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Martin Duffy vs Rube Ferns — record, stats and common opponents compared

Martin Duffy

🇺🇸WELTERWEIGHT

Rube Ferns

Martin Duffy (2-2 across 4 tracked bouts) and Rube Ferns (46-19-9) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Duffy

Tracked record

2–2

counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Ferns

46

Wins33 KO · 72%

19

Losses

9

Draws74 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

Duffy leads 2–0

Martin Duffy and Rube Ferns have met 2 times; Duffy leads 2–0.

Martin Duffy and Rube Ferns have met 2 times; Duffy leads 2–0.
Met1903May 281904Feb 26Series
Martin DuffyFighter AWWonWWon2–0W–L
Rube FernsFighter BLLostLLost0–2W–L
ResultKOR13PTS2Meetings

The Numbers

Duffy 1 · Ferns 5 of 6 measurable rows
DuffyFerns
Record†
2-246-19-9 (edge)
Win %0–100%
50%
68.2% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 33
1
33 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—71.74%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
50%
71% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 9
2 (edge)
9
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 5.4
2
5.4 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 74
4
74

† 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
Martin Duffy: No height on file
Rube Ferns: 5′8″
Agenot held
Martin Duffy: No date of birth
Rube Ferns: Died aged 78
Stance
Martin Duffy: Not recorded
Rube Ferns: Orthodox

Martin Duffy left, Rube Ferns right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Martin Duffy2 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Martin Duffy: 2 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (50%) and 1 on the cards (50%). Counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 50%1 on the cards 50%

Rube Ferns45 wins · from 74 tracked bouts

Rube Ferns: 45 tracked wins — 32 by KO/TKO (71%), 9 on the cards (20%) and 4 by another method or unrecorded (9%). Counted from 74 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

32 by KO/TKO 71%9 on the cards 20%4 by another method or unrecorded 9%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Martin Duffy 4, Rube Ferns 74 — 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

Martin Duffy last boxed on May 12, 1905 — 44,361 days ago. Duffy had lost two straight, after two straight wins.WWLL

Ferns May 1903Ferns Feb 1904Mellody Apr 1904Mellody May 19052 tracked bouts per year

Rube Ferns has lost two straight. Ferns last boxed on Apr 5, 1910.WDDLL

Mason Jun 1906Sieger Jun 1906Dukelow Dec 1906Farmer Sep 1907Ferns Apr 19105.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Martin Duffy and Rube Ferns ever fought each other?
Yes. Martin Duffy and Rube Ferns have met 2 times and Martin Duffy leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

WFeb 26, 1904 · Duffy · PTS

WMay 28, 1903 · Duffy · KO R13

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Duffy or Ferns?
Martin Duffy is 2-2 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Rube Ferns is 46-19-9. Rube Ferns has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Duffy2–250%

Ferns46–19–968.2%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Duffy or Ferns?
Martin Duffy has 1 knockout win and Rube Ferns has 33. Rube Ferns has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Duffy1

Ferns3371.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Duffy and Ferns have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Martin Duffy and Rube Ferns have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Duffy and Ferns?
This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for Martin Duffy and 74 bouts tracked for Rube Ferns. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Duffy4bouts

Ferns74bouts

How They Win ↓

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