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Calvin Wilson vs Willi Besmanoff — record, stats and common opponents compared

Calvin Wilson

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Willi Besmanoff

Calvin Wilson (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) and Willi Besmanoff (51-34-8) 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.

Wilson

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

Besmanoff

51

Wins19 KO · 37%

34

Losses

8

Draws93 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

Besmanoff leads 1–0

Calvin Wilson and Willi Besmanoff have met 1 time; Besmanoff leads 1–0.

Calvin Wilson and Willi Besmanoff have met 1 time; Besmanoff leads 1–0.
Met1957Feb 25Series
Calvin WilsonFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Willi BesmanoffFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Wilson 1 · Besmanoff 3 of 4 measurable rows
WilsonBesmanoff
Record†
0-151-34-8 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
59.1% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 19
0
19 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—37.25%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—38%
Times stopped‡max 10
0 (edge)
10
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
—6.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 93
1
93

† 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
Calvin Wilson: No height on file
Willi Besmanoff: 5′11″
Agenot held
Calvin Wilson: No date of birth
Willi Besmanoff: Died aged 78
Stance
Calvin Wilson: Not recorded
Willi Besmanoff: Orthodox

Calvin Wilson left, Willi Besmanoff right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Calvin Wilson0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Calvin Wilson: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Wilson yet.

Willi Besmanoff53 wins · from 93 tracked bouts

Willi Besmanoff: 53 tracked wins — 20 by KO/TKO (38%), 32 on the cards (60%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 93 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

20 by KO/TKO 38%32 on the cards 60%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Calvin Wilson 1, Willi Besmanoff 93 — 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

Calvin Wilson last boxed on Feb 25, 1957 — 25,440 days ago. Wilson had lost the most recent, to Willi Besmanoff.L

Besmanoff Feb 1957

Willi Besmanoff has lost three straight, after one straight win. Besmanoff last boxed on Aug 1, 1967.LWLLL

Lanum Nov 1966Lanum Dec 1966Chuvalo Apr 1967Chuvalo May 1967Zyglewicz Aug 19676.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Calvin Wilson and Willi Besmanoff ever fought each other?
Yes. Calvin Wilson and Willi Besmanoff met once on February 25, 1957, and Willi Besmanoff won by UD.
The meeting

LFeb 25, 1957 · Besmanoff · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Wilson or Besmanoff?
Calvin Wilson is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked and Willi Besmanoff is 51-34-8. Willi Besmanoff has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Wilson0–10%

Besmanoff51–34–859.1%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Wilson or Besmanoff?
Calvin Wilson has 0 knockout wins and Willi Besmanoff has 19. Willi Besmanoff has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Wilson0

Besmanoff1937.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do Wilson and Besmanoff have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Calvin Wilson and Willi Besmanoff have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Wilson and Besmanoff?
This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for Calvin Wilson and 93 bouts tracked for Willi Besmanoff. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Wilson1bout

Besmanoff93bouts

How They Win ↓

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