffin last boxed on Aug 20, 1897 — 47,178 days ago. Griffin had lost four straight.DLLLL

Griffo Apr 1894Lavigne Oct 1894Dixon Aug 1895Dixon Apr 1897Smith Aug 18971.1 tracked bouts per year

Torpedo Billy Murphy has lost the most recent, to Jim Fairlie Morris. Murphy last boxed on Oct 29, 1907.DWWDL

Rossi Apr 1906Griffin Jun 1907Toohey Aug 1907Rossi Aug 1907Morris Oct 19077.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Johnny Griffin and Torpedo Billy Murphy ever fought each other?: Yes. Johnny Griffin and Torpedo Billy Murphy have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
Who has the better record, Griffin or Murphy?: Johnny Griffin is 1-6-2 across the 9 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Torpedo Billy Murphy is 90-51-24. Torpedo Billy Murphy has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Griffin or Murphy?: Johnny Griffin has 1 knockout win and Torpedo Billy Murphy has 76. Torpedo Billy Murphy has more.
Do Griffin and Murphy have any common opponents?: Johnny Griffin and Torpedo Billy Murphy share 4 common opponents: Solly Smith, George Dixon and Young Griffo (and 1 other). Johnny Griffin fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Griffin and Murphy?: This comparison is drawn from 9 bouts tracked for Johnny Griffin and 194 bouts tracked for Torpedo Billy Murphy. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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