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Billy Joe Saunders vs Willie Monroe, Jr. — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇬🇧UNITED KINGDOM

Billy Joe Saunders

🇺🇸UNITED STATES

Willie Monroe, Jr.

Billy Joe Saunders (30-1) and Willie Monroe, Jr. (24-3) 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.

Saunders

30

Wins14 KO · 47%

1

Loss

0

Draws31 tracked bouts

Jr.

24

Wins6 KO · 25%

3

Losses

0

Draws27 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Saunders leads 1–0

Billy Joe Saunders and Willie Monroe, Jr. have met 1 time; Saunders leads 1–0.

Billy Joe Saunders and Willie Monroe, Jr. have met 1 time; Saunders leads 1–0.
Met2017Sep 16Series
Billy Joe SaundersFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Willie Monroe, Jr.Fighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Saunders 7 · Jr. 0 of 7 measurable rows
SaundersJr.
Record
30-1 (edge)24-3
Win %0–100%
96.8% (edge)
88.9%
Wins by knockoutmax 14
14 (edge)
6
KO rate0–100%
46.67% (edge)
25%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
47% (edge)
25%
Times stopped†levelmax 1
1
1
Title reignsmax 6
6 (edge)
1
Bouts per year‡max 2.5
2.5 (edge)
2.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 31
31
27

† 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+1″
Billy Joe Saunders: 5′11″ (edge)
Willie Monroe, Jr.: 5′10″
Reach+3″
Billy Joe Saunders: 71″
Willie Monroe, Jr.: 74″ (edge)
Age2 yrs apart
Billy Joe Saunders: 37
Willie Monroe, Jr.: 39
Stance
Billy Joe Saunders: Southpaw
Willie Monroe, Jr.: Southpaw

Billy Joe Saunders left, Willie Monroe, Jr. 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 Joe Saunders30 wins · from 31 tracked bouts

Billy Joe Saunders: 30 tracked wins — 14 by KO/TKO (47%) and 16 on the cards (53%). Counted from 31 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

14 by KO/TKO 47%16 on the cards 53%

Willie Monroe, Jr.24 wins · from 27 tracked bouts

Willie Monroe, Jr.: 24 tracked wins — 6 by KO/TKO (25%) and 18 on the cards (75%). Counted from 27 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

6 by KO/TKO 25%18 on the cards 75%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Billy Joe Saunders 31, Willie Monroe, Jr. 27 — 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

Billy Joe Saunders last boxed on May 8, 2021 — 1,995 days ago. Saunders had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Canelo Álvarez.WWWWL

Adamu Dec 2018Isufi May 2019Cóceres Nov 2019Murray Dec 2020Álvarez May 20212.5 tracked bouts per year

Willie Monroe, Jr. last boxed on Jun 1, 2019 — 2,701 days ago. Jr. had won three straight since losing a decision to Billy Joe Saunders.WLWWW

Rosado Sep 2016Saunders Sep 2017Galvan Mar 2018Maciel Aug 2018Jr. Jun 20192.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Billy Joe Saunders and Willie Monroe, Jr. ever fought each other?
Yes. Billy Joe Saunders and Willie Monroe, Jr. met once on September 16, 2017, and Billy Joe Saunders won by UD.
The meeting

WSep 16, 2017 · Saunders · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Saunders or Jr.?
Billy Joe Saunders is 30-1 and Willie Monroe, Jr. is 24-3. Billy Joe Saunders has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Saunders30–196.8%

Jr.24–388.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Saunders or Jr.?
Billy Joe Saunders has 14 knockout wins and Willie Monroe, Jr. has 6. Billy Joe Saunders has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Saunders1446.7%

Jr.625%

The Numbers ↓
Do Saunders and Jr. have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Billy Joe Saunders and Willie Monroe, Jr. have faced.
Who is bigger, Saunders or Jr.?
Billy Joe Saunders is the taller fighter at 180 cm, 2 cm above the other. Willie Monroe, Jr. also has the longer reach, by 8 cm.
Height · reach

Saunders180 cm180 cm reach

Jr.178 cm188 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Saunders and Jr.?
This comparison is drawn from 31 bouts tracked for Billy Joe Saunders and 27 bouts tracked for Willie Monroe, Jr.. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Saunders31bouts

Jr.27bouts

How They Win ↓

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