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Bernard Benton vs Pierre Coetzer — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇺🇸UNITED STATES

Bernard Benton

🇿🇦SOUTH AFRICA

Pierre Coetzer

Bernard Benton (21-6-1) and Pierre Coetzer (39-5) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Benton

21

Wins9 KO · 43%

6

Losses

1

Draw28 tracked bouts

Coetzer

39

Wins27 KO · 69%

5

Losses

0

Draws44 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Series level 1–1

Bernard Benton and Pierre Coetzer have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.

Bernard Benton and Pierre Coetzer have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
Met1984Jul 161987Sep 28Series
Bernard BentonFighter AWWonLLost1–1W–L
Pierre CoetzerFighter BLLostWWon1–1W–L
ResultPTSKO2Meetings

The Numbers

Benton 2 · Coetzer 6 of 8 measurable rows
BentonCoetzer
Record
21-6-139-5 (edge)
Win %0–100%
76.8%
88.6% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 27
9
27 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
42.86%
69.23% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
43%
69% (edge)
Times stopped†max 3
2 (edge)
3
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 4.4
2.1
4.4 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 44
28
44

† 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

Height+4″
Bernard Benton: 6′0″
Pierre Coetzer: 6′4″ (edge)
Age4 yrs apart
Bernard Benton: 69
Pierre Coetzer: 65
Stance
Bernard Benton: Orthodox
Pierre Coetzer: Orthodox

Bernard Benton left, Pierre Coetzer right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Bernard Benton21 wins · from 28 tracked bouts

Bernard Benton: 21 tracked wins — 9 by KO/TKO (43%) and 12 on the cards (57%). Counted from 28 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

9 by KO/TKO 43%12 on the cards 57%

Pierre Coetzer39 wins · from 44 tracked bouts

Pierre Coetzer: 39 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (69%) and 12 on the cards (31%). Counted from 44 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

27 by KO/TKO 69%12 on the cards 31%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bernard Benton 28, Pierre Coetzer 44 — 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

Bernard Benton last boxed on Jan 13, 1995 — 11,602 days ago. Benton had won three straight since losses to Pierre Coetzer and Alex García.LLWWW

Coetzer Sep 1987García Oct 1990Johnson Nov 1992Bentley Jan 1993Huffman Jan 19952.1 tracked bouts per year

Pierre Coetzer last boxed on Jan 16, 1993 — 12,329 days ago. Coetzer had lost three straight, after two straight wins.WWLLL

Murphy Oct 1991West May 1992Bowe Jul 1992Bruno Oct 1992Foreman Jan 19934.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Bernard Benton and Pierre Coetzer ever fought each other?
Yes. Bernard Benton and Pierre Coetzer have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
The 2 meetings

LSep 28, 1987 · Coetzer · KO

WJul 16, 1984 · Benton · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Benton or Coetzer?
Bernard Benton is 21-6-1 and Pierre Coetzer is 39-5. Pierre Coetzer has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Benton21–6–176.8%

Coetzer39–588.6%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Benton or Coetzer?
Bernard Benton has 9 knockout wins and Pierre Coetzer has 27. Pierre Coetzer has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Benton942.9%

Coetzer2769.2%

The Numbers ↓
Do Benton and Coetzer have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Bernard Benton and Pierre Coetzer have faced.
Who is bigger, Benton or Coetzer?
Pierre Coetzer is the taller fighter at 193 cm, 11 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Benton182 cm

Coetzer193 cm

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Benton and Coetzer?
This comparison is drawn from 28 bouts tracked for Bernard Benton and 44 bouts tracked for Pierre Coetzer. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Benton28bouts

Coetzer44bouts

How They Win ↓

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