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Dave Charnley vs Don Jordan — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Dave Charnley

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Don Jordan

Dave Charnley (48-12-1) and Don Jordan (51-23-1) 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.

Charnley

48

Wins27 KO · 56%

12

Losses

1

Draw7 tracked bouts

Jordan

51

Wins17 KO · 33%

23

Losses

1

Draw76 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Charnley leads 1–0

Dave Charnley and Don Jordan have met 1 time; Charnley leads 1–0.

Dave Charnley and Don Jordan have met 1 time; Charnley leads 1–0.
Met1958Jan 28Series
Dave CharnleyFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Don JordanFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Charnley 5 · Jordan 2 of 7 measurable rows
CharnleyJordan
Record
48-12-1 (edge)51-23-1
Win %0–100%
79.5% (edge)
68.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 27
27 (edge)
17
KO rate0–100%
56.25% (edge)
33.33%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†level0–100%
33%
33%
Times stopped†max 3
2 (edge)
3
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 8.1
0.9
8.1 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 76
7
76

† 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

Agenot comparable
Dave Charnley: Died aged 76
Don Jordan: Died aged 62
Stance
Dave Charnley: Southpaw
Don Jordan: Not recorded

Dave Charnley left, Don Jordan right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Dave Charnley3 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

Dave Charnley: 3 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (33%) and 2 on the cards (67%). Counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

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

Don Jordan51 wins · from 76 tracked bouts

Don Jordan: 51 tracked wins — 17 by KO/TKO (33%) and 34 on the cards (67%). Counted from 76 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

17 by KO/TKO 33%34 on the cards 67%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Dave Charnley 7, Don Jordan 76 — 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

Dave Charnley had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Emile Griffith. Charnley last boxed on Dec 1, 1965.LLWWL

Brown Dec 1959Brown Apr 1961Brown Feb 1963Lane Jun 1964Griffith Dec 19650.9 tracked bouts per year

Don Jordan has a no contest in the most recent tracked bout with Battling Torres. Jordan last boxed on Oct 5, 1962.LLLLNC

Díaz Nov 1961DeMarco Dec 1961Garbelli Apr 1962Limas Jul 1962Torres Oct 19628.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Dave Charnley and Don Jordan ever fought each other?
Yes. Dave Charnley and Don Jordan met once on January 28, 1958, and Dave Charnley won by PTS.
The meeting

WJan 28, 1958 · Charnley · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Charnley or Jordan?
Dave Charnley is 48-12-1 and Don Jordan is 51-23-1. Dave Charnley has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Charnley48–12–179.5%

Jordan51–23–168.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Charnley or Jordan?
Dave Charnley has 27 knockout wins and Don Jordan has 17. Dave Charnley has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Charnley2756.3%

Jordan1733.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do Charnley and Jordan have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Dave Charnley and Don Jordan have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Charnley and Jordan?
This comparison is drawn from 7 bouts tracked for Dave Charnley and 76 bouts tracked for Don Jordan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Charnley7bouts

Jordan76bouts

How They Win ↓

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