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Ben Black vs Cleveland Williams — record, stats and common opponents compared

Ben Black

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Cleveland Williams

Ben Black (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) and Cleveland Williams (82-13-2) 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.

Black

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

Williams

82

Wins62 KO · 76%

13

Losses

2

Draws97 tracked bouts

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

Williams leads 1–0

Ben Black and Cleveland Williams have met 1 time; Williams leads 1–0.

Ben Black and Cleveland Williams have met 1 time; Williams leads 1–0.
Met1966Feb 8Series
Ben BlackFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Cleveland WilliamsFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Black 1 · Williams 3 of 4 measurable rows
BlackWilliams
Record†
0-182-13-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
85.6% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 62
0
62 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—75.61%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—76%
Times stopped‡max 8
1 (edge)
8
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
—3.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 97
1
97

† 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
Ben Black: No height on file
Cleveland Williams: 6′2″
Reachnot held
Ben Black: No reach on file
Cleveland Williams: 78″
Agenot held
Ben Black: No date of birth
Cleveland Williams: Died aged 66

Ben Black left, Cleveland Williams right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored: younger is not better.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Ben Black0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Ben Black: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Black yet.

Cleveland Williams82 wins · from 97 tracked bouts

Cleveland Williams: 82 tracked wins — 62 by KO/TKO (76%), 19 on the cards (23%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (1%). Counted from 97 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

62 by KO/TKO 76%19 on the cards 23%1 by another method or unrecorded 1%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ben Black 1, Cleveland Williams 97 — 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

Ben Black last boxed on Feb 8, 1966 — 22,178 days ago. Black had lost the most recent, to Cleveland Williams.L

Williams Feb 1966

Cleveland Williams has won three straight since losses to Jack O'Halloran and George Chuvalo. Williams last boxed on Oct 28, 1973.LLWWW

O'Halloran Sep 1971Chuvalo Nov 1971Daniels May 1972Mashburn Jul 1972Davila Oct 19733.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Ben Black and Cleveland Williams ever fought each other?
Yes. Ben Black and Cleveland Williams met once on February 8, 1966, and Cleveland Williams won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

LFeb 8, 1966 · Williams · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Black or Williams?
Ben Black is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked and Cleveland Williams is 82-13-2. Cleveland Williams has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Black0–10%

Williams82–13–285.6%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Black or Williams?
Ben Black has 0 knockout wins and Cleveland Williams has 62. Cleveland Williams has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Black0

Williams6275.6%

The Numbers ↓
Do Black and Williams have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Ben Black and Cleveland Williams have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Black and Williams?
This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for Ben Black and 97 bouts tracked for Cleveland Williams. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Black1bout

Williams97bouts

How They Win ↓

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