Have Bob Satterfield and John Holman ever fought each other?

Yes. Bob Satterfield and John Holman have met 3 times and Bob Satterfield leads the series 2-1.

Who has the better record, Satterfield or Holman?

Bob Satterfield is 50-25-4 and John Holman is 3-7 across the 10 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Bob Satterfield has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Satterfield or Holman?

Bob Satterfield has 35 knockout wins and John Holman has 3. Bob Satterfield has more.

Do Satterfield and Holman have any common opponents?

Bob Satterfield and John Holman share 3 common opponents: Cleveland Williams, Niño Valdés and Ezzard Charles. Bob Satterfield fared better against 2 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Satterfield and Holman?

This comparison is drawn from 79 bouts tracked for Bob Satterfield and 10 bouts tracked for John Holman. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Bob Satterfield vs John Holman — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Bob Satterfield

John Holman

Bob Satterfield (50-25-4) and John Holman (3-7 across 10 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share 3 common opponents.

Satterfield

Wins35 KO · 70%

Losses

Draws79 tracked bouts

Holman

Tracked record

3–7

counted from 10 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

Satterfield leads 2–1

Bob Satterfield and John Holman have met 3 times; Satterfield leads 2–1.
Met	1954Jul 20	1954Nov 10	1956Jan 11	Series
Bob SatterfieldFighter A	WWon	WWon	LLost	2–1W–L
John HolmanFighter B	LLost	LLost	WWon	1–2W–L
Result	KOSatterfield vs Holman	KOR1Satterfield vs Holman	TKOR8Satterfield vs Holman	3Meetings

The Numbers

Satterfield 4 · Holman 2 of 6 measurable rows

SatterfieldEdge = longer wingHolman

Record^†: 50-25-4 (edge)3-7
Win %0–100%: 65.8% (edge)
30%
Wins by knockoutmax 35: 35 (edge)
3
KO ratenot comparable: 70%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 70%
100% (edge)
Times stopped^‡max 13: 13
4 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 6.2: 6.2 (edge)
1.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 79: 79
10

† 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: Bob Satterfield: 5′10″; John Holman: No height on file
Agenot held: Bob Satterfield: Died aged 53; John Holman: No date of birth
Stance: Bob Satterfield: Orthodox; John Holman: Not recorded

Bob Satterfield left, John Holman right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Bob Satterfield50 wins · from 79 tracked bouts

35 by KO/TKO 70%15 on the cards 30%

John Holman3 wins · from 10 tracked bouts

3 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bob Satterfield 79, John Holman 10 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Satterfield better on 2 · Holman better on 13 shared · Bob Satterfield better on 2 · John Holman better on 1

SatterfieldBob Satterfield

Opponent

HolmanJohn Holman

Bob Satterfield
Win, KO 3
1954Jun 1954
WilliamsCleveland WilliamsUnited States 82–13–2 · HeavyweightSatterfield betterBob Satterfield better — 1–0 to 0–1
John Holman
Loss, KO 7
1957Oct 1957
Bob Satterfield
Win, UD
1955Aug 1955
ValdésNiño ValdésCuba 48–18–3Satterfield betterBob Satterfield better — 1–0 to 0–1
John Holman
Loss, UD
1957May 1957
Bob Satterfield
Loss, KO 2
1954Jan 1954
CharlesEzzard CharlesUnited States 95–25–1Holman betterJohn Holman better — 1–1 to 0–1
John Holman
1–1 against
Loss, UD
1955Jun 1955
Win, TKO 9
1955Apr 1955

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

Bob Satterfield has won two straight since losses to Julio Mederos and Bert Whitehurst. Satterfield last boxed on Nov 21, 1957.WLLWW

Daniels May 1957Mederos Jun 1957Whitehurst Oct 1957Sawyer Oct 1957King Nov 19576.2 tracked bouts per year

John Holman last boxed on Oct 15, 1957 — 25,207 days ago. Holman had lost four straight, after one straight win.WLLLL

Satterfield Jan 1956Machen Oct 1956Pastrano Feb 1957Valdés May 1957Williams Oct 19571.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Bob Satterfield and John Holman ever fought each other?: Yes. Bob Satterfield and John Holman have met 3 times and Bob Satterfield leads the series 2-1.
Who has the better record, Satterfield or Holman?: Bob Satterfield is 50-25-4 and John Holman is 3-7 across the 10 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Bob Satterfield has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Satterfield or Holman?: Bob Satterfield has 35 knockout wins and John Holman has 3. Bob Satterfield has more.
Do Satterfield and Holman have any common opponents?: Bob Satterfield and John Holman share 3 common opponents: Cleveland Williams, Niño Valdés and Ezzard Charles. Bob Satterfield fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Satterfield and Holman?: This comparison is drawn from 79 bouts tracked for Bob Satterfield and 10 bouts tracked for John Holman. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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