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Ken Overlin vs Walter Kirkwood — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Ken Overlin

Walter Kirkwood

Ken Overlin (136-19-10) and Walter Kirkwood (0-3 across 3 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Overlin

136

Wins24 KO · 18%

19

Losses

10

Draws167 tracked bouts

Kirkwood

Tracked record

0–3

counted from 3 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

Overlin leads 3–0

Ken Overlin and Walter Kirkwood have met 3 times; Overlin leads 3–0.

Ken Overlin and Walter Kirkwood have met 3 times; Overlin leads 3–0.
Met1932Jul 211933Apr 121933May 16Series
Ken OverlinFighter AWWonWWonWWon3–0W–L
Walter KirkwoodFighter BLLostLLostLLost0–3W–L
ResultPTSPTSPTS3Meetings

The Numbers

Overlin 3 · Kirkwood 1 of 4 measurable rows
OverlinKirkwood
Record†
136-19-10 (edge)0-3
Win %0–100%
85.5% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 24
24 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
17.65%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
18%—
Times stopped‡max 2
2
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
14.3—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 167
167
3

† 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
Ken Overlin: 5′9″
Walter Kirkwood: No height on file
Reachnot held
Ken Overlin: 70″
Walter Kirkwood: No reach on file
Agenot held
Ken Overlin: Died aged 58
Walter Kirkwood: No date of birth
Stance
Ken Overlin: Orthodox
Walter Kirkwood: Not recorded

Ken Overlin left, Walter Kirkwood right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Ken Overlin136 wins · from 167 tracked bouts

Ken Overlin: 136 tracked wins — 24 by KO/TKO (18%) and 112 on the cards (82%). Counted from 167 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

24 by KO/TKO 18%112 on the cards 82%

Walter Kirkwood0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Walter Kirkwood: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Kirkwood yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ken Overlin 167, Walter Kirkwood 3 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Ken Overlin has won four straight since a draw with Fred Apostoli. Overlin last boxed on Sep 26, 1942.DWWWW

Apostoli Jun 1942Donnelly Aug 1942LaBoa Sep 1942Hartnek Sep 1942Lewis Sep 194214.3 tracked bouts per year

Walter Kirkwood last boxed on May 16, 1933 — 34,137 days ago. Kirkwood had lost three straight.LLL

Overlin Jul 1932Overlin Apr 1933Overlin May 1933

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Ken Overlin and Walter Kirkwood ever fought each other?
Yes. Ken Overlin and Walter Kirkwood have met 3 times and Ken Overlin leads the series 3-0.
The 3 meetings

WMay 16, 1933 · Overlin · PTS

WApr 12, 1933 · Overlin · PTS

WJul 21, 1932 · Overlin · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Overlin or Kirkwood?
Ken Overlin is 136-19-10 and Walter Kirkwood is 0-3 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Ken Overlin has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Overlin136–19–1085.5%

Kirkwood0–30%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Overlin or Kirkwood?
Ken Overlin has 24 knockout wins and Walter Kirkwood has 0. Ken Overlin has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Overlin2417.7%

Kirkwood0

The Numbers ↓
Do Overlin and Kirkwood have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Ken Overlin and Walter Kirkwood have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Overlin and Kirkwood?
This comparison is drawn from 167 bouts tracked for Ken Overlin and 3 bouts tracked for Walter Kirkwood. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Overlin167bouts

Kirkwood3bouts

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