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Dave McCleave vs Freddie Mills — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Dave McCleave

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Freddie Mills

Dave McCleave (2-3 across 5 tracked bouts) and Freddie Mills (77-18-6) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

McCleave

Tracked record

2–3

counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Mills

77

Wins55 KO · 71%

18

Losses

6

Draws100 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Mills leads 2–1

Dave McCleave and Freddie Mills have met 3 times; Mills leads 2–1.

Dave McCleave and Freddie Mills have met 3 times; Mills leads 2–1.
Met1938Dec 141939May 31939Oct 28Series
Dave McCleaveFighter AWWonLLostLLost1–2W–L
Freddie MillsFighter BLLostWWonWWon2–1W–L
ResultPTSKOR1KOR53Meetings

The Numbers

McCleave 1 · Mills 6 of 7 measurable rows
McCleaveMills
Record†
2-377-18-6 (edge)
Win %0–100%
40%
79.2% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 55
0
55 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—71.43%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
71% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 7
3 (edge)
7
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 7.2
1
7.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 100
5
100

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ 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 McCleave: No height on file
Freddie Mills: 5′10″
Reachnot held
Dave McCleave: No reach on file
Freddie Mills: 72″
Agenot held
Dave McCleave: No date of birth
Freddie Mills: Died aged 46
Stance
Dave McCleave: Not recorded
Freddie Mills: Orthodox

Dave McCleave left, Freddie Mills 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 McCleave2 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

Dave McCleave: 2 tracked wins — 2 on the cards (100%). Counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 on the cards 100%

Freddie Mills76 wins · from 100 tracked bouts

Freddie Mills: 76 tracked wins — 54 by KO/TKO (71%) and 22 on the cards (29%). Counted from 100 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

54 by KO/TKO 71%22 on the cards 29%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Dave McCleave 5, Freddie Mills 100 — 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 McCleave last boxed on Mar 18, 1944 — 30,166 days ago. McCleave had won once since three straight losses.WLLLW

Mills Dec 1938Mills May 1939Mills Oct 1939Turpin Mar 1940Turpin Mar 19441 tracked bouts per year

Freddie Mills has lost two straight, after three straight wins. Mills last boxed on Jan 24, 1950.WWWLL

Shaw Apr 1948Lesnevich Jul 1948Ralph Nov 1948Woodcock Jun 1949Maxim Jan 19507.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Dave McCleave and Freddie Mills ever fought each other?
Yes. Dave McCleave and Freddie Mills have met 3 times and Freddie Mills leads the series 2-1.
The 3 meetings

LOct 28, 1939 · Mills · KO R5

LMay 3, 1939 · Mills · KO R1

WDec 14, 1938 · McCleave · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, McCleave or Mills?
Dave McCleave is 2-3 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Freddie Mills is 77-18-6. Freddie Mills has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

McCleave2–340%

Mills77–18–679.2%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, McCleave or Mills?
Dave McCleave has 0 knockout wins and Freddie Mills has 55. Freddie Mills has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

McCleave0

Mills5571.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do McCleave and Mills have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Dave McCleave and Freddie Mills have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on McCleave and Mills?
This comparison is drawn from 5 bouts tracked for Dave McCleave and 100 bouts tracked for Freddie Mills. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

McCleave5bouts

Mills100bouts

How They Win ↓

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