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Alex Buxton vs Willi Besmanoff — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Alex Buxton

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Willi Besmanoff

Alex Buxton (78-43-5) and Willi Besmanoff (51-34-8) 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.

Buxton

78

Wins53 KO · 68%

43

Losses

5

Draws9 tracked bouts

Besmanoff

51

Wins19 KO · 37%

34

Losses

8

Draws93 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Besmanoff leads 1–0

Alex Buxton and Willi Besmanoff have met 1 time; Besmanoff leads 1–0.

Alex Buxton and Willi Besmanoff have met 1 time; Besmanoff leads 1–0.
Met1956Jan 22Series
Alex BuxtonFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Willi BesmanoffFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Buxton 7 · Besmanoff 1 of 8 measurable rows
BuxtonBesmanoff
Record
78-43-5 (edge)51-34-8
Win %0–100%
63.9% (edge)
59.1%
Wins by knockoutmax 53
53 (edge)
19
KO rate0–100%
67.95% (edge)
37.25%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
100% (edge)
38%
Times stopped†max 10
3 (edge)
10
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 6.2
0.6
6.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 93
9
93

† 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
Alex Buxton: No height on file
Willi Besmanoff: 5′11″
Agenot held
Alex Buxton: No date of birth
Willi Besmanoff: Died aged 78
Stance
Alex Buxton: Not recorded
Willi Besmanoff: Orthodox

Alex Buxton left, Willi Besmanoff right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Alex Buxton1 win · from 9 tracked bouts

Alex Buxton: 1 tracked win — 1 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 9 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 100%

Willi Besmanoff53 wins · from 93 tracked bouts

Willi Besmanoff: 53 tracked wins — 20 by KO/TKO (38%), 32 on the cards (60%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 93 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

20 by KO/TKO 38%32 on the cards 60%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Alex Buxton 9, Willi Besmanoff 93 — 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

Alex Buxton last boxed on May 6, 1960 — 24,275 days ago. Buxton had lost five straight.LLLLL

Turpin Apr 1955Besmanoff Jan 1956Turpin Nov 1956Hecht Apr 1957Mildenberger May 19600.6 tracked bouts per year

Willi Besmanoff has lost three straight, after one straight win. Besmanoff last boxed on Aug 1, 1967.LWLLL

Lanum Nov 1966Lanum Dec 1966Chuvalo Apr 1967Chuvalo May 1967Zyglewicz Aug 19676.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Alex Buxton and Willi Besmanoff ever fought each other?
Yes. Alex Buxton and Willi Besmanoff met once on January 22, 1956, and Willi Besmanoff won by PTS.
The meeting

LJan 22, 1956 · Besmanoff · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Buxton or Besmanoff?
Alex Buxton is 78-43-5 and Willi Besmanoff is 51-34-8. Alex Buxton has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Buxton78–43–563.9%

Besmanoff51–34–859.1%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Buxton or Besmanoff?
Alex Buxton has 53 knockout wins and Willi Besmanoff has 19. Alex Buxton has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Buxton5368%

Besmanoff1937.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do Buxton and Besmanoff have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Alex Buxton and Willi Besmanoff have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Buxton and Besmanoff?
This comparison is drawn from 9 bouts tracked for Alex Buxton and 93 bouts tracked for Willi Besmanoff. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Buxton9bouts

Besmanoff93bouts

How They Win ↓

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