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Buddy Turman vs Freddie Thompson — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Buddy Turman

Freddie Thompson

Buddy Turman (46-15-1) and Freddie Thompson (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) 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.

Turman

46

Wins32 KO · 70%

15

Losses

1

Draw62 tracked bouts

Thompson

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout 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

Turman leads 1–0

Buddy Turman and Freddie Thompson have met 1 time; Turman leads 1–0.

Buddy Turman and Freddie Thompson have met 1 time; Turman leads 1–0.
Met1956Jun 21Series
Buddy TurmanFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Freddie ThompsonFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Turman 3 · Thompson 1 of 4 measurable rows
TurmanThompson
Record†
46-15-1 (edge)0-1
Win %0–100%
75% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 32
32 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
69.57%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
71%—
Times stopped‡max 4
4
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
4.7—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 62
62
1

† 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
Buddy Turman: 6′0″
Freddie Thompson: No height on file
Reachnot held
Buddy Turman: 72″
Freddie Thompson: No reach on file
Agenot held
Buddy Turman: Died aged 73
Freddie Thompson: No date of birth
Stance
Buddy Turman: Orthodox
Freddie Thompson: Not recorded

Buddy Turman left, Freddie Thompson right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Buddy Turman45 wins · from 62 tracked bouts

Buddy Turman: 45 tracked wins — 32 by KO/TKO (71%) and 13 on the cards (29%). Counted from 62 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

32 by KO/TKO 71%13 on the cards 29%

Freddie Thompson0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Freddie Thompson: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Thompson yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Buddy Turman 62, Freddie Thompson 1 — 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

Buddy Turman has won three straight since losing a decision to Dante Cané. Turman last boxed on Dec 15, 1967.WLWWW

Norling May 1965Cané Mar 1966Bailey Apr 1966Ackers Dec 1966Nehring Dec 19674.7 tracked bouts per year

Freddie Thompson last boxed on Jun 21, 1956 — 25,700 days ago. Thompson had lost the most recent, to Buddy Turman.L

Turman Jun 1956

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Buddy Turman and Freddie Thompson ever fought each other?
Yes. Buddy Turman and Freddie Thompson met once on June 21, 1956, and Buddy Turman won by KO.
The meeting

WJun 21, 1956 · Turman · KO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Turman or Thompson?
Buddy Turman is 46-15-1 and Freddie Thompson is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked. Buddy Turman has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Turman46–15–175%

Thompson0–10%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Turman or Thompson?
Buddy Turman has 32 knockout wins and Freddie Thompson has 0. Buddy Turman has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Turman3269.6%

Thompson0

The Numbers ↓
Do Turman and Thompson have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Buddy Turman and Freddie Thompson have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Turman and Thompson?
This comparison is drawn from 62 bouts tracked for Buddy Turman and 1 bout tracked for Freddie Thompson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Turman62bouts

Thompson1bout

How They Win ↓

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