Have Johnny Williams and Paddy Roche ever fought each other?

Yes. Johnny Williams and Paddy Roche met once on April 3, 1947, and Johnny Williams won by TKO.

Who has the better record, Williams or Roche?

Johnny Williams is 60-11-4 and Paddy Roche is 0-17 across the 17 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Johnny Williams has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Williams or Roche?

Johnny Williams has 38 knockout wins and Paddy Roche has 0. Johnny Williams has more.

Do Williams and Roche have any common opponents?

Johnny Williams and Paddy Roche share 1 common opponent: Don Cockell. Johnny Williams fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Williams and Roche?

This comparison is drawn from 82 bouts tracked for Johnny Williams and 17 bouts tracked for Paddy Roche. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Johnny Williams vs Paddy Roche — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Johnny Williams

Paddy Roche

Johnny Williams (60-11-4) and Paddy Roche (0-17 across 17 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Williams

Wins38 KO · 63%

Losses

Draws82 tracked bouts

Roche

Tracked record

0–17

counted from 17 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

Williams leads 1–0

Johnny Williams and Paddy Roche have met 1 time; Williams leads 1–0.
Met	1947Apr 3	Series
Johnny WilliamsFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Paddy RocheFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	TKOWilliams vs Roche	1Meeting

Williams vs Roche · Apr 3, 1947

The Numbers

Williams 4 · Roche 0 of 4 measurable rows

WilliamsEdge = longer wingRoche

Record^†: 60-11-4 (edge)0-17
Win %0–100%: 82.7% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 38: 38 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 63.33%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: 62%—
Times stopped^‡levelmax 9: 9
9
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 3.5: 3.5 (edge)
1.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 82: 82
17

† 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

Agenot held: Johnny Williams: Died aged 80; Paddy Roche: No date of birth

Johnny Williams left, Paddy Roche right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored: younger is not better.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Johnny Williams61 wins · from 82 tracked bouts

38 by KO/TKO 62%23 on the cards 38%

Paddy Roche0 wins · from 17 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Roche yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Johnny Williams 82, Paddy Roche 17 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Williams better on 11 shared · Johnny Williams better on 1

WilliamsJohnny Williams

Opponent

RochePaddy Roche

Johnny Williams
1–2 against
Loss, PTS
1953May 1953
Win, TKO 2
1948Jul 1948
Loss, PTS
1948May 1948
CockellDon CockellUnited Kingdom 66–14–1Williams betterJohnny Williams better — 1–2 to 0–3
Paddy Roche
0–3 against
Loss, TKO 3
1948Apr 1948
Loss, PTS
1947Jul 1947
Loss, PTS
1946Nov 1946

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 Williams has lost four straight. Williams last boxed on Feb 15, 1968.DLLLL

Hoepner Feb 1956Jackson Apr 1956Erskine Aug 1956Bygraves Nov 1956Fuji Feb 19683.5 tracked bouts per year

Paddy Roche last boxed on Apr 12, 1948 — 28,678 days ago. Roche had lost 17 straight.LLLLL

Cockell Nov 1946Finch Dec 1946Williams Apr 1947Cockell Jul 1947Cockell Apr 19481.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Johnny Williams and Paddy Roche ever fought each other?: Yes. Johnny Williams and Paddy Roche met once on April 3, 1947, and Johnny Williams won by TKO.
Who has the better record, Williams or Roche?: Johnny Williams is 60-11-4 and Paddy Roche is 0-17 across the 17 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Johnny Williams has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Williams or Roche?: Johnny Williams has 38 knockout wins and Paddy Roche has 0. Johnny Williams has more.
Do Williams and Roche have any common opponents?: Johnny Williams and Paddy Roche share 1 common opponent: Don Cockell. Johnny Williams fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Williams and Roche?: This comparison is drawn from 82 bouts tracked for Johnny Williams and 17 bouts tracked for Paddy Roche. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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