Have Nicky Cook and Ricky Burns ever fought each other?

Yes. Nicky Cook and Ricky Burns met once on July 16, 2011, and Ricky Burns won by TKO in round 1.

Who has the better record, Cook or Burns?

Nicky Cook is 30-3 and Ricky Burns is 45-8-1. Nicky Cook has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Cook or Burns?

Nicky Cook has 16 knockout wins and Ricky Burns has 17. Ricky Burns has more.

Do Cook and Burns have any common opponents?

Nicky Cook and Ricky Burns share 2 common opponents: Román Martínez and Alex Arthur. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

Who is bigger, Cook or Burns?

Ricky Burns is the taller fighter at 175 cm, 6 cm above the other.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Cook and Burns?

This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for Nicky Cook and 55 bouts tracked for Ricky Burns. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Nicky Cook vs Ricky Burns — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Ricky Burns

Nicky Cook (30-3) and Ricky Burns (45-8-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Cook

Wins16 KO · 53%

Losses

Draws4 tracked bouts

Burns

Wins17 KO · 38%

Losses

Draw55 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Burns leads 1–0

Nicky Cook and Ricky Burns have met 1 time; Burns leads 1–0.
Met	2011Jul 16	Series
Nicky CookFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Ricky BurnsFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	TKOR1Burns vs Cook	1Meeting

Burns vs Cook · Jul 16, 2011

The Numbers

Cook 3 · Burns 5 of 8 measurable rows

CookEdge = longer wingBurns

Record: 30-3 (edge)45-8-1
Win %0–100%: 90.9% (edge)
84.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 17: 16
17 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 53.33% (edge)
37.78%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 0%
38% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 3: 3
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3: 0
3 (edge)
Bouts per year^‡max 2.5: 1
2.5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 55: 4
55

† 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

Height+2″: Nicky Cook: 5′7″; Ricky Burns: 5′9″ (edge)
Reachnot held: Nicky Cook: No reach on file; Ricky Burns: 70″
Age4 yrs apart: Nicky Cook: 47; Ricky Burns: 43
Stance: Nicky Cook: Orthodox; Ricky Burns: Orthodox

Nicky Cook left, Ricky Burns right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Nicky Cook1 win · from 4 tracked bouts

1 on the cards 100%

Ricky Burns45 wins · from 55 tracked bouts

17 by KO/TKO 38%28 on the cards 62%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Nicky Cook 4, Ricky Burns 55 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Cook better on 1 · Burns better on 12 shared · Nicky Cook better on 1 · Ricky Burns better on 1

CookNicky Cook

Opponent

BurnsRicky Burns

Nicky Cook
Loss, TKO 4
2009Mar 2009
MartínezRomán MartínezUnited States 30–4–3Burns betterRicky Burns better — 1–0 to 0–1
Ricky Burns
Win, UD
2010Sep 2010
Nicky Cook
Win, UD
2008Sep 2008
ArthurAlex ArthurUnited Kingdom 31–3 · Super FeatherweightCook betterNicky Cook better — 1–0 to 0–1
Ricky Burns
Loss, UD
2006Feb 2006

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

Nicky Cook last boxed on Jul 16, 2011 — 5,575 days ago. Cook had lost two straight, after one straight win.LWLL

Luevano Jul 2007Arthur Sep 2008Martínez Mar 2009Burns Jul 20111 tracked bouts per year

Ricky Burns last boxed on Sep 1, 2023 — 1,145 days ago. Burns had won two straight since losing a decision to Lee Selby.WWLWW

Njegac Jun 2018Cardle Nov 2018Selby Oct 2019Dominguez Dec 2021Limond Sep 20232.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Nicky Cook and Ricky Burns ever fought each other?: Yes. Nicky Cook and Ricky Burns met once on July 16, 2011, and Ricky Burns won by TKO in round 1.
Who has the better record, Cook or Burns?: Nicky Cook is 30-3 and Ricky Burns is 45-8-1. Nicky Cook has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Cook or Burns?: Nicky Cook has 16 knockout wins and Ricky Burns has 17. Ricky Burns has more.
Do Cook and Burns have any common opponents?: Nicky Cook and Ricky Burns share 2 common opponents: Román Martínez and Alex Arthur. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Who is bigger, Cook or Burns?: Ricky Burns is the taller fighter at 175 cm, 6 cm above the other.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Cook and Burns?: This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for Nicky Cook and 55 bouts tracked for Ricky Burns. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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