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Dave Hilton, Jr. vs Dingaan Thobela — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇨🇦CANADA

Dave Hilton, Jr.

🇿🇦SOUTH AFRICA

Dingaan Thobela

Dave Hilton, Jr. (41-2-2) and Dingaan Thobela (40-14-2) 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.

Jr.

41

Wins26 KO · 63%

2

Losses

2

Draws45 tracked bouts

Thobela

40

Wins26 KO · 65%

14

Losses

2

Draws56 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Jr. leads 1–0

Dave Hilton, Jr. and Dingaan Thobela have met 1 time; Jr. leads 1–0.

Dave Hilton, Jr. and Dingaan Thobela have met 1 time; Jr. leads 1–0.
Met2000Dec 15Series
Dave Hilton, Jr.Fighter AWWon1–0W–L
Dingaan ThobelaFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultSD1Meeting

The Numbers

Jr. 3 · Thobela 4 of 7 measurable rows
Jr.Thobela
Record
41-2-2 (edge)40-14-2
Win %0–100%
93.3% (edge)
73.2%
Wins by knockoutlevelmax 26
26
26
KO rate0–100%
63.41%
65% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
63%
65% (edge)
Times stopped†max 4
0 (edge)
4
Title reignsmax 3
1
3 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 2.8
1.7
2.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 56
45
56

† 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
Dave Hilton, Jr.: No height on file
Dingaan Thobela: 5′7″
Reachnot held
Dave Hilton, Jr.: No reach on file
Dingaan Thobela: 72″
Agenot comparable
Dave Hilton, Jr.: 62
Dingaan Thobela: Died aged 57
Stance
Dave Hilton, Jr.: Orthodox
Dingaan Thobela: Orthodox

Dave Hilton, Jr. left, Dingaan Thobela 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 Hilton, Jr.41 wins · from 45 tracked bouts

Dave Hilton, Jr.: 41 tracked wins — 26 by KO/TKO (63%) and 15 on the cards (37%). Counted from 45 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

26 by KO/TKO 63%15 on the cards 37%

Dingaan Thobela40 wins · from 56 tracked bouts

Dingaan Thobela: 40 tracked wins — 26 by KO/TKO (65%) and 14 on the cards (35%). Counted from 56 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

26 by KO/TKO 65%14 on the cards 35%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Dave Hilton, Jr. 45, Dingaan Thobela 56 — 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 Hilton, Jr. last boxed on May 1, 2007 — 7,118 days ago. Jr. had won two straight since losing a decision to Stéphane Ouellet.WWLWW

Ouellet May 1999Hall Feb 2000Ouellet Sep 2000Thobela Dec 2000Green May 20071.7 tracked bouts per year

Dingaan Thobela has lost seven straight. Thobela last boxed on Oct 27, 2006.LLLLL

Kessler Nov 2002Grant Nov 2003Nielsen Dec 2003Bute Dec 2004Botes Oct 20062.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Dave Hilton, Jr. and Dingaan Thobela ever fought each other?
Yes. Dave Hilton, Jr. and Dingaan Thobela met once on December 15, 2000, and Dave Hilton, Jr. won by SD.
The meeting

WDec 15, 2000 · Jr. · SD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Jr. or Thobela?
Dave Hilton, Jr. is 41-2-2 and Dingaan Thobela is 40-14-2. Dave Hilton, Jr. has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Jr.41–2–293.3%

Thobela40–14–273.2%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Jr. or Thobela?
Dave Hilton, Jr. has 26 knockout wins and Dingaan Thobela has 26. Both have 26.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Jr.2663.4%

Thobela2665%

The Numbers ↓
Do Jr. and Thobela have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Dave Hilton, Jr. and Dingaan Thobela have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jr. and Thobela?
This comparison is drawn from 45 bouts tracked for Dave Hilton, Jr. and 56 bouts tracked for Dingaan Thobela. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Jr.45bouts

Thobela56bouts

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