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Anthony Crolla vs John Watson — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Anthony Crolla

🇬🇧LIGHTWEIGHT

John Watson

Anthony Crolla (35-7-3) and John Watson (14-4) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Crolla

35

Wins13 KO · 37%

7

Losses

3

Draws45 tracked bouts

Watson

14

Wins6 KO · 43%

4

Losses

0

Draws5 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Crolla leads 1–0

Anthony Crolla and John Watson have met 1 time; Crolla leads 1–0.

Anthony Crolla and John Watson have met 1 time; Crolla leads 1–0.
Met2011Feb 12Series
Anthony CrollaFighter AWWon1–0W–L
John WatsonFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR91Meeting

The Numbers

Crolla 6 · Watson 1 of 7 measurable rows
CrollaWatson
Record
35-7-3 (edge)14-4
Win %0–100%
81.1% (edge)
77.8%
Wins by knockoutmax 13
13 (edge)
6
KO rate0–100%
37.14%
42.86% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
37% (edge)
0%
Times stopped†levelmax 2
2
2
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 3.4
3.4 (edge)
1.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 45
45
5

† 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
Anthony Crolla: 5′9″
John Watson: No height on file
Reachnot held
Anthony Crolla: 67″
John Watson: No reach on file
AgeSame age
Anthony Crolla: 43
John Watson: 43
Stance
Anthony Crolla: Orthodox
John Watson: Orthodox

Anthony Crolla left, John Watson right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Anthony Crolla35 wins · from 45 tracked bouts

Anthony Crolla: 35 tracked wins — 13 by KO/TKO (37%) and 22 on the cards (63%). Counted from 45 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

13 by KO/TKO 37%22 on the cards 63%

John Watson1 win · from 5 tracked bouts

John Watson: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Anthony Crolla 45, John Watson 5 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Crolla better on 1

Crolla

Opponent

Watson

  • Anthony Crolla

    Win, MD

    2013

    ReesCrolla better

    John Watson

    Loss, TKO 11

    2010

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Anthony Crolla last boxed on Nov 2, 2019 — 2,542 days ago. Crolla had won once since losing by stoppage to Vasyl Lomachenko.WWWLW

Burns Oct 2017Ramirez Mar 2018Yordan Nov 2018Lomachenko Apr 2019Urquiaga Nov 20193.4 tracked bouts per year

John Watson last boxed on Apr 27, 2012 — 5,287 days ago. Watson had lost four straight, after one straight win.WLLLL

Gethin Mar 2009Rees Nov 2010Anwar Feb 2011Crolla Feb 2011Hamilton Apr 20121.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Anthony Crolla and John Watson ever fought each other?
Yes. Anthony Crolla and John Watson met once on February 12, 2011, and Anthony Crolla won by TKO in round 9.
The meeting

WFeb 12, 2011 · Crolla · TKO R9

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Crolla or Watson?
Anthony Crolla is 35-7-3 and John Watson is 14-4. Anthony Crolla has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Crolla35–7–381.1%

Watson14–477.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Crolla or Watson?
Anthony Crolla has 13 knockout wins and John Watson has 6. Anthony Crolla has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Crolla1337.1%

Watson642.9%

The Numbers ↓
Do Crolla and Watson have any common opponents?
Anthony Crolla and John Watson share 1 common opponent: Gavin Rees. Anthony Crolla fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

Gavin ReesWL

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Crolla and Watson?
This comparison is drawn from 45 bouts tracked for Anthony Crolla and 5 bouts tracked for John Watson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Crolla45bouts

Watson5bouts

How They Win ↓

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