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Torpedo Billy Murphy vs William Burns — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Torpedo Billy Murphy

William Burns

Torpedo Billy Murphy (90-51-24) and William Burns (0-1-1 across 2 tracked bouts) 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.

Murphy

90

Wins76 KO · 84%

51

Losses

24

Draws194 tracked bouts

Burns

Tracked record

0–1–1

counted from 2 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

Murphy leads 1–0 with 1 draw

Torpedo Billy Murphy and William Burns have met 2 times; Murphy leads 1–0 with 1 draw.

Torpedo Billy Murphy and William Burns have met 2 times; Murphy leads 1–0 with 1 draw.
Met1882Dec 41885Aug 29Series
Torpedo Billy MurphyFighter AWWonDDraw1–0–1W–L–D
William BurnsFighter BLLostDDraw0–1–1W–L–D
ResultPTSPTS2Meetings

The Numbers

Murphy 4 · Burns 1 of 5 measurable rows
MurphyBurns
Record†
90-51-24 (edge)0-1-1
Win %0–100%
61.8% (edge)
25%
Wins by knockoutmax 76
76 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
84.44%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
71%—
Times stopped‡max 30
30
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 7.6
7.6 (edge)
0.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 194
194
2

† 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
Torpedo Billy Murphy: 5′7″
William Burns: No height on file
Agenot held
Torpedo Billy Murphy: Died aged 75
William Burns: No date of birth
Stance
Torpedo Billy Murphy: Orthodox
William Burns: Not recorded

Torpedo Billy Murphy left, William 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
Torpedo Billy Murphy107 wins · from 194 tracked bouts

Torpedo Billy Murphy: 107 tracked wins — 76 by KO/TKO (71%), 13 on the cards (12%) and 18 by another method or unrecorded (17%). Counted from 194 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

76 by KO/TKO 71%13 on the cards 12%18 by another method or unrecorded 17%

William Burns0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

William Burns: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Burns yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Torpedo Billy Murphy 194, William Burns 2 — 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

Torpedo Billy Murphy has lost the most recent, to Jim Fairlie Morris. Murphy last boxed on Oct 29, 1907.DWWDL

Rossi Apr 1906Griffin Jun 1907Toohey Aug 1907Rossi Aug 1907Morris Oct 19077.6 tracked bouts per year

William Burns last boxed on Aug 29, 1885 — 51,561 days ago. Burns had drawn the most recent tracked bout with Torpedo Billy Murphy.LD

Murphy Dec 1882Murphy Aug 18850.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Torpedo Billy Murphy and William Burns ever fought each other?
Yes. Torpedo Billy Murphy and William Burns have met 2 times and Torpedo Billy Murphy leads the series 1-0 with 1 draw.
The 2 meetings

DAug 29, 1885 · Draw · PTS

WDec 4, 1882 · Murphy · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Murphy or Burns?
Torpedo Billy Murphy is 90-51-24 and William Burns is 0-1-1 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Torpedo Billy Murphy has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Murphy90–51–2461.8%

Burns0–1–125%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Murphy or Burns?
Torpedo Billy Murphy has 76 knockout wins and William Burns has 0. Torpedo Billy Murphy has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Murphy7684.4%

Burns0

The Numbers ↓
Do Murphy and Burns have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Torpedo Billy Murphy and William Burns have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Murphy and Burns?
This comparison is drawn from 194 bouts tracked for Torpedo Billy Murphy and 2 bouts tracked for William Burns. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Murphy194bouts

Burns2bouts

How They Win ↓

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