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Billy Conn

64–11 · 60 recorded bouts · 1934–1948

Boxing record

64–11–1

Billy Conn finished 23% of 64 wins inside the distance — the 3rd percentile for heavyweight boxing, where the median is 68%. No reach is on record, so this page compares record rather than measurements.

19301940UNFILEDloss v Pete Leone, 1934, kowin v Paddy Gray, 1934, decisionwin v Bob Dorman, 1934, decisionwin v Johnny Lewis, 1934, kowin v Steve Walters, 1935, decisiondraw v Teddy Movan, 1935, decisionwin v Johnny Yurcini, 1935, decisionwin v George Liggins, 1935, decisionwin v Ray Eberle, 1935, decisionloss v Ralph Gizzy, 1935, decisionwin v George Schlie, 1935, kowin v Stanley Nagy, 1935, decisionwin v Johnny Birek, 1935, decisionwin v Fritzie Zivic, 1936, decisionwin v Jimmy Brown, 1936, kowin v Ralph Chong, 1936, decisionwin v Charley Weise, 1936, decisionwin v Roscoe Manning, 1936, kowin v Honeyboy Jones, 1936, decisionwin v Teddy Movan, 1936, decisionwin v General Burrows, 1936, decisionwin v Dick Ambrose, 1936, decisionwin v Steve Nickleash, 1936, decisionwin v Louis Cook, 1936, decisionwin v Johnny Yurcini, 1936, koloss v Solly Krieger, 1937, decisionwin v Young Corbett III, 1937, decisionwin v Teddy Yarosz, 1937, decisionwin v Ralph Chong, 1937, kowin v Oscar Rankins, 1937, decisionwin v Vince Dundee, 1937, decisionwin v Eddie Babe Risko, 1937, decisionwin v Solly Krieger, 1938, decisionwin v Honeyboy Jones, 1938, decisionwin v Ray Actis, 1938, koloss v Teddy Yarosz, 1938, decisionwin v Eric Seelig, 1938, decisionwin v Domenico Ceccarelli, 1938, decisionwin v Gus Lesnevich, 1939, decisionwin v Melio Bettina, 1939, decisionwin v Gus Dorazio, 1939, kowin v Solly Krieger, 1939, decisionwin v Fred Apostoli, 1939, decisionwin v Lee Savold, 1940, decisionwin v Al McCoy, 1940, decisionwin v Bob Pastor, 1940, kowin v Gus Lesnevich, 1940, decisionwin v Henry Cooper, 1940, decisionloss v Joe Louis, 1941, kowin v Buddy Knox, 1941, kowin v Gunnar Bärlund, 1941, kowin v Danny Hassett, 1941, kowin v Ira Hughes, 1941, kowin v Tony Zale, 1942, decisionwin v Jay D Turner, 1942, decisionwin v Henry Cooper, 1942, decisionloss v Joe Louis, 1946, kowin v Jackie Lyons, 1948, kowin v Mike O'Dowd, 1948, koresult not stated v Opponent, no date on record
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1934–1948 · 1 UNDATED

SOURCE·Billy Conn — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·derived figures computed here·REVIEWED 2026-07-07

How this record is compiled

  1. Measurements come from the fighter's English Wikipedia infobox; the bout list is parsed from the results table on the same article, read on 2026-07-07. Boxing tables are read by header name and MMA records by the fixed column order of the MMA record template — two different parsers, because reading MMA rows as a boxing table returns a fighter's boxing record in place of their real one.
  2. A bout enters the ledger with whatever fields the source states: result, opponent, method, round, year. Any field the source leaves empty stays empty here. A date that cannot be established is left blank rather than inferred, and the bout is still counted.
  3. A no contest is counted and printed as a no contest. It is never folded into the wins, the losses or the draws, and it never disappears to make a total balance.
  4. Where the article's infobox total disagrees with its own results table, both figures are published and each is labelled with where it came from. Nothing is averaged and nothing is reconciled against a second database.
  5. Percentiles rank this fighter among the 587 heavyweight boxing fighters in the dataset — the most specific group of at least 30 that this fighter belongs to.

Sources, exclusions and known limits →

Bout record

Every bout the article's own results table lists, in order. A dash is a field the source leaves empty — it is not a zero and it is not a guess.

Bout-by-bout recordAUG 2026
YearResultOpponentMethodRd
1948 W Jackie Lyons KO/TKO9
1948 W Mike O'Dowd KO/TKO9
1946 L Joe Louis KO/TKO8
1942 W Tony Zale Decision12
1942 W Jay D Turner Decision10
1942 W Henry Cooper Decision12
1941 L Joe Louis KO/TKO13
1941 W Buddy Knox KO/TKO8
1941 W Gunnar Bärlund KO/TKO8
1941 W Danny Hassett KO/TKO5
1941 W Ira Hughes KO/TKO4
1940 W Lee Savold Decision10
1940 W Al McCoy Decision10
1940 W Bob Pastor KO/TKO13
1940 W Gus Lesnevich Decision15
1940 W Henry Cooper Decision12
1939 W Gus Lesnevich Decision15
1939 W Melio Bettina Decision15
1939 W Gus Dorazio KO/TKO8
1939 W Solly Krieger Decision12
1939 W Fred Apostoli Decision15
1938 W Solly Krieger Decision12
1938 W Honeyboy Jones Decision10
1938 W Ray Actis KO/TKO8
1938 L Teddy Yarosz Decision12
1938 W Eric Seelig Decision10
1938 W Domenico Ceccarelli Decision10
1937 L Solly Krieger Decision12
1937 W Young Corbett III Decision10
1937 W Teddy Yarosz Decision15
1937 W Ralph Chong KO/TKO5
1937 W Oscar Rankins Decision10
1937 W Vince Dundee Decision10
1937 W Eddie Babe Risko Decision10
1936 W Fritzie Zivic Decision10
1936 W Jimmy Brown KO/TKO9
1936 W Ralph Chong Decision8
1936 W Charley Weise Decision10
1936 W Roscoe Manning KO/TKO5
1936 W Honeyboy Jones Decision10
1936 W Teddy Movan Decision8
1936 W General Burrows Decision8
1936 W Dick Ambrose Decision6
1936 W Steve Nickleash Decision6
1936 W Louis Cook Decision8
1936 W Johnny Yurcini KO/TKO4
1935 W Steve Walters Decision6
1935 D Teddy Movan Decision6
1935 W Johnny Yurcini Decision6
1935 W George Liggins Decision4
1935 W Ray Eberle Decision5
1935 L Ralph Gizzy Decision6
1935 W George Schlie KO/TKO2
1935 W Stanley Nagy Decision4
1935 W Johnny Birek Decision6
1934 L Pete Leone KO/TKO3
1934 W Paddy Gray Decision4
1934 W Bob Dorman Decision6
1934 W Johnny Lewis KO/TKO3
undated ? Opponent ——

22 of these opponents have their own page here.

SOURCE·Billy Conn — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·derived figures computed here·REVIEWED 2026-07-07

What is on record

Measurements
Reachnot recorded
Height73″ (185.4 cm)
StanceOrthodox
DivisionHeavyweight Boxing
competed at 2: light heavyweight, heavyweight — compared here against the last
Most active decade1930s — 43 of 59 dated bouts
CountryUnited States

Wikipedia carries no reach figure for Billy Conn, so the reach-advantage comparison this site is built on cannot be computed. Everything below comes from the record instead.

1940 loss vs Pete Leone (1934)win vs Paddy Gray (1934)win vs Bob Dorman (1934)win vs Johnny Lewis (1934)win vs Steve Walters (1935)draw vs Teddy Movan (1935)win vs Johnny Yurcini (1935)win vs George Liggins (1935)win vs Ray Eberle (1935)loss vs Ralph Gizzy (1935)win vs George Schlie (1935)win vs Stanley Nagy (1935)win vs Johnny Birek (1935)win vs Fritzie Zivic (1936)win vs Jimmy Brown (1936)win vs Ralph Chong (1936)win vs Charley Weise (1936)win vs Roscoe Manning (1936)win vs Honeyboy Jones (1936)win vs Teddy Movan (1936)win vs General Burrows (1936)win vs Dick Ambrose (1936)win vs Steve Nickleash (1936)win vs Louis Cook (1936)win vs Johnny Yurcini (1936)loss vs Solly Krieger (1937)win vs Young Corbett III (1937)win vs Teddy Yarosz (1937)win vs Ralph Chong (1937)win vs Oscar Rankins (1937)win vs Vince Dundee (1937)win vs Eddie Babe Risko (1937)win vs Solly Krieger (1938)win vs Honeyboy Jones (1938)win vs Ray Actis (1938)loss vs Teddy Yarosz (1938)win vs Eric Seelig (1938)win vs Domenico Ceccarelli (1938)win vs Gus Lesnevich (1939)win vs Melio Bettina (1939)win vs Gus Dorazio (1939)win vs Solly Krieger (1939)win vs Fred Apostoli (1939)win vs Lee Savold (1940)win vs Al McCoy (1940)win vs Bob Pastor (1940)win vs Gus Lesnevich (1940)win vs Henry Cooper (1940)loss vs Joe Louis (1941)win vs Buddy Knox (1941)win vs Gunnar Bärlund (1941)win vs Danny Hassett (1941)win vs Ira Hughes (1941)win vs Tony Zale (1942)win vs Jay D Turner (1942)win vs Henry Cooper (1942)loss vs Joe Louis (1946)win vs Jackie Lyons (1948)win vs Mike O'Dowd (1948)
winlossdraw / NC1934–1948

Record

Boxing record

64–11

76 bouts on record

Finish rate

23%

of wins ended inside the distance — heavyweight boxing median 68%, 3rd percentile

By knockout: 15 (23%)By decision: 49 (77%)
  • By knockout 23%
  • By decision 77%

The career, bout by bout

60 recorded bouts from 1934 to 1948. Every incumbent shows this as a table you have to read; here it is as a shape you can see.

Career span

15y

1934–1948

Longest unbeaten run

15

without a loss — draws do not break it

Busiest year

1936

12 bouts

Recorded bouts

60

59 with a date

Standing questions

What this record does and does not say

What is Billy Conn's record?
64–11–1 in boxing. That is the aggregate stated in the English Wikipedia infobox; the results table on the same article lists 60 bouts individually.
How many of Billy Conn's bouts have no date?
1 of 60. The source lists them without a date this site can read, so they are printed with no year, sorted last, and drawn past the double rule in the record line rather than placed in the chronology. No year has been inferred for any of them.
Does a no contest change a record here?
No. A no contest is not a win, a loss or a draw, and it is never folded into one. It is counted and printed separately, so a 20–0 record with two no contests is shown as exactly that rather than as 22–0 or as 20–0 with the no contests dropped. The same applies to a bout overturned after the fact where the source records the change.
What happens when sources disagree about a fight?
This site publishes one source — the fighter's English Wikipedia article, read on the date printed under every table — and it does not silently reconcile that against anyone else's database. Where the article's own infobox total and its own results table disagree, both are shown and the page says which one each figure came from. Nothing is averaged, and no field is filled in from a second source to make a total balance.

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