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Dave Sands vs George Cook — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇦🇺MIDDLEWEIGHT

Dave Sands

🇦🇺AUSTRALIA

George Cook

Dave Sands (87-10-1) and George Cook (4-13 across 17 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Sands

87

Wins52 KO · 60%

10

Losses

1

Draw100 tracked bouts

Cook

Tracked record

4–13

counted from 17 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Sands leads 2–0

Dave Sands and George Cook have met 2 times; Sands leads 2–0.

Dave Sands and George Cook have met 2 times; Sands leads 2–0.
Met1943Nov 201943Dec 18Series
Dave SandsFighter AWWonWWon2–0W–L
George CookFighter BLLostLLost0–2W–L
ResultPTSPTS2Meetings

The Numbers

Sands 6 · Cook 0 of 6 measurable rows
SandsCook
Record†
87-10-1 (edge)4-13
Win %0–100%
89.3% (edge)
23.5%
Wins by knockoutmax 52
52 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
59.77%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
60% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 4
2 (edge)
4
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 9.2
9.2 (edge)
0.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 100
100
17

† 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 Sands: 5′10″
George Cook: No height on file
Agenot comparable
Dave Sands: Died aged 26
George Cook: Died aged 45
Stance
Dave Sands: Orthodox
George Cook: Not recorded

Dave Sands left, George Cook 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 Sands87 wins · from 100 tracked bouts

Dave Sands: 87 tracked wins — 52 by KO/TKO (60%), 34 on the cards (39%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (1%). Counted from 100 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

52 by KO/TKO 60%34 on the cards 39%1 by another method or unrecorded 1%

George Cook4 wins · from 17 tracked bouts

George Cook: 4 tracked wins — 4 on the cards (100%). Counted from 17 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

4 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Dave Sands 100, George Cook 17 — 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 Sands has won four straight since losing by stoppage to Yolande Pompey. Sands last boxed on Jul 9, 1952.LWWWW

Pompey Nov 1951Toohey Feb 1952Keith Mar 1952Bourke May 1952Woods Jul 19529.2 tracked bouts per year

George Cook has lost 12 straight. Cook last boxed on Dec 18, 1943.LLLLL

Carnera Mar 1932Gains May 1933Walker May 1935Sands Nov 1943Sands Dec 19430.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Dave Sands and George Cook ever fought each other?
Yes. Dave Sands and George Cook have met 2 times and Dave Sands leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

WDec 18, 1943 · Sands · PTS

WNov 20, 1943 · Sands · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Sands or Cook?
Dave Sands is 87-10-1 and George Cook is 4-13 across the 17 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Dave Sands has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Sands87–10–189.3%

Cook4–1323.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Sands or Cook?
Dave Sands has 52 knockout wins and George Cook has 0. Dave Sands has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Sands5259.8%

Cook0

The Numbers ↓
Do Sands and Cook have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Dave Sands and George Cook have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Sands and Cook?
This comparison is drawn from 100 bouts tracked for Dave Sands and 17 bouts tracked for George Cook. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Sands100bouts

Cook17bouts

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