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

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Torpedo Billy Murphy

William Edwards

Torpedo Billy Murphy (90-51-24) and William Edwards (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) 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.

Murphy

90

Wins76 KO · 84%

51

Losses

24

Draws194 tracked bouts

Edwards

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout 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

Torpedo Billy Murphy and William Edwards have met 1 time; Murphy leads 1–0.

Torpedo Billy Murphy and William Edwards have met 1 time; Murphy leads 1–0.
Met1888Apr 28Series
Torpedo Billy MurphyFighter AWWon1–0W–L
William EdwardsFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Murphy 3 · Edwards 1 of 4 measurable rows
MurphyEdwards
Record†
90-51-24 (edge)0-1
Win %0–100%
61.8% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 76
76 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
84.44%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
71%—
Times stopped‡max 30
30
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
7.6—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 194
194
1

† 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 Edwards: No height on file
Agenot held
Torpedo Billy Murphy: Died aged 75
William Edwards: No date of birth
Stance
Torpedo Billy Murphy: Orthodox
William Edwards: Not recorded

Torpedo Billy Murphy left, William Edwards 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 Edwards0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

William Edwards: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Edwards yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Torpedo Billy Murphy 194, William Edwards 1 — 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 Edwards last boxed on Apr 28, 1888 — 50,585 days ago. Edwards had lost the most recent, to Torpedo Billy Murphy.L

Murphy Apr 1888

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Torpedo Billy Murphy and William Edwards ever fought each other?
Yes. Torpedo Billy Murphy and William Edwards met once on April 28, 1888, and Torpedo Billy Murphy won by KO in round 3.
The meeting

WApr 28, 1888 · Murphy · KO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Murphy or Edwards?
Torpedo Billy Murphy is 90-51-24 and William Edwards is 0-1 across the 1 bout 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%

Edwards0–10%

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

Murphy7684.4%

Edwards0

The Numbers ↓
Do Murphy and Edwards have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Torpedo Billy Murphy and William Edwards have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Murphy and Edwards?
This comparison is drawn from 194 bouts tracked for Torpedo Billy Murphy and 1 bout tracked for William Edwards. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Murphy194bouts

Edwards1bout

How They Win ↓

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