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Bep van Klaveren vs Billy Petrolle

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

Meetings on record

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Bep van Klaveren and Billy Petrolle met once (1933). Billy Petrolle won in 1933 by ko.

SOURCE·Bep van Klaveren and Billy Petrolle — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026

How this head-to-head is established

  1. This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
  2. Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
  3. Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
  4. Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.

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Side by side

What both records stateAUG 2026
Bep van KlaverenBilly Petrolle
—Reach70.1″ (178 cm)
68.1″ (173 cm)Height67″ (170.2 cm)
—Reach advantage+4.58%
76–18Record122–26
28%Finish rate53%
13Longest unbeaten run25
104Recorded bouts149
—StanceOrthodox

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Both records, drawn

The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.

Bep van Klaveren

193019401950UNFILEDwin v François Sybille, 1931, kodraw v Leen Sanders, 1931, decisiondraw v Franz Dübbers, 1931, decisionwin v Paul Czirson, 1931, kowin v Jakob Domgoergen, 1931, decisionwin v Eddie Ran, 1932, decisionwin v Paolo Villa, 1932, decisionloss v Cleto Locatelli, 1932, decisionwin v Victor Deckmyn, 1932, kowin v Len Tiger Smith, 1932, decisiondraw v François Sybille, 1932, decisionloss v Louis Saerens, 1932, decisionwin v Stanislaus Loayza, 1933, decisionloss v Billy Petrolle, 1933, kowin v Herman Perlick, 1933, decisionwin v Jimmy Phillips, 1933, decisionwin v Baby Joe Gans, 1933, decisionwin v Phil Rafferty, 1933, decisionwin v Ceferino Garcia, 1934, decisiondraw v Joe Rossi, 1934, decisionwin v Eddie Shapiro, 1934, kowin v Frankie Petrolle, 1934, decisionwin v Phil Rafferty, 1934, decisionwin v Benny Levine, 1934, kowin v Tony Falco, 1934, decisionloss v Jack Carroll, 1935, decisiondraw v Al Manfredo, 1935, decisionwin v Kid Azteca, 1935, decisionwin v Carlos Salomon, 1935, decisionloss v Young Corbett III, 1935, decisionloss v Glen Lee, 1936, decisionloss v Jack Carroll, 1936, decisionwin v Jack Ulrich, 1937, kowin v Nestor Charlier, 1937, decisionwin v Gilbert Jamsin, 1937, koloss v Gustav Eder, 1937, kowin v Jomme Wegner, 1937, kowin v Charles Pernot, 1937, decisionloss v Anton Christoforidis, 1938, decisionwin v Henry Rothier, 1938, decisionwin v Edouard Tenet, 1938, decisionwin v Jean Simon, 1938, decisionwin v Kid Tunero, 1938, decisionwin v Pierre Stepanci, 1938, decisionwin v Cleto Locatelli, 1939, decisionwin v Assane Diouf, 1939, decisionwin v Al Baker, 1939, decisionwin v Victor Janas, 1939, decisiondraw v Jupp Besselmann, 1939, decisionwin v Paddy Roche, 1939, decisionloss v Milt Aaron, 1940, decisiondraw v Augie Arellano, 1940, decisionwin v Jay Macedon, 1940, decisionwin v Ernie Vigh, 1940, decisionwin v Mickey Daniels, 1941, decisiondraw v Paul Altman, 1942, decisionloss v Luc van Dam, 1947win v George Posno, 1947, kowin v Jan Schoen, 1947, kowin v Francois Blanchard, 1948win v Jean Wanes, 1948, decisionwin v Albert Heyen, 1948, kowin v Hans Norbert, 1948, kowin v Harry Bos, 1948, koloss v Luc van Dam, 1948, decisionwin v Leon Fouquet, 1948, decisionwin v Des Jones, 1948, decisionwin v Terry Ratcliffe, 1954, kowin v Jimmy Lyggett, 1954, decisionwin v Herbert Glaser, 1954, kowin v Santos Martins, 1954, decisionwin v Alois Dewulf, 1954, decisionwin v Kit Pompey, 1954, decisionwin v Tino Pierluigi, 1954, decisionloss v Idrissa Dione, 1955, decisionwin v Horst Garz, 1955, decisionwin v Freddi Teichmann, 1955, decisionwin v Emil Koch, 1955, decisionwin v Rafael da Silva, 1955, decisionloss v Werner Handtke, 1956, koresult not stated v Opponent, no date on record
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1931–1956 · EARLIEST 23 NOT SHOWN · 1 UNDATED
1930 1940 1950 win vs Jack Dedheene (1929)win vs George Peck (1929)win vs Leo Nicolaas (1929)loss vs Young Lefevre (1929)win vs Kid Robert (1929)loss vs Nicolas Wilk (1929)win vs Jules Steyaert (1929)draw vs Paul Czirson (1930)win vs Henri Vuillamy (1930)loss vs Len Tiger Smith (1930)win vs George Purchase (1930)win vs Charles van Rooyen (1930)win vs Lucien Porthaels (1930)win vs Charlie Mack (1930)loss vs Harry Brooks (1930)win vs Haydn Williams (1930)win vs Leen Sanders (1930)win vs Jack Hudson (1930)win vs Horace Barber (1930)win vs Billy Streets (1930)win vs Henri Scillie (1931)win vs Harry Corbett (1931)win vs Jim Hunter (1931)win vs François Sybille (1931)draw vs Leen Sanders (1931)draw vs Franz Dübbers (1931)win vs Paul Czirson (1931)win vs Jakob Domgoergen (1931)win vs Eddie Ran (1932)win vs Paolo Villa (1932)loss vs Cleto Locatelli (1932)win vs Victor Deckmyn (1932)win vs Len Tiger Smith (1932)draw vs François Sybille (1932)loss vs Louis Saerens (1932)win vs Stanislaus Loayza (1933)loss vs Billy Petrolle (1933)win vs Herman Perlick (1933)win vs Jimmy Phillips (1933)win vs Baby Joe Gans (1933)win vs Phil Rafferty (1933)win vs Ceferino Garcia (1934)draw vs Joe Rossi (1934)win vs Eddie Shapiro (1934)win vs Frankie Petrolle (1934)win vs Phil Rafferty (1934)win vs Benny Levine (1934)win vs Tony Falco (1934)loss vs Jack Carroll (1935)draw vs Al Manfredo (1935)win vs Kid Azteca (1935)win vs Carlos Salomon (1935)loss vs Young Corbett III (1935)loss vs Glen Lee (1936)loss vs Jack Carroll (1936)win vs Jack Ulrich (1937)win vs Nestor Charlier (1937)win vs Gilbert Jamsin (1937)loss vs Gustav Eder (1937)win vs Jomme Wegner (1937)win vs Charles Pernot (1937)loss vs Anton Christoforidis (1938)win vs Henry Rothier (1938)win vs Edouard Tenet (1938)win vs Jean Simon (1938)win vs Kid Tunero (1938)win vs Pierre Stepanci (1938)win vs Cleto Locatelli (1939)win vs Assane Diouf (1939)win vs Al Baker (1939)win vs Victor Janas (1939)draw vs Jupp Besselmann (1939)win vs Paddy Roche (1939)loss vs Milt Aaron (1940)draw vs Augie Arellano (1940)win vs Jay Macedon (1940)win vs Ernie Vigh (1940)win vs Mickey Daniels (1941)draw vs Paul Altman (1942)loss vs Luc van Dam (1947)win vs George Posno (1947)win vs Jan Schoen (1947)win vs Francois Blanchard (1948)win vs Jean Wanes (1948)win vs Albert Heyen (1948)win vs Hans Norbert (1948)win vs Harry Bos (1948)loss vs Luc van Dam (1948)win vs Leon Fouquet (1948)win vs Des Jones (1948)win vs Terry Ratcliffe (1954)win vs Jimmy Lyggett (1954)win vs Herbert Glaser (1954)win vs Santos Martins (1954)win vs Alois Dewulf (1954)win vs Kit Pompey (1954)win vs Tino Pierluigi (1954)loss vs Idrissa Dione (1955)win vs Horst Garz (1955)win vs Freddi Teichmann (1955)win vs Emil Koch (1955)win vs Rafael da Silva (1955)loss vs Werner Handtke (1956)
winlossdraw / NC1929–1956

Billy Petrolle

19201930UNFILEDloss v Sid Terris, 1926, decisionwin v Danny Cooney, 1926, dqwin v Joe Jawson, 1926loss v Louis 'Kid' Kaplan, 1926, decisionloss v Sammy Vogel, 1926, decisionwin v Eddie Wagner, 1926, koloss v Charley Manty, 1926, decisionwin v Harry Kahn, 1927loss v Tommy Herman, 1927, kowin v Johnny Ceccoli, 1927, kowin v King Tut, 1927, decisionwin v Eddie Brady, 1927, kowin v Basil Galiano, 1927, decisionloss v Billy Wallace, 1927, decisionwin v Jack Duffy, 1927, kowin v Johnny Hayes, 1927, koresult not stated v Cuddy DeMarco, 1927draw v Freddie Mueller, 1927, decisionwin v Joe Jawson, 1927, kowin v Willie Ames, 1927, kowin v Frankie Frisco, 1927, kodraw v Spug Myers, 1927, decisionwin v Tommy Kid Murphy, 1927, koloss v King Tut, 1928win v Stanislaus Loayza, 1928, kowin v Jack 'Kid' Berg, 1928, kowin v Jackie Kane, 1928win v Billy Engman, 1928, kowin v Al Rammy, 1928, kodraw v Doc Snell, 1928, decisionwin v Bruce Flowers, 1928, decisionwin v Armand Schaekels, 1928, kowin v Eddie Dwyer, 1928, koloss v Tommy Grogan, 1928, kowin v Rusty Jones, 1928, kowin v Spug Myers, 1928, decisiondraw v Russie LeRoy, 1928, drawloss v Sammy Mandell, 1928win v Cuddy DeMarco, 1928, koloss v King Tut, 1929, decisionwin v Jimmy Goodrich, 1929win v Harry Kahn, 1929, dqwin v Ray Miller, 1929, decisionwin v Norman Brown, 1929, kowin v Bulldog Gonzalez, 1929, kowin v Jimmy Borde, 1929win v Tony Ross, 1929, kowin v Jimmy McLarnin, 1930, decisionwin v Spug Myers, 1930loss v Jack 'Kid' Berg, 1930, decisionwin v Tony Canzoneri, 1930, decisionwin v Doty Turner, 1930, kowin v Frankie LaFay, 1930, kowin v Paddy Walthier, 1930, kowin v Johnny Curtin, 1930, kowin v Johnny Melton, 1930, decisionwin v Izzy Kline, 1930, kowin v Red Fry, 1930, kowin v Tony Sanders, 1930, kowin v Joe Azzarella, 1930, kowin v Jackie Kane, 1930, kowin v Joey Brooks, 1930, koloss v Jackie Purvis, 1930win v Billy Townsend, 1931, kowin v Iowa Joe Rivers, 1931, decisionloss v Jimmy McLarnin, 1931, decisionwin v Justo Suárez, 1931, kowin v Lope Tenorio, 1931win v King Tut, 1931, kowin v Jackie Moore, 1931, kowin v Billy Light, 1931loss v Tony Canzoneri, 1932, decisionwin v Tommy Grogan, 1932, decisionwin v Christopher Battalino, 1932, decisionwin v Eddie Ran, 1932, kowin v Stanislaus Loayza, 1933, kowin v Sammy Fuller, 1933, decisionwin v Bep van Klaveren, 1933, koloss v Barney Ross, 1933, decisionloss v Barney Ross, 1934, decisionresult not stated v Opponent, no date on recordloss v Sammy Dorkins, no date on record
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1926–1934 · EARLIEST 67 NOT SHOWN · 2 UNDATED
1930 win vs Jackie Rose (1922)win vs Kid Fogarty (1922)loss vs Sammy Dorkins (1922)win vs Irish Kennedy (1923)draw vs Eddie DeBeau (1923)win vs Doc Snell (1923)draw vs Jackie Nichols (1923)win vs Mike Ertle (1923)draw vs Jimmy Woodhall (1923)loss vs Submarine Smith (1923)win vs Lou Boomer (1923)win vs Johnny Gannon (1923)win vs Gaston Charles (1924)win vs Alex Novecky (1924)win vs Battling Strayer (1924)win vs Roscoe Hall (1924)draw vs Johnny Schauer (1924)win vs Tommy Tibbetts (1924)win vs Freddie Burke (1924)win vs Rusty Jones (1924)win vs Kid Worley (1924)win vs Pete Campi (1924)win vs Billy O'Brien (1924)draw vs Jimmy Lundy (1924)win vs Joe McCabe (1924)win vs Len Schwabel (1924)win vs Otto Wallace (1924)win vs Sammy Leonard (1924)win vs Jimmy Moore (1924)win vs Irish Kennedy (1924)win vs Jack Moochie (1924)win vs Jimmy Freyler (1924)win vs Young Harry Runcorn (1924)win vs Sammy Rose (1924)win vs Steve Smith (1925)win vs Joe Azzarella (1925)win vs Ruby Stein (1925)loss vs Johnny Drew (1925)draw vs Joe Jawson (1925)win vs Red Cap Wilson (1925)win vs Nick Lombardi (1925)win vs Carl Leonard (1925)draw vs Jimmy Hackley (1925)win vs Johnny Lamar (1925)win vs Frankie Fink (1925)win vs Johnny Knauf (1925)win vs Al Holzman (1925)win vs Andy Tucker (1925)loss vs Bobby Garcia (1925)win vs Al Shubert (1925)loss vs Babe Ruth (1925)win vs Sylvio Mireault (1925)win vs Reddy Blanchard (1925)win vs Charley Raymond (1925)win vs Eddie Root (1925)win vs Les Murray (1926)draw vs Cuddy DeMarco (1926)win vs Johnny O'Donnell (1926)win vs Billy Pollock (1926)win vs Hilario Martínez (1926)win vs Alf Simmons (1926)win vs Ruby Stein (1926)win vs Johnny Ceccoli (1926)win vs Johnny Adams (1926)win vs Johnny Rocco (1926)draw vs Ray Miller (1926)win vs Frankie Schaeffer (1926)loss vs Sid Terris (1926)win vs Danny Cooney (1926)win vs Joe Jawson (1926)loss vs Louis 'Kid' Kaplan (1926)loss vs Sammy Vogel (1926)win vs Eddie Wagner (1926)loss vs Charley Manty (1926)win vs Harry Kahn (1927)loss vs Tommy Herman (1927)win vs Johnny Ceccoli (1927)win vs King Tut (1927)win vs Eddie Brady (1927)win vs Basil Galiano (1927)loss vs Billy Wallace (1927)win vs Jack Duffy (1927)win vs Johnny Hayes (1927)? vs Cuddy DeMarco (1927)draw vs Freddie Mueller (1927)win vs Joe Jawson (1927)win vs Willie Ames (1927)win vs Frankie Frisco (1927)draw vs Spug Myers (1927)win vs Tommy Kid Murphy (1927)loss vs King Tut (1928)win vs Stanislaus Loayza (1928)win vs Jack 'Kid' Berg (1928)win vs Jackie Kane (1928)win vs Billy Engman (1928)win vs Al Rammy (1928)draw vs Doc Snell (1928)win vs Bruce Flowers (1928)win vs Armand Schaekels (1928)win vs Eddie Dwyer (1928)loss vs Tommy Grogan (1928)win vs Rusty Jones (1928)win vs Spug Myers (1928)draw vs Russie LeRoy (1928)loss vs Sammy Mandell (1928)win vs Cuddy DeMarco (1928)loss vs King Tut (1929)win vs Jimmy Goodrich (1929)win vs Harry Kahn (1929)win vs Ray Miller (1929)win vs Norman Brown (1929)win vs Bulldog Gonzalez (1929)win vs Jimmy Borde (1929)win vs Tony Ross (1929)win vs Jimmy McLarnin (1930)win vs Spug Myers (1930)loss vs Jack 'Kid' Berg (1930)win vs Tony Canzoneri (1930)win vs Doty Turner (1930)win vs Frankie LaFay (1930)win vs Paddy Walthier (1930)win vs Johnny Curtin (1930)win vs Johnny Melton (1930)win vs Izzy Kline (1930)win vs Red Fry (1930)win vs Tony Sanders (1930)win vs Joe Azzarella (1930)win vs Jackie Kane (1930)win vs Joey Brooks (1930)loss vs Jackie Purvis (1930)win vs Billy Townsend (1931)win vs Iowa Joe Rivers (1931)loss vs Jimmy McLarnin (1931)win vs Justo Suárez (1931)win vs Lope Tenorio (1931)win vs King Tut (1931)win vs Jackie Moore (1931)win vs Billy Light (1931)loss vs Tony Canzoneri (1932)win vs Tommy Grogan (1932)win vs Christopher Battalino (1932)win vs Eddie Ran (1932)win vs Stanislaus Loayza (1933)win vs Sammy Fuller (1933)win vs Bep van Klaveren (1933)loss vs Barney Ross (1933)loss vs Barney Ross (1934)
winlossdraw / NC1922–1934

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