Have Johnny Ritchie and Terry McGovern ever fought each other?

Yes. Johnny Ritchie and Terry McGovern met once on July 1, 1899, and Terry McGovern won by KO in round 3.

Who has the better record, Ritchie or McGovern?

Johnny Ritchie is 1-8-1 across the 10 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Terry McGovern is 65-6-8. Terry McGovern has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Ritchie or McGovern?

Johnny Ritchie has 0 knockout wins and Terry McGovern has 44. Terry McGovern has more.

Do Ritchie and McGovern have any common opponents?

Johnny Ritchie and Terry McGovern share 1 common opponent: Harry Forbes. Terry McGovern fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ritchie and McGovern?

This comparison is drawn from 10 bouts tracked for Johnny Ritchie and 80 bouts tracked for Terry McGovern. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Johnny Ritchie vs Terry McGovern — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

Johnny Ritchie

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Terry McGovern

Johnny Ritchie (1-8-1 across 10 tracked bouts) and Terry McGovern (65-6-8) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Ritchie

Tracked record

1–8–1

counted from 10 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

McGovern

Wins44 KO · 68%

Losses

Draws80 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

McGovern leads 1–0

Johnny Ritchie and Terry McGovern have met 1 time; McGovern leads 1–0.
Met	1899Jul 1	Series
Johnny RitchieFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Terry McGovernFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	KOR3McGovern vs Ritchie	1Meeting

McGovern vs Ritchie · Jul 1, 1899

The Numbers

Ritchie 0 · McGovern 6 of 6 measurable rows

RitchieEdge = longer wingMcGovern

Record^†: 1-8-165-6-8 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 15%
87.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 44: 0
44 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —67.69%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 0%
68% (edge)
Times stopped^‡max 3: 3
2 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 8.4: 0.4
8.4 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 80: 10
80

† 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 Ritchie: No height on file; Terry McGovern: 5′3″
Reachnot held: Johnny Ritchie: No reach on file; Terry McGovern: 65″
Agenot held: Johnny Ritchie: No date of birth; Terry McGovern: Died aged 37
Stance: Johnny Ritchie: Not recorded; Terry McGovern: Orthodox

Johnny Ritchie 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

Johnny Ritchie1 win · from 10 tracked bouts

1 on the cards 100%

Terry McGovern66 wins · from 80 tracked bouts

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 — Johnny Ritchie 10, Terry McGovern 80 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · McGovern better on 11 shared · Terry McGovern better on 1

RitchieJohnny Ritchie

Opponent

McGovernTerry McGovern

Johnny Ritchie
1–0–1 against
Draw, PTS
1898Apr 1898
Win, PTS
1898Jan 1898
ForbesHarry ForbesUnited States 96–20–27McGovern betterTerry McGovern better — 2–0 to 1–0–1
Terry McGovern
2–0 against
Win, TKO 2
1899Dec 1899
Win, KO 15
1898Oct 1898

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 Ritchie last boxed on Nov 20, 1920 — 38,687 days ago. Ritchie had lost seven straight.LLLLL

Moore Nov 1917Moore Feb 1919Herman Jan 1920Moore Oct 1920Lynch Nov 19200.4 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 Johnny Ritchie and Terry McGovern ever fought each other?: Yes. Johnny Ritchie and Terry McGovern met once on July 1, 1899, and Terry McGovern won by KO in round 3.
Who has the better record, Ritchie or McGovern?: Johnny Ritchie is 1-8-1 across the 10 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Terry McGovern is 65-6-8. Terry McGovern has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Ritchie or McGovern?: Johnny Ritchie has 0 knockout wins and Terry McGovern has 44. Terry McGovern has more.
Do Ritchie and McGovern have any common opponents?: Johnny Ritchie and Terry McGovern share 1 common opponent: Harry Forbes. Terry McGovern fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ritchie and McGovern?: This comparison is drawn from 10 bouts tracked for Johnny Ritchie and 80 bouts tracked for Terry McGovern. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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