Have Billy Joe Thomas and Gary Mason ever fought each other?

Yes. Billy Joe Thomas and Gary Mason met once on May 26, 1987, and Gary Mason won by TKO in round 2.

Who has the better record, Thomas or Mason?

Billy Joe Thomas is 0-4 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Gary Mason is 37-1. Gary Mason has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Thomas or Mason?

Billy Joe Thomas has 0 knockout wins and Gary Mason has 34. Gary Mason has more.

Do Thomas and Mason have any common opponents?

Billy Joe Thomas and Gary Mason share 1 common opponent: Alfonso Ratliff. Gary Mason fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Thomas and Mason?

This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for Billy Joe Thomas and 38 bouts tracked for Gary Mason. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Billy Joe Thomas vs Gary Mason — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

Billy Joe Thomas

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Gary Mason

Billy Joe Thomas (0-4 across 4 tracked bouts) and Gary Mason (37-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Thomas

Tracked record

0–4

counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Mason

Wins34 KO · 92%

Loss

Draws38 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

Mason leads 1–0

Billy Joe Thomas and Gary Mason have met 1 time; Mason leads 1–0.
Met	1987May 26	Series
Billy Joe ThomasFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Gary MasonFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	TKOR2Mason vs Thomas	1Meeting

Mason vs Thomas · May 26, 1987

The Numbers

Thomas 0 · Mason 5 of 5 measurable rows

ThomasEdge = longer wingMason

Record^†: 0-437-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 0%
97.4% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 34: 0
34 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —91.89%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: —92%
Times stopped^‡max 4: 4
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 3.8: 1.2
3.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 38: 4
38

† 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 Joe Thomas: No height on file; Gary Mason: 6′2″
Agenot held: Billy Joe Thomas: No date of birth; Gary Mason: Died aged 48
Stance: Billy Joe Thomas: Not recorded; Gary Mason: Orthodox

Billy Joe Thomas left, Gary Mason 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 Thomas0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Thomas yet.

Gary Mason37 wins · from 38 tracked bouts

34 by KO/TKO 92%3 on the cards 8%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Billy Joe Thomas 4, Gary Mason 38 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Mason better on 11 shared · Gary Mason better on 1

ThomasBilly Joe Thomas

Opponent

MasonGary Mason

Billy Joe Thomas
Loss, KO 2
1984May 1984
RatliffAlfonso RatliffUnited States 25–9 · CruiserweightMason betterGary Mason better — 1–0 to 0–1
Gary Mason
Win, TKO 6
1988Feb 1988

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 Joe Thomas last boxed on May 26, 1987 — 14,390 days ago. Thomas had lost four straight.LLLL

Coetzer Jan 1984Ratliff May 1984Williams Feb 1987Mason May 19871.2 tracked bouts per year

Gary Mason has won two straight since losing by stoppage to Lennox Lewis. Mason last boxed on Sep 10, 1994.WWLWW

Martin Mar 1990Pritchard Dec 1990Lewis Mar 1991Porter Jan 1994Foster Sep 19943.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Billy Joe Thomas and Gary Mason ever fought each other?: Yes. Billy Joe Thomas and Gary Mason met once on May 26, 1987, and Gary Mason won by TKO in round 2.
Who has the better record, Thomas or Mason?: Billy Joe Thomas is 0-4 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Gary Mason is 37-1. Gary Mason has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Thomas or Mason?: Billy Joe Thomas has 0 knockout wins and Gary Mason has 34. Gary Mason has more.
Do Thomas and Mason have any common opponents?: Billy Joe Thomas and Gary Mason share 1 common opponent: Alfonso Ratliff. Gary Mason fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Thomas and Mason?: This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for Billy Joe Thomas and 38 bouts tracked for Gary Mason. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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