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Bruce Wells vs Muhammad Ali — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Bruce Wells

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Muhammad Ali

Bruce Wells (385-3) and Muhammad Ali (56-5) 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.

Wells

385

Wins

3

Losses

0

Draws

Ali

56

Wins37 KO · 66%

5

Losses

0

Draws61 tracked bouts

Head to Head

1 meeting, no result recorded

Bruce Wells and Muhammad Ali have met 1 time; 1 meeting, no result recorded.

Bruce Wells and Muhammad Ali have met 1 time; 1 meeting, no result recorded.
Met1977Aug 12Series
Bruce WellsFighter AResult pending0–0W–L
Muhammad AliFighter BResult pending0–0W–L
ResultNot recorded1Meeting

The Numbers

Wells 3 · Ali 3 of 6 measurable rows
WellsAli
Record
385-3 (edge)56-5
Win %0–100%
99.2% (edge)
91.8%
Wins by knockoutmax 37
0
37 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
0%
66.07% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†not comparable
—66%
Times stopped†max 1
0 (edge)
1
Title reignsmax 9
0
9 (edge)
Bouts per year‡not comparable
—2.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 61
0
61

† 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
Bruce Wells: No height on file
Muhammad Ali: 6′3″
Reachnot held
Bruce Wells: No reach on file
Muhammad Ali: 78″
Agenot comparable
Bruce Wells: Died aged 76
Muhammad Ali: Died aged 74
Stance
Bruce Wells: Orthodox
Muhammad Ali: Orthodox

Bruce Wells left, Muhammad Ali right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Bruce WellsNo tracked bouts

Bruce Wells: no completed bouts ingested yet, so there is no method split to show.

No tracked wins for Wells yet.

Muhammad Ali56 wins · from 61 tracked bouts

Muhammad Ali: 56 tracked wins — 37 by KO/TKO (66%) and 19 on the cards (34%). Counted from 61 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

37 by KO/TKO 66%19 on the cards 34%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bruce Wells 0, Muhammad Ali 61 — 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

Bruce Wells has no completed bouts Kill The Body has tracked.

Muhammad Ali has lost two straight, after one straight win. Ali last boxed on Dec 11, 1981.WLWLL

Shavers Sep 1977Spinks Feb 1978Spinks Sep 1978Holmes Oct 1980Berbick Dec 19812.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Bruce Wells and Muhammad Ali ever fought each other?
Yes. Bruce Wells and Muhammad Ali met once on August 12, 1977, and the bout produced no decision.
The meeting

Aug 12, 1977 · Result pending

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Wells or Ali?
Bruce Wells is 385-3 and Muhammad Ali is 56-5. Bruce Wells has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Wells385–399.2%

Ali56–591.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Wells or Ali?
Bruce Wells has 0 knockout wins and Muhammad Ali has 37. Muhammad Ali has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Wells0

Ali3766.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Wells and Ali have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Bruce Wells and Muhammad Ali have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Wells and Ali?
This comparison is drawn from 0 bouts tracked for Bruce Wells and 61 bouts tracked for Muhammad Ali. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Wells0bouts

Ali61bouts

How They Win ↓

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