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Danell Nicholson vs Melvin Foster — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Danell Nicholson

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Melvin Foster

Danell Nicholson (42-5) and Melvin Foster (24-13-1) 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.

Nicholson

42

Wins32 KO · 76%

5

Losses

0

Draws8 tracked bouts

Foster

24

Wins

13

Losses

1

Draw38 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Nicholson leads 1–0

Danell Nicholson and Melvin Foster have met 1 time; Nicholson leads 1–0.

Danell Nicholson and Melvin Foster have met 1 time; Nicholson leads 1–0.
Met2002Jan 18Series
Danell NicholsonFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Melvin FosterFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Nicholson 6 · Foster 2 of 8 measurable rows
NicholsonFoster
Record
42-5 (edge)24-13-1
Win %0–100%
89.4% (edge)
64.5%
Wins by knockoutmax 32
32 (edge)
0
KO rate0–100%
76.19% (edge)
0%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
67%
75% (edge)
Times stopped†max 8
4 (edge)
8
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 3
0.8
3 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 38
8
38

† 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

Age3 yrs apart
Danell Nicholson: 58
Melvin Foster: 55
Stance
Danell Nicholson: Orthodox
Melvin Foster: Not recorded

Danell Nicholson left, Melvin Foster 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%

Melvin Foster24 wins · from 38 tracked bouts

Melvin Foster: 24 tracked wins — 18 by KO/TKO (75%) and 6 on the cards (25%). Counted from 38 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

18 by KO/TKO 75%6 on the cards 25%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Danell Nicholson 8, Melvin Foster 38 — 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

Danell Nicholson last boxed on Dec 20, 2003 — 8,344 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

Melvin Foster last boxed on Apr 22, 2005 — 7,855 days ago. Foster had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Eddie Chambers.LLLWL

Saleem Dec 2001Nicholson Jan 2002Boswell Sep 2002Perryman Feb 2005Chambers Apr 20053 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Danell Nicholson and Melvin Foster ever fought each other?
Yes. Danell Nicholson and Melvin Foster met once on January 18, 2002, and Danell Nicholson won by TKO.
The meeting

WJan 18, 2002 · Nicholson · TKO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Nicholson or Foster?
Danell Nicholson is 42-5 and Melvin Foster is 24-13-1. Danell Nicholson has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Nicholson42–589.4%

Foster24–13–164.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Nicholson or Foster?
Danell Nicholson has 32 knockout wins and Melvin Foster has 0. Danell Nicholson has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Nicholson3276.2%

Foster0

The Numbers ↓
Do Nicholson and Foster have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Danell Nicholson and Melvin Foster have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Nicholson and Foster?
This comparison is drawn from 8 bouts tracked for Danell Nicholson and 38 bouts tracked for Melvin Foster. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Nicholson8bouts

Foster38bouts

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