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Chuck Wepner vs John Clohessy — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Chuck Wepner

John Clohessy

Chuck Wepner (36-14-2) and John Clohessy (0-1 across 1 tracked bouts) 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.

Wepner

36

Wins17 KO · 47%

14

Losses

2

Draws53 tracked bouts

Clohessy

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

Wepner leads 1–0

Chuck Wepner and John Clohessy have met 1 time; Wepner leads 1–0.

Chuck Wepner and John Clohessy have met 1 time; Wepner leads 1–0.
Met1972Dec 7Series
Chuck WepnerFighter AWWon1–0W–L
John ClohessyFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Wepner 3 · Clohessy 1 of 4 measurable rows
WepnerClohessy
Record†
36-14-2 (edge)0-1
Win %0–100%
71.2% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 17
17 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
47.22%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
47%—
Times stopped‡max 10
10
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
3.7—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 53
53
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
Chuck Wepner: 6′5″
John Clohessy: No height on file
Agenot held
Chuck Wepner: 87
John Clohessy: No date of birth
Stance
Chuck Wepner: Orthodox
John Clohessy: Not recorded

Chuck Wepner left, John Clohessy right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Chuck Wepner36 wins · from 53 tracked bouts

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

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

John Clohessy0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

John Clohessy: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Clohessy yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Chuck Wepner 53, John Clohessy 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

Chuck Wepner last boxed on Sep 26, 1978 — 17,555 days ago. Wepner had won two in a row before losing a decision to Scott Frank.LLWWL

Schutte Feb 1977Geisler May 1977Blaine Apr 1978Healy Jun 1978Frank Sep 19783.7 tracked bouts per year

John Clohessy last boxed on Dec 7, 1972 — 19,674 days ago. Clohessy had lost the most recent, to Chuck Wepner.L

Wepner Dec 1972

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Chuck Wepner and John Clohessy ever fought each other?
Yes. Chuck Wepner and John Clohessy met once on December 7, 1972, and Chuck Wepner won by PTS.
The meeting

WDec 7, 1972 · Wepner · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Wepner or Clohessy?
Chuck Wepner is 36-14-2 and John Clohessy is 0-1 across the 1 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Chuck Wepner has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Wepner36–14–271.2%

Clohessy0–10%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Wepner or Clohessy?
Chuck Wepner has 17 knockout wins and John Clohessy has 0. Chuck Wepner has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Wepner1747.2%

Clohessy0

The Numbers ↓
Do Wepner and Clohessy have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Chuck Wepner and John Clohessy have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Wepner and Clohessy?
This comparison is drawn from 53 bouts tracked for Chuck Wepner and 1 bout tracked for John Clohessy. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Wepner53bouts

Clohessy1bout

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