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Craig Watson vs Lee Purdy — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Craig Watson

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Lee Purdy

Craig Watson (22-5) and Lee Purdy (20-5-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 1 common opponent.

Watson

22

Wins9 KO · 41%

5

Losses

0

Draws27 tracked bouts

Purdy

20

Wins13 KO · 65%

5

Losses

1

Draw26 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Purdy leads 2–0

Craig Watson and Lee Purdy have met 2 times; Purdy leads 2–0.

Craig Watson and Lee Purdy have met 2 times; Purdy leads 2–0.
Met2011Apr 162011Jul 16Series
Craig WatsonFighter ALLostLLost0–2W–L
Lee PurdyFighter BWWonWWon2–0W–L
ResultTKOR5TKOR52Meetings

The Numbers

Watson 2 · Purdy 5 of 7 measurable rows
WatsonPurdy
Record
22-5 (edge)20-5-1
Win %0–100%
81.5% (edge)
78.8%
Wins by knockoutmax 13
9
13 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
40.91%
65% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
41%
65% (edge)
Times stopped†max 3
3
2 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 3.7
3.5
3.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 27
27
26

† 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

Height+1″
Craig Watson: 5′8″ (edge)
Lee Purdy: 5′7″
Age4 yrs apart
Craig Watson: 43
Lee Purdy: 39
Stance
Craig Watson: Southpaw
Lee Purdy: Orthodox

Craig Watson left, Lee Purdy right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Craig Watson22 wins · from 27 tracked bouts

Craig Watson: 22 tracked wins — 9 by KO/TKO (41%) and 13 on the cards (59%). Counted from 27 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

9 by KO/TKO 41%13 on the cards 59%

Lee Purdy20 wins · from 26 tracked bouts

Lee Purdy: 20 tracked wins — 13 by KO/TKO (65%) and 7 on the cards (35%). Counted from 26 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

13 by KO/TKO 65%7 on the cards 35%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Craig Watson 27, Lee Purdy 26 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 1

Watson

Opponent

Purdy

  • Craig Watson

    Win, PTS

    2005

    HudsonEven

    Lee Purdy

    Win, PTS

    2007

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

Craig Watson last boxed on Mar 8, 2013 — 4,973 days ago. Watson had won two straight since back-to-back stoppage losses to Lee Purdy.WLLWW

O'Donnell Feb 2011Purdy Apr 2011Purdy Jul 2011Mazurkiewicz Jun 2012Lloyd Mar 20133.5 tracked bouts per year

Lee Purdy last boxed on Dec 14, 2013 — 4,692 days ago. Purdy had lost two straight, after three straight wins.WWWLL

Johnson Jul 2012Carrasco Sep 2012Rivera Mar 2013Alexander May 2013Bundu Dec 20133.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Craig Watson and Lee Purdy ever fought each other?
Yes. Craig Watson and Lee Purdy have met 2 times and Lee Purdy leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

LJul 16, 2011 · Purdy · TKO R5

LApr 16, 2011 · Purdy · TKO R5

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Watson or Purdy?
Craig Watson is 22-5 and Lee Purdy is 20-5-1. Craig Watson has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Watson22–581.5%

Purdy20–5–178.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Watson or Purdy?
Craig Watson has 9 knockout wins and Lee Purdy has 13. Lee Purdy has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Watson940.9%

Purdy1365%

The Numbers ↓
Do Watson and Purdy have any common opponents?
Craig Watson and Lee Purdy share 1 common opponent: Ben Hudson. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Shared opponent

Ben HudsonWW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Watson or Purdy?
Craig Watson is the taller fighter at 173 cm, 3 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Watson173 cm

Purdy170 cm

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Watson and Purdy?
This comparison is drawn from 27 bouts tracked for Craig Watson and 26 bouts tracked for Lee Purdy. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Watson27bouts

Purdy26bouts

How They Win ↓

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