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Danell Nicholson vs David Tua — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Danell Nicholson

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David Tua

Danell Nicholson (42-5) and David Tua (52-5-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Nicholson

42

Wins32 KO · 76%

5

Losses

0

Draws8 tracked bouts

Tua

52

Wins43 KO · 83%

5

Losses

2

Draws59 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Tua leads 1–0

Danell Nicholson and David Tua have met 1 time; Tua leads 1–0.

Danell Nicholson and David Tua have met 1 time; Tua leads 1–0.
Met2001Mar 23Series
Danell NicholsonFighter ALLost0–1W–L
David TuaFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR61Meeting

The Numbers

Nicholson 0 · Tua 7 of 7 measurable rows
NicholsonTua
Record
42-552-5-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
89.4%
89.8% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 43
32
43 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
76.19%
82.69% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
67%
83% (edge)
Times stopped†max 4
4
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 2.8
0.8
2.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 59
8
59

† 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
Danell Nicholson: No height on file
David Tua: 5′10″
Reachnot held
Danell Nicholson: No reach on file
David Tua: 70″
Age5 yrs apart
Danell Nicholson: 58
David Tua: 53
Stance
Danell Nicholson: Orthodox
David Tua: Orthodox

Danell Nicholson left, David Tua right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Danell Nicholson3 wins · from 8 tracked bouts

Danell Nicholson: 3 tracked wins — 2 by KO/TKO (67%) and 1 on the cards (33%). Counted from 8 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 by KO/TKO 67%1 on the cards 33%

David Tua52 wins · from 59 tracked bouts

David Tua: 52 tracked wins — 43 by KO/TKO (83%) and 9 on the cards (17%). Counted from 59 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

43 by KO/TKO 83%9 on the cards 17%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Danell Nicholson 8, David Tua 59 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 1

Nicholson

Opponent

Tua

  • Danell Nicholson

    Win, SD

    1994

    RuizEven

    David Tua

    Win, KO 1

    1996

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

Danell Nicholson last boxed on Dec 20, 2003 — 8,341 days ago. Nicholson had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Wladimir Klitschko.LLLWL

Golota Mar 1996Johnson Aug 1996Tua Mar 2001Foster Jan 2002Klitschko Dec 20030.8 tracked bouts per year

David Tua last boxed on Nov 16, 2013 — 4,722 days ago. Tua had lost two straight, after one straight win.WDWLL

Ahunanya Mar 2010Barrett Jul 2010King Mar 2011Barrett Aug 2011Ustinov Nov 20132.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Danell Nicholson and David Tua ever fought each other?
Yes. Danell Nicholson and David Tua met once on March 23, 2001, and David Tua won by KO in round 6.
The meeting

LMar 23, 2001 · Tua · KO R6

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Nicholson or Tua?
Danell Nicholson is 42-5 and David Tua is 52-5-2. David Tua has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Nicholson42–589.4%

Tua52–5–289.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Nicholson or Tua?
Danell Nicholson has 32 knockout wins and David Tua has 43. David Tua has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Nicholson3276.2%

Tua4382.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Nicholson and Tua have any common opponents?
Danell Nicholson and David Tua share 1 common opponent: John Ruiz. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Shared opponent

John RuizWW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Nicholson and Tua?
This comparison is drawn from 8 bouts tracked for Danell Nicholson and 59 bouts tracked for David Tua. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Nicholson8bouts

Tua59bouts

How They Win ↓

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