Highest KO percentages over 40 fights

[IronKidDynamite]

Which fighters had the highest KO % with over 40 fights.

And fractions matter. So 99.9% is better than 99.0%.

[Freiheit]

Of the fights he won Don Steele had a KO percentage of 97.78%

[IronKidDynamite]

That's the highest in history for a guy with over 40 fights?

[IronKidDynamite]

bump

[pringle]

til they got their asses kicked:

don steele 42-0 42ko's 100%

billie fox 43-0 43 ko's 100%

lemar clark 44 fight ko streak, that's 100%

silly question, answer too easy.

[IronKidDynamite]

BTW i meant as a % of wins not total fights. so 80-1 with 80 KOs is the same as 80-0 with 80 KOs.

And also, I meant OVERALL career not "before they XXXX". Not a silly question.

[IronKidDynamite]

Any others what apart from those three were the highest %???

[dnahar32]

Wilfredo Gomez was 44-3-1 with 42 KOs. 42/44 is a little over 95%.

Also, it's a little under 40 fights, but bantamweight Alfonso Zamora was 33-5 with 32KOs, a little over 97%.

Deepak

[barry]

Ricardo Moreno 59 KO in 60 wins
Billy Fox 54 KO in 55 wins
Carlos Zarate 63 KO in 66 wins
"Fighting" Bob Martin 40 KO in 40 wins
Danny Lopez 39 KO in 42 wins




Here is a list of KO % that I started on a while back, but there are a lot more fighters to add to it.


Career Knockout Percentage
(75% +)
(25+ Bouts)


Name W L D KO TB KO % Active

Carlos Zarate 66 4 0 63 70 90.0% --
Gary Mason 37 1 0 34 38 89.5% --
Lamar Clark 47 3 1 45 51 88.2% 1955-1961
Rocky Marciano 49 0 0 43 49 87.8% --
Aaron Pryor 39 1 0 35 40 87.5% --
Wilfredo Gomez 44 3 1 42 48 87.5% --
Khaosai Galaxy 50 1 0 44 51 86.3% --
Don Steele 45 5 0 44 51 86.3% 1994-2003*
In-Chul Baek 47 3 0 43 50 86.0% 1980-1990
Gerald McClellan 31 3 0 29 34 85.3% --
Frank Bruno 40 5 0 38 45 84.4% 1982-1996
Alfonso Zamora 33 5 0 32 38 84.2% --
George Foreman 76 5 0 68 81 84.0% --
Pat Killen 29 1 1 26 31 83.9% 1883-1890
“Fighting” Bob Martin 40 7 1 40 48 83.3% 1919-1924
Rinaldo Ansaloni 25 5 0 25 30 83.3% 1953-1959
Billy Fox 55 9 1 54 65 83.1% 1943-1950
Jaime Garza 48 6 0 44 54 81.5% --
William “Caveman” Lee 23 4 0 22 27 81.5% 1976-1988
Sean O’Grady 81 5 0 70 86 81.4% 1975-1983
Danny Lopez 42 6 0 39 48 81.3% 1971-1992
Buddy Baer 57 7 0 52 64 81.3% 1934-1942
John Collins 34 2 1 30 37 81.1% 1980-1986
Paul Hodkinson 22 3 1 21 26 80.8% 1986-1994
Ricardo Moreno 60 12 1 59 73 80.8% 1954-1967
Julian Jackson 55 6 0 49 61 80.3% 1981-1998
Vic Patrick 50 4 1 44 55 80.0% 1940-1948
Tommy Morrison 46 3 1 40 50 80.0% --
Barry McGuigan 32 3 0 28 35 80.0% 1981-
Rodolfo Gonzalez 81 7 1 71 89 80.0% 1959-1974
Bruce Woodcock 35 4 0 31 39 79.5% 1942-1950
Elio Diaz 35 4 0 31 39 79.5% 1981-1990
Jose Giorgetti 36 8 2 33 46 78.3% 1957-1968
John Mugabi 42 7 1 39 50 78.0% 1980-1999
Jimmy Adamick 51 5 2 45 58 77.6% 1933-1938
“Marvelous” Marvin Hagler 62 3 2 52 67 77.6% 1973-1987
Edwin Rosario 47 6 0 41 53 77.5% 1979-1997
Stanley Ketchel 51 4 4 48 62 77.4% 1904-1910
Gerry Cooney 28 3 0 24 31 77.4% 1977-1990
Andrew Ganigan 34 5 0 30 39 76.9% 1971-1983
Joe Louis 69 3 0 55 72 76.4% 1934-1951
Paul Fuji 34 3 1 29 38 76.3% 1964-1970
Riddick Bowe 40 1 0 32 42 76.2% 1989-1996
Ernie Shavers 73 14 1 67 88 76.1% 1969-
Gary Guiden 39 7 0 35 46 76.1% 1975-1983
Harley Breshears 45 6 2 41 54 75.9% 1953-1957
Young Mitchell 35 0 6 31 41 75.6% 1884-1893
Tommy Gomez 75 9 2 65 86 75.6% 1939-1950
“Irish” Bob Murphy 66 11 1 59 78 75.6% 1945-
Alex Stewart 43 10 0 40 53 75.5% 1986-1999
Jose Maria Gatica 85 7 2 71 94 75.5% 1945-1956
Chong-Pal Park 46 5 2 40 53 75.5% 1977-1988
Charley Retzlaff 65 8 3 57 76 75.0% 1928-
Ruben Olivares 88 13 3 78 104 75.0% 1964-1988
Antonio Esparragoza 30 2 4 27 36 75.0% 1981-1991

[delisa]

Fewest KO -- 100 or more bouts

KO/TB Name Years active
0 of 119 Jimmy Dundee 1915-1925
1 0f 143 Yankee Schwartz 1905-1914
1 of 121 Winston Burnett 1980-1994
2 of 121 Tommy Ryan 1920-1929
2 of 120 Joe Lohman 1919-1933
2 of 106 Kenneth Bently 1975-2002
2 of 104 Johnny Farr 1923-1934
3 of 103 Willie Davies 1924-1935
3 of 115 Gene Watson 1916-1929
4 of 161 Brian Coleman 1991-active
4 of 159 Pete Degrasse 1927-1941
4 of 99 Frankie Monroe
4 of 116 Joey Greb
5 0f 245 Young Farrell
5 of 151 Blond Tiger Frechette 1938-1949
5 of 173 Donnie Penelton active
5 of 117 Young Carmen
5 of 124 Barney Adair
5 of 164 Danny Edwards 1916-1926

Lowest Ko Percentage -- under 10% and over 75 fights

.000 Joe Marciente 0/82 1926-1940
.000 Roy Bedwell 0/88 1986-2003
.000 Johnny Tillman 0/91 1911-1930
.000 Jimmy Dundee 0/119
.007 Yankee Schwartz 1/143 1905-1914
.011 Bobby Ertle 1/85
.013 KO Mars 1/77 1912-1925
.017 Joe Lohman 2/120 1919-1933
.017 Tommy Ryan 2/ 121 1920-1929
.019 Kenneth Bently 2/106 1975-2002
.020 Young Farrell 5/245
.025 Brian Coleman 4/161 1991-active
.025 Willie Spencer 2/80 1916-1927
.026 Joey Kaufman 2/77 1923-1934
.026 Earl Baird 2/76 1918-1925
.026 Pete DeGrasse 4/154
.026 Gene Watson 3/115 1916-1929
.028 Donnie Penelton* 5/173 active
.029 Willie Davies 3/103 1924-1935
.030 Danny Edwards 5/165 1916-1926
.031 Young Papke 6/195 1918-1926
.033 Blond Tiger Frechette 5/151 1938-1949
.034 Joey Greb
.035 Eddie Hudson 3/85 1942-1950
.036 Memphis Pal Moore 9/248 1913-1930
.036 Peter Buckley 8/225 19xx-active
.038 Reggie Strickland* 13/343 19xx-active
.038 Leo Houck 4/102 1914-1920
.040 Frankie Monroe 4/99
.040 Bucky Lawless 4/99 1926-1937
.040 Barney Adair 5/124
.043 Dick Loadman 8/185 1912-1923
.043 Young Carmen 5/117
.044 Georgie Marks 4/90
.047 Jack Silver 4/85
.051 Benny Schwartz 7/136
.051 Frank Loughrey 5/98 1909-1920
.052 Dominick Petrone 5/97 1924-1933
.054 Kid Locke 10/187 1902-1910
.053 Phil Salvadore 5/95
.054 Eddie Macy 4/73
.054 Wesley Ramey 9/168 1930-1941
.058 Sparrow Freeman 9/154
.060 Jack Sparr 7/117 1918-1930
.060 Joe Azevedo 7/117
.060 Vince Forgione 5/84 1924-1935
.061 Johnny Dundee 21/341
.061 Earl France 8/132 1916-1924
.062 Willie Leslie 6/97 1970-1982
.063 Maxie Rosenbloom 19/299
.xxx John "Skippy" Allen 7/113 1930-1944
.064 Pinky Silverberg 5/78
.065 Dave Shade 16/248 1918-1935
.066 Corp. Izzy Schwartz 7/105
.066 Johnny Willets 7/105
.066 Young Brown 7/106
.067 Davey Abad 6/90 1924-1937
.069 Tony Booth 9/130 1990-active
.069 Blink McClosky 9/130 1902-1921
.070 Joe Gorman 13/186
.071 Nick Camarata 6/86 1933-1946
.072 Tommy Carey 12/166 1905-1919
.073 Joe Glick 13/179 1922-1934/43
.075 Billy Marsh 11/146 1961-1973
.078 Kid Frattini 10/129 1931-1951
.079 Johnny Jaddick 1/139 1924-1937
.079 Pete Galiano 7/89 1934-1944
.xxx Jimmmy Gilligan 6/91 1934-1942
.080 Midget Mexico 11/138 1931-194x

.xxx Kid Decker 11/132 1900-1913

.081 Billy Devine 7/86
.081 Bud Ridley 12/149 1916-1926
.082 Jerry Fiorello
.083 Tiger Johnny Cline 14/169
.084 Danny Wofford 10/119 1987-2003
.085 Joe Welling 8/94 1912-1926
.xxx Lockport Jimmy Duffy 10/109
.091 Charley Moy 9/99
.092 Billy DeFore 8/87 1914-1930
.093 Yooung Montreal 12/129 1916-1930
.094 Gordon Wallace 8/85 1924-1940
.094 Bobby Pooler 11/117 1939-1949
.097 Tommy Loughran 17/145
.098 Ad Wolgast 14/142
.099 Sammy Good 8/81 1913-1925
.100 Frankie "Kid" Covelli 12/119
.100 Wild Bill McDowell 25/247
.100 Steve Dalton 9/90

[IronKidDynamite]

Wow thank you very much Barry and Delisa very interesting stuff. Interesting that Zarate was so high, I saw him against Zamora he didnt seem hugely one-punch powerful.

Billy Fox's record is incredible. Is there any tape of him? What about "Fighting" Bob Martin?

By the way where is HEarns on the list Barry?

I actually meant KOs out of wins not fights but doesnt mater i guess.

[barry]

Hearns overall KO Percetage is 71.9$, his KO-Win ratio is 78%

[Matt Teague]

Do you know what boxer has the most recorded fights ever? I noticed Len Wickwar has well over 400 and some sources claim Harry Greb having close to 500 bouts!! Also do you know the most wins a boxer has had.
Would be very interesting to know,

[delisa]

Most bouts -- over 300

464 Len Wickwar
349 Reggie Strickland
347 Jack Britton
342 Johnny Dundee
330 Sam Langford
301 Ted (Kid) Lewis


Research continues of course

[Eric the Viking]

Most bouts -- over 300

464 Len Wickwar
349 Reggie Strickland
347 Jack Britton
342 Johnny Dundee
330 Sam Langford
301 Ted (Kid) Lewis


Research continues of course

And Reggie keeps fighting, of course.

[barry]

Wildcat Monte 365 TB
Billy Bird 328 TB