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Chris Finnegan vs John Conteh — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Chris Finnegan

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John Conteh

Chris Finnegan (29-7-1) and John Conteh (34-4-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Finnegan

29

Wins16 KO · 55%

7

Losses

1

Draw7 tracked bouts

Conteh

34

Wins24 KO · 71%

4

Losses

1

Draw39 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Conteh leads 2–0

Chris Finnegan and John Conteh have met 2 times; Conteh leads 2–0.

Chris Finnegan and John Conteh have met 2 times; Conteh leads 2–0.
Met1973May 221974May 21Series
Chris FinneganFighter ALLostLLost0–2W–L
John ContehFighter BWWonWWon2–0W–L
ResultPTSTKOR62Meetings

The Numbers

Finnegan 0 · Conteh 8 of 8 measurable rows
FinneganConteh
Record
29-7-134-4-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
79.7%
88.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 24
16
24 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
55.17%
70.59% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
50%
71% (edge)
Times stopped†max 2
2
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 4.5
1.5
4.5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 39
7
39

† 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
Chris Finnegan: No height on file
John Conteh: 6′0″
Reachnot held
Chris Finnegan: No reach on file
John Conteh: 76″
Agenot comparable
Chris Finnegan: Died aged 64
John Conteh: 75
Stance
Chris Finnegan: Southpaw
John Conteh: Orthodox

Chris Finnegan left, John Conteh right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Chris Finnegan4 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

Chris Finnegan: 4 tracked wins — 2 by KO/TKO (50%) and 2 on the cards (50%). Counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 by KO/TKO 50%2 on the cards 50%

John Conteh34 wins · from 39 tracked bouts

John Conteh: 34 tracked wins — 24 by KO/TKO (71%) and 10 on the cards (29%). Counted from 39 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

24 by KO/TKO 71%10 on the cards 29%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Chris Finnegan 7, John Conteh 39 — 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

Chris Finnegan had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to John Conteh. Finnegan last boxed on May 21, 1974.WLLWL

Avoth Jan 1971Foster Sep 1972Conteh May 1973Quarry Nov 1973Conteh May 19741.5 tracked bouts per year

John Conteh last boxed on May 31, 1980 — 16,944 days ago. Conteh had won once since back-to-back losses to Matthew Saad Muhammad.DWLLW

Burnett Apr 1979Brown Jun 1979Muhammad Aug 1979Muhammad Mar 1980Dixon May 19804.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Chris Finnegan and John Conteh ever fought each other?
Yes. Chris Finnegan and John Conteh have met 2 times and John Conteh leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

LMay 21, 1974 · Conteh · TKO R6

LMay 22, 1973 · Conteh · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Finnegan or Conteh?
Chris Finnegan is 29-7-1 and John Conteh is 34-4-1. John Conteh has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Finnegan29–7–179.7%

Conteh34–4–188.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Finnegan or Conteh?
Chris Finnegan has 16 knockout wins and John Conteh has 24. John Conteh has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Finnegan1655.2%

Conteh2470.6%

The Numbers ↓
Do Finnegan and Conteh have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Chris Finnegan and John Conteh have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Finnegan and Conteh?
This comparison is drawn from 7 bouts tracked for Chris Finnegan and 39 bouts tracked for John Conteh. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Finnegan7bouts

Conteh39bouts

How They Win ↓

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