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Buster Drayton vs Jimmy Cable — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Buster Drayton

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Jimmy Cable

Buster Drayton (40-15-1) and Jimmy Cable (30-9-2) 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.

Drayton

40

Wins28 KO · 70%

15

Losses

1

Draw57 tracked bouts

Cable

30

Wins9 KO · 30%

9

Losses

2

Draws2 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Drayton leads 1–0

Buster Drayton and Jimmy Cable have met 1 time; Drayton leads 1–0.

Buster Drayton and Jimmy Cable have met 1 time; Drayton leads 1–0.
Met1984Apr 11Series
Buster DraytonFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Jimmy CableFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Drayton 4 · Cable 3 of 7 measurable rows
DraytonCable
Record
40-15-130-9-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
72.3%
75.6% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 28
28 (edge)
9
KO rate0–100%
70% (edge)
30%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†not comparable
70%—
Times stopped†max 3
3
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 3.4
3.4 (edge)
0.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 57
57
2

† 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
Buster Drayton: 5′11″
Jimmy Cable: No height on file
Reachnot held
Buster Drayton: 74″
Jimmy Cable: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Buster Drayton: Died aged 68
Jimmy Cable: 69
Stance
Buster Drayton: Orthodox
Jimmy Cable: Not recorded

Buster Drayton left, Jimmy Cable right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Buster Drayton40 wins · from 57 tracked bouts

Buster Drayton: 40 tracked wins — 28 by KO/TKO (70%) and 12 on the cards (30%). Counted from 57 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

28 by KO/TKO 70%12 on the cards 30%

Jimmy Cable0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Jimmy Cable: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Cable yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Buster Drayton 57, Jimmy Cable 2 — 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

Buster Drayton had won four in a row before losing a decision to Derrick Rolon. Drayton last boxed on Jun 10, 1995.WWWWL

Cole Jun 1992Smith Nov 1992Harris Aug 1993Vera Nov 1994Rolon Jun 19953.4 tracked bouts per year

Jimmy Cable last boxed on Nov 9, 1986 — 14,590 days ago. Cable had lost two straight.LL

Drayton Apr 1984Uusivirta Nov 19860.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Buster Drayton and Jimmy Cable ever fought each other?
Yes. Buster Drayton and Jimmy Cable met once on April 11, 1984, and Buster Drayton won by KO.
The meeting

WApr 11, 1984 · Drayton · KO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Drayton or Cable?
Buster Drayton is 40-15-1 and Jimmy Cable is 30-9-2. Jimmy Cable has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Drayton40–15–172.3%

Cable30–9–275.6%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Drayton or Cable?
Buster Drayton has 28 knockout wins and Jimmy Cable has 9. Buster Drayton has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Drayton2870%

Cable930%

The Numbers ↓
Do Drayton and Cable have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Buster Drayton and Jimmy Cable have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Drayton and Cable?
This comparison is drawn from 57 bouts tracked for Buster Drayton and 2 bouts tracked for Jimmy Cable. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Drayton57bouts

Cable2bouts

How They Win ↓

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