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Billy Costello vs Marvin Ladson — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Billy Costello

Marvin Ladson

Billy Costello (40-2) and Marvin Ladson (0-5 across 5 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 1 common opponent.

Costello

40

Wins23 KO · 58%

2

Losses

0

Draws42 tracked bouts

Ladson

Tracked record

0–5

counted from 5 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

Costello leads 2–0

Billy Costello and Marvin Ladson have met 2 times; Costello leads 2–0.

Billy Costello and Marvin Ladson have met 2 times; Costello leads 2–0.
Met1992Jun 271997Jan 22Series
Billy CostelloFighter AWWonWWon2–0W–L
Marvin LadsonFighter BLLostLLost0–2W–L
ResultTKOR4TKOR32Meetings

The Numbers

Costello 6 · Ladson 0 of 6 measurable rows
CostelloLadson
Record†
40-2 (edge)0-5
Win %0–100%
95.2% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 23
23 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
57.5%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
57%—
Times stopped‡max 5
2 (edge)
5
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.1
2.1 (edge)
0.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 42
42
5

† 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
Billy Costello: 5′9″
Marvin Ladson: No height on file
Reachnot held
Billy Costello: 71″
Marvin Ladson: No reach on file
Agenot held
Billy Costello: Died aged 55
Marvin Ladson: No date of birth
Stance
Billy Costello: Orthodox
Marvin Ladson: Not recorded

Billy Costello left, Marvin Ladson right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Billy Costello40 wins · from 42 tracked bouts

Billy Costello: 40 tracked wins — 23 by KO/TKO (57%) and 17 on the cards (43%). Counted from 42 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

23 by KO/TKO 57%17 on the cards 43%

Marvin Ladson0 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

Marvin Ladson: no tracked wins in the 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Ladson yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Billy Costello 42, Marvin Ladson 5 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 1

Costello

Opponent

Ladson

  • Billy Costello

    Loss, TKO 8

    1985

    SmithEven

    Marvin Ladson

    Loss, TKO 2

    1994

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

Billy Costello has won nine straight, the most recent against Juan Laporte. Costello last boxed on Jun 18, 1999.WWWWW

Elkins Sep 1994Passero Apr 1995Scott May 1995Ladson Jan 1997Laporte Jun 19992.1 tracked bouts per year

Marvin Ladson last boxed on May 15, 1999 — 10,019 days ago. Ladson had lost five straight.LLLLL

Mancini Dec 1980Costello Jun 1992Smith Oct 1994Costello Jan 1997Muriqi May 19990.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Billy Costello and Marvin Ladson ever fought each other?
Yes. Billy Costello and Marvin Ladson have met 2 times and Billy Costello leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

WJan 22, 1997 · Costello · TKO R3

WJun 27, 1992 · Costello · TKO R4

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Costello or Ladson?
Billy Costello is 40-2 and Marvin Ladson is 0-5 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Billy Costello has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Costello40–295.2%

Ladson0–50%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Costello or Ladson?
Billy Costello has 23 knockout wins and Marvin Ladson has 0. Billy Costello has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Costello2357.5%

Ladson0

The Numbers ↓
Do Costello and Ladson have any common opponents?
Billy Costello and Marvin Ladson share 1 common opponent: Lonnie Smith. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Shared opponent

Lonnie SmithLL

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Costello and Ladson?
This comparison is drawn from 42 bouts tracked for Billy Costello and 5 bouts tracked for Marvin Ladson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Costello42bouts

Ladson5bouts

How They Win ↓

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