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Billy Backus

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49-20-5
Record
Current rating1910through the last bout
Peak1956the highest ever reached
Deviation (RD)270smaller is more certain
Fights74bouts on record
Active years1961–1978first bout to last
All-Time#1921across every eraPeak#2167peak against peakActive P4P—among active fighters
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Attributes
Power47Titles4Experience100Momentum60Durability93Win rate66
Finish rate47%
How the wins came
KO / TKO / RTD 23 (47%)Decision 26 (53%)
Times stopped5
Fights74

Within the recorded range there are 74 bouts between 1961 and 1978, about one every 2.7 months. 23 of the 49 wins came inside the distance. Of the 20 losses, 5 came inside the distance and 15 on the cards. The best win came against José Nápoles in 1970, who was rated 2427 at the time.

The record includes 2 wins against a higher-rated opponent. The rating held roughly steady across the final four bouts.

DateOpponentResultMethodRd
1978-05-20Pipino Cuevas TitleLossRTD1
1977-11-19Everaldo Costa AzevedoDrawSD12
1977-08-25Joe GrierWinUD10
1977-06-03Rafael RodriguezWinUD12
1977-04-08Roy BarrientosWinUD10
1977-01-27Justice OrtizWinUD10
1976-11-20Tony LopesWinTKO9
1976-09-11Pablo RodriguezWinUD10
1976-05-28Jose Papo MelendezWinUD10
1976-04-03Angel Robinson GarciaWinUD10
1976-01-24Pablo RodriguezWinUD10
1975-08-23Marc GervaisWinKO10
1975-04-11Rocky MattioliLossTKO5
1974-06-20Eckhard DaggeLossTKO3
1974-04-30Jacques KechichianWinRTD5
1974-03-18Roger MenetreyLossPTS12
1974-01-21Roger ZamiWinTKO9
1973-12-06Zovek BarajasLossTKO3
1973-08-04Al RomanoWinKO3
1973-08-04Miguel BarretoLossMD12
1973-02-13Jack TillmanLossUD12
1972-12-08Hedgemon LewisLossUD15
1972-09-23Dorman CrawfordWinTKO8
1972-06-06Hedgemon LewisLossUD15
1972-04-14Danny McAloonWinUD12
1972-02-12Irish Pat MurphyWinTKO7
1971-12-10Jose GabinoWinUD10
1971-06-04José Nápoles TitleLossTKO8
1971-03-15Robert GalloisWinMD10
1971-01-23Bobby WilliamsWinUD12
1970-12-03José Nápoles TitleWinTKO4
1970-10-03Denny StilettoWinKO8
1970-07-22Manuel GonzalezWinUD10
1970-06-15Frank SteeleWinUD10
1970-03-24Manuel BurgoWinUD10
1970-01-30Ricky OrtizWinTKO8
1969-10-31Ricky OrtizDrawMD10
1969-09-19Jerry PellegriniWinUD10
1969-07-21Jerry PellegriniLossUD10
1969-06-16Percy PughLossUD15
1969-04-25Percy PughWinUD12
1969-03-17CL LewisWinTKO7
1969-01-24Percy PughWinSD12
1968-12-14Freddie CobbWinTKO5
1968-11-16Vince ShomoWinTKO8
1968-10-07Johnny BrooksWinUD10
1968-09-14Curtis PhillipsWinTKO7
1968-07-29Jerry PellegriniWinSD10
1968-06-03Percy PughLossUD10
1968-05-19Dick FrenchWinTKO6
1968-04-06Danny AndrewsWinUD10
1968-02-10Juan RamosWinUD10
1967-11-30Gene HerrickWinTKO6
1967-11-24Curtis PhillipsWinTKO6
1967-10-23Ernie RobbinsWinKO3
1967-10-16Tod PurtellWinKO
1965-05-05Rudy RichardsonLossUD8
1964-10-30Billy AndersonLossPTS10
1964-07-17Genaro SotoLossPTS6
1964-05-19Colin FraserWinUD10
1964-04-18Lew AndersonWinTKO5
1964-02-29Dave Hilton Sr.WinKO7
1964-02-01Colin FraserWinRTD5
1963-12-19Billy AndersonLossUD8
1963-08-02Fernand ChretienLossUD10
1963-02-28Dick FrenchLossUD8
1963-01-23Marcel BizienDrawPTS8
1962-12-22Mike CortezDrawPTS4
1962-11-24Luis Aponte OrtizLossPTS4
1962-06-22Barney BarnezWinPTS4
1962-06-06Steve GesslerWinPTS6
1962-04-27Sugar LawsonDrawPTS4
1962-03-09Randy SandersWinPTS4
1961-09-16Ike AnthonyWinTKO2
Source: Wikipedia
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