Have Tom Lees and Tommy Burns ever fought each other?

Yes. Tom Lees and Tommy Burns met once on August 24, 1909, and the bout produced no decision by ND.

Who has the better record, Lees or Burns?

Tom Lees is 17-12-5 and Tommy Burns is 47-5-9. Tommy Burns has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Lees or Burns?

Tom Lees has 10 knockout wins and Tommy Burns has 35. Tommy Burns has more.

Do Lees and Burns have any common opponents?

Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Tom Lees and Tommy Burns have faced.

Who is bigger, Lees or Burns?

Tom Lees is the taller fighter at 182 cm, 12 cm above the other.

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

This comparison is drawn from 46 bouts tracked for Tom Lees and 64 bouts tracked for Tommy Burns. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Tom Lees vs Tommy Burns — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Tom Lees (17-12-5) and Tommy Burns (47-5-9) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Lees

Wins10 KO · 59%

Losses

Draws46 tracked bouts

Burns

Wins35 KO · 74%

Losses

Draws64 tracked bouts

Head to Head

1 meeting, no decision

Tom Lees and Tommy Burns have met 1 time; 1 meeting, no decision.
Met	1909Aug 24	Series
Tom LeesFighter A	NCNo decision	0–0W–L
Tommy BurnsFighter B	NCNo decision	0–0W–L
Result	NDLees vs Burns	1Meeting

Lees vs Burns · Aug 24, 1909

The Numbers

Lees 0 · Burns 8 of 8 measurable rows

LeesEdge = longer wingBurns

Record: 17-12-547-5-9 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 57.4%
84.4% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 35: 10
35 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 58.82%
74.47% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 65%
73% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 7: 7
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1: 0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year^‡max 3.5: 1.8
3.5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 64: 46
64

† 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+5″: Tom Lees: 6′0″ (edge); Tommy Burns: 5′7″
Reachnot held: Tom Lees: No reach on file; Tommy Burns: 73″
Agenot comparable: Tom Lees: Died aged 89; Tommy Burns: Died aged 73
Stance: Tom Lees: Not recorded; Tommy Burns: Orthodox

Tom Lees left, Tommy 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

Tom Lees17 wins · from 46 tracked bouts

11 by KO/TKO 65%4 on the cards 24%2 by another method or unrecorded 12%

Tommy Burns48 wins · from 64 tracked bouts

35 by KO/TKO 73%11 on the cards 23%2 by another method or unrecorded 4%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Tom Lees 46, Tommy Burns 64 — 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

Tom Lees has a no contest in the most recent tracked bout with Tommy Burns. Lees last boxed on Aug 24, 1909.LLLWNC

Slavin May 1898Scales Nov 1899Newmier Sep 1901O'Brien Oct 1903Burns Aug 19091.8 tracked bouts per year

Tommy Burns had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Joe Beckett. Burns last boxed on Jul 16, 1920.WDWWL

Rickard Aug 1912Pelkey Apr 1913Brandt Jan 1914Bracken Sep 1918Beckett Jul 19203.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Tom Lees and Tommy Burns ever fought each other?: Yes. Tom Lees and Tommy Burns met once on August 24, 1909, and the bout produced no decision by ND.
Who has the better record, Lees or Burns?: Tom Lees is 17-12-5 and Tommy Burns is 47-5-9. Tommy Burns has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Lees or Burns?: Tom Lees has 10 knockout wins and Tommy Burns has 35. Tommy Burns has more.
Do Lees and Burns have any common opponents?: Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Tom Lees and Tommy Burns have faced.
Who is bigger, Lees or Burns?: Tom Lees is the taller fighter at 182 cm, 12 cm above the other.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Lees and Burns?: This comparison is drawn from 46 bouts tracked for Tom Lees and 64 bouts tracked for Tommy Burns. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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