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Antonio Tarver vs John Williams — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Antonio Tarver

John Williams

Antonio Tarver (31-6-1) and John Williams (1-11 across 12 tracked bouts) 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.

Tarver

31

Wins22 KO · 71%

6

Losses

1

Draw40 tracked bouts

Williams

Tracked record

1–11

counted from 12 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Tarver leads 1–0

Antonio Tarver and John Williams have met 1 time; Tarver leads 1–0.

Antonio Tarver and John Williams have met 1 time; Tarver leads 1–0.
Met1999Feb 5Series
Antonio TarverFighter AWWon1–0W–L
John WilliamsFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR41Meeting

The Numbers

Tarver 7 · Williams 0 of 7 measurable rows
TarverWilliams
Record†
31-6-1 (edge)1-11
Win %0–100%
82.9% (edge)
8.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 22
22 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
70.97%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
71% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 9
0 (edge)
9
Title reignsmax 7
7 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.2
2.2 (edge)
0.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 40
40
12

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ 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
Antonio Tarver: 6′2″
John Williams: No height on file
Reachnot held
Antonio Tarver: 75″
John Williams: No reach on file
Agenot held
Antonio Tarver: 57
John Williams: No date of birth
Stance
Antonio Tarver: Southpaw
John Williams: Not recorded

Antonio Tarver left, John Williams right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Antonio Tarver31 wins · from 40 tracked bouts

Antonio Tarver: 31 tracked wins — 22 by KO/TKO (71%) and 9 on the cards (29%). Counted from 40 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

22 by KO/TKO 71%9 on the cards 29%

John Williams1 win · from 12 tracked bouts

John Williams: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 12 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 — Antonio Tarver 40, John Williams 12 — 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

Antonio Tarver last boxed on Aug 14, 2015 — 4,084 days ago. Tarver had drawn the most recent tracked bout with Steve Cunningham.NCNCWWD

Kayode Mar 2012Kayode Jun 2012Sheppard Nov 2013Banks Dec 2014Cunningham Aug 20152.2 tracked bouts per year

John Williams last boxed on Aug 17, 2013 — 4,811 days ago. Williams had lost three straight, after one straight win.LWLLL

Bradley Jun 1997Strickland Feb 1998Tarver Feb 1999Andrade Sep 2009Ugás Aug 20130.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Antonio Tarver and John Williams ever fought each other?
Yes. Antonio Tarver and John Williams met once on February 5, 1999, and Antonio Tarver won by KO in round 4.
The meeting

WFeb 5, 1999 · Tarver · KO R4

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Tarver or Williams?
Antonio Tarver is 31-6-1 and John Williams is 1-11 across the 12 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Antonio Tarver has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Tarver31–6–182.9%

Williams1–118.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Tarver or Williams?
Antonio Tarver has 22 knockout wins and John Williams has 0. Antonio Tarver has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Tarver2271%

Williams0

The Numbers ↓
Do Tarver and Williams have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Antonio Tarver and John Williams have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tarver and Williams?
This comparison is drawn from 40 bouts tracked for Antonio Tarver and 12 bouts tracked for John Williams. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Tarver40bouts

Williams12bouts

How They Win ↓

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