Have Kid Norfolk and Tom Cowler ever fought each other?

Yes. Kid Norfolk and Tom Cowler have met 4 times and Kid Norfolk leads the series 4-0.

Who has the better record, Norfolk or Cowler?

Kid Norfolk is 115-28-8 and Tom Cowler is 3-16 across the 19 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Kid Norfolk has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Norfolk or Cowler?

Kid Norfolk has 48 knockout wins and Tom Cowler has 1. Kid Norfolk has more.

Do Norfolk and Cowler have any common opponents?

Kid Norfolk and Tom Cowler share 4 common opponents: Billy Miske, Joe Jeanette and Jim Johnson (and 1 other). Kid Norfolk fared better against 4 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Norfolk and Cowler?

This comparison is drawn from 151 bouts tracked for Kid Norfolk and 19 bouts tracked for Tom Cowler. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Kid Norfolk vs Tom Cowler — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Kid Norfolk

Tom Cowler

Kid Norfolk (115-28-8) and Tom Cowler (3-16 across 19 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 4 times. They share 4 common opponents.

Norfolk

115

Wins48 KO · 42%

Losses

Draws151 tracked bouts

Cowler

Tracked record

3–16

counted from 19 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

Norfolk leads 4–0

Kid Norfolk and Tom Cowler have met 4 times; Norfolk leads 4–0.
Met	1917Jun 4	1917Jun 25	1917Jul 19	1917Nov 6	Series
Kid NorfolkFighter A	WWon	WWon	WWon	WWon	4–0W–L
Tom CowlerFighter B	LLost	LLost	LLost	LLost	0–4W–L
Result	NWSNorfolk vs Cowler	NWSNorfolk vs Cowler	TKOR8Norfolk vs Cowler	NWSNorfolk vs Cowler	4Meetings

The Numbers

Norfolk 5 · Cowler 1 of 6 measurable rows

NorfolkEdge = longer wingCowler

Record^†: 115-28-8 (edge)3-16
Win %0–100%: 78.8% (edge)
15.8%
Wins by knockoutmax 48: 48 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable: 41.74%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 43% (edge)
33%
Times stopped^‡max 7: 7
4 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 9.9: 9.9 (edge)
1.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 151: 151
19

† 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: Kid Norfolk: 5′10″; Tom Cowler: No height on file
Reachnot held: Kid Norfolk: 74″; Tom Cowler: No reach on file
Agenot held: Kid Norfolk: Died aged 74; Tom Cowler: No date of birth
Stance: Kid Norfolk: Orthodox; Tom Cowler: Not recorded

Kid Norfolk left, Tom Cowler right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Kid Norfolk114 wins · from 151 tracked bouts

49 by KO/TKO 43%36 on the cards 32%29 by another method or unrecorded 25%

Tom Cowler3 wins · from 19 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 33%2 by another method or unrecorded 67%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Kid Norfolk 151, Tom Cowler 19 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Norfolk better on 44 shared · Kid Norfolk better on 4

NorfolkKid Norfolk

Opponent

CowlerTom Cowler

Kid Norfolk
2–0 against
Win, NWS
1919Jun 1919
Win, PTS
1917Oct 1917
MiskeBilly MiskeUnited States 74–13–16 · Light HeavyweightNorfolk betterKid Norfolk better — 2–0 to 0–3
Tom Cowler
0–3 against
Loss, KO 4
1919Mar 1919
Loss, NWS
1919Jan 1919
Loss, TKO 5
1918Apr 1918
Kid Norfolk
2–0 against
Win, NWS
1918Oct 1918
Win, NWS
1918Jul 1918
JeanetteJoe JeanetteUnited States 120–24–21 · HeavyweightNorfolk betterKid Norfolk better — 2–0 to 0–2
Tom Cowler
0–2 against
Loss, NWS
1919May 1919
Loss, NWS
1919Feb 1919
Kid Norfolk
Win, NWS
1918Jul 1918
JohnsonJim JohnsonUnited States 35–35–13Norfolk betterKid Norfolk better — 1–0 to 0–1
Tom Cowler
Loss, PTS
1912Mar 1912
Kid Norfolk
2–0–1 against
Win, NWS
1917Aug 1917
Draw, NWS
1917Aug 1917
Win, KO 2
1916Jan 1916
SmithGunboat SmithUnited States 81–49–13 · HeavyweightNorfolk betterKid Norfolk better — 2–0–1 to 1–2
Tom Cowler
1–2 against
Win, NWS
1916Dec 1916
Loss, NWS
1916Sep 1916
Loss, NWS
1915Jul 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

Kid Norfolk has lost three straight, after two straight wins. Norfolk last boxed on Mar 19, 1926.WWLLL

Reddick May 1925Farmer Jun 1925Johnson Jun 1925Moody Sep 1925Moore Mar 19269.9 tracked bouts per year

Tom Cowler last boxed on Mar 31, 1924 — 37,455 days ago. Cowler had won once since four straight losses.LLLLW

Jeanette Feb 1919Miske Mar 1919Jeanette May 1919Johnson Aug 1919Godfrey Mar 19241.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Kid Norfolk and Tom Cowler ever fought each other?: Yes. Kid Norfolk and Tom Cowler have met 4 times and Kid Norfolk leads the series 4-0.
Who has the better record, Norfolk or Cowler?: Kid Norfolk is 115-28-8 and Tom Cowler is 3-16 across the 19 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Kid Norfolk has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Norfolk or Cowler?: Kid Norfolk has 48 knockout wins and Tom Cowler has 1. Kid Norfolk has more.
Do Norfolk and Cowler have any common opponents?: Kid Norfolk and Tom Cowler share 4 common opponents: Billy Miske, Joe Jeanette and Jim Johnson (and 1 other). Kid Norfolk fared better against 4 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Norfolk and Cowler?: This comparison is drawn from 151 bouts tracked for Kid Norfolk and 19 bouts tracked for Tom Cowler. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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