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Chad Dawson vs Eric Harding — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Chad Dawson

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Eric Harding

Chad Dawson (36-5) and Eric Harding (23-4-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Dawson

36

Wins19 KO · 53%

5

Losses

0

Draws43 tracked bouts

Harding

23

Wins7 KO · 30%

4

Losses

1

Draw28 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Dawson leads 1–0

Chad Dawson and Eric Harding have met 1 time; Dawson leads 1–0.

Chad Dawson and Eric Harding have met 1 time; Dawson leads 1–0.
Met2006Jun 2Series
Chad DawsonFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Eric HardingFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Dawson 7 · Harding 1 of 8 measurable rows
DawsonHarding
Record
36-5 (edge)23-4-1
Win %0–100%
87.8% (edge)
83.9%
Wins by knockoutmax 19
19 (edge)
7
KO rate0–100%
52.78% (edge)
30.43%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
53% (edge)
29%
Times stopped†max 3
3
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 4
4 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 2.4
2.4 (edge)
1.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 43
43
28

† 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

HeightLevel
Chad Dawson: 6′1″
Eric Harding: 6′1″
Reachnot held
Chad Dawson: 76″
Eric Harding: No reach on file
Age9 yrs apart
Chad Dawson: 44
Eric Harding: 53
Stance
Chad Dawson: Southpaw
Eric Harding: Southpaw

Chad Dawson left, Eric Harding right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Chad Dawson36 wins · from 43 tracked bouts

Chad Dawson: 36 tracked wins — 19 by KO/TKO (53%) and 17 on the cards (47%). Counted from 43 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

19 by KO/TKO 53%17 on the cards 47%

Eric Harding24 wins · from 28 tracked bouts

Eric Harding: 24 tracked wins — 7 by KO/TKO (29%) and 17 on the cards (71%). Counted from 28 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

7 by KO/TKO 29%17 on the cards 71%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Chad Dawson 43, Eric Harding 28 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Dawson better on 2

Dawson

Opponent

Harding

  • Chad Dawson

    2–0 against

    Win, UD

    2009

    Win, UD

    2008

    JohnsonDawson better

    Eric Harding

    Loss, UD

    2003

  • Chad Dawson

    2–0 against

    Win, UD

    2009

    Win, UD

    2008

    TarverDawson better

    Eric Harding

    1–1 against

    Loss, TKO 5

    2002

    Win, UD

    2000

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

Chad Dawson last boxed on Oct 11, 2019 — 2,564 days ago. Dawson had won two straight since losing by stoppage to Andrzej Fonfara.WWLWW

Amin Dec 2015White Apr 2016Fonfara Mar 2017Rankin Jun 2019Grachev Oct 20192.4 tracked bouts per year

Eric Harding last boxed on Jun 2, 2006 — 7,443 days ago. Harding had won two in a row before losing a decision to Chad Dawson.LLWWL

Tarver Jul 2002Johnson May 2003Telesco Feb 2005Judah Oct 2005Dawson Jun 20061.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Chad Dawson and Eric Harding ever fought each other?
Yes. Chad Dawson and Eric Harding met once on June 2, 2006, and Chad Dawson won by UD.
The meeting

WJun 2, 2006 · Dawson · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Dawson or Harding?
Chad Dawson is 36-5 and Eric Harding is 23-4-1. Chad Dawson has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Dawson36–587.8%

Harding23–4–183.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Dawson or Harding?
Chad Dawson has 19 knockout wins and Eric Harding has 7. Chad Dawson has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Dawson1952.8%

Harding730.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Dawson and Harding have any common opponents?
Chad Dawson and Eric Harding share 2 common opponents: Glen Johnson and Antonio Tarver. Chad Dawson fared better against 2 of them.
2 shared opponents

Glen JohnsonWL

Antonio TarverW1–1

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Dawson and Harding?
This comparison is drawn from 43 bouts tracked for Chad Dawson and 28 bouts tracked for Eric Harding. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Dawson43bouts

Harding28bouts

How They Win ↓

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