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Patsy Donovan vs Terry McGovern — record, stats and common opponents compared

Patsy Donovan

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Terry McGovern

Patsy Donovan (1-3 across 4 tracked bouts) and Terry McGovern (65-6-8) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Donovan

Tracked record

1–3

counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

McGovern

65

Wins44 KO · 68%

6

Losses

8

Draws80 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

McGovern leads 1–0

Patsy Donovan and Terry McGovern have met 1 time; McGovern leads 1–0.

Patsy Donovan and Terry McGovern have met 1 time; McGovern leads 1–0.
Met1898Nov 26Series
Patsy DonovanFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Terry McGovernFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Donovan 0 · McGovern 5 of 5 measurable rows
DonovanMcGovern
Record†
1-365-6-8 (edge)
Win %0–100%
25%
87.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 44
0
44 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—67.69%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
68% (edge)
Times stopped‡levelmax 2
2
2
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 8.4
1.2
8.4 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 80
4
80

† 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
Patsy Donovan: No height on file
Terry McGovern: 5′3″
Reachnot held
Patsy Donovan: No reach on file
Terry McGovern: 65″
Agenot held
Patsy Donovan: No date of birth
Terry McGovern: Died aged 37
Stance
Patsy Donovan: Not recorded
Terry McGovern: Orthodox

Patsy Donovan left, Terry McGovern right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Patsy Donovan1 win · from 4 tracked bouts

Patsy Donovan: 1 tracked win — 1 by another method or unrecorded (100%). Counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by another method or unrecorded 100%

Terry McGovern66 wins · from 80 tracked bouts

Terry McGovern: 66 tracked wins — 45 by KO/TKO (68%), 14 on the cards (21%) and 7 by another method or unrecorded (11%). Counted from 80 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

45 by KO/TKO 68%14 on the cards 21%7 by another method or unrecorded 11%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Patsy Donovan 4, Terry McGovern 80 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · McGovern better on 1

Donovan

Opponent

McGovern

  • Patsy Donovan

    Loss, TKO 4

    1898

    ForbesMcGovern better

    Terry McGovern

    2–0 against

    Win, TKO 2

    1899

    Win, KO 15

    1898

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

Patsy Donovan last boxed on Feb 18, 1902 — 45,533 days ago. Donovan had won once since three straight losses.LLLW

Forbes Sep 1898McGovern Nov 1898Harris Sep 1900Erne Feb 19021.2 tracked bouts per year

Terry McGovern drew the most recent tracked bout with Young Corbett II. McGovern last boxed on Oct 17, 1906.LDDDD

Nelson Mar 1906Loughrey May 1906Robson May 1906Britt May 1906II Oct 19068.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Patsy Donovan and Terry McGovern ever fought each other?
Yes. Patsy Donovan and Terry McGovern met once on November 26, 1898, and Terry McGovern won by KO in round 3.
The meeting

LNov 26, 1898 · McGovern · KO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Donovan or McGovern?
Patsy Donovan is 1-3 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Terry McGovern is 65-6-8. Terry McGovern has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Donovan1–325%

McGovern65–6–887.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Donovan or McGovern?
Patsy Donovan has 0 knockout wins and Terry McGovern has 44. Terry McGovern has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Donovan0

McGovern4467.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Donovan and McGovern have any common opponents?
Patsy Donovan and Terry McGovern share 1 common opponent: Harry Forbes. Terry McGovern fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

Harry ForbesLW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Donovan and McGovern?
This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for Patsy Donovan and 80 bouts tracked for Terry McGovern. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Donovan4bouts

McGovern80bouts

How They Win ↓

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