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Dave Sands vs Ken McDermott — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Dave Sands

Ken McDermott

Dave Sands (87-10-1) and Ken McDermott (0-2 across 2 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

McDermott

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 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 Ken McDermott have met 2 times; Sands leads 2–0.

Dave Sands and Ken McDermott have met 2 times; Sands leads 2–0.
Met1943Aug 141943Aug 21Series
Dave SandsFighter AWWonWWon2–0W–L
Ken McDermottFighter BLLostLLost0–2W–L
ResultRTDR10KOR12Meetings

The Numbers

Sands 4 · McDermott 0 of 4 measurable rows
SandsMcDermott
Record†
87-10-1 (edge)0-2
Win %0–100%
89.3% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 52
52 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
59.77%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
60%—
Times stopped‡levelmax 2
2
2
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
9.2—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 100
100
2

† 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″
Ken McDermott: No height on file
Agenot held
Dave Sands: Died aged 26
Ken McDermott: No date of birth
Stance
Dave Sands: Orthodox
Ken McDermott: Not recorded

Dave Sands left, Ken McDermott 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%

Ken McDermott0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Ken McDermott: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for McDermott yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Dave Sands 100, Ken McDermott 2 — 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

Ken McDermott last boxed on Aug 21, 1943 — 30,382 days ago. McDermott had lost two straight.LL

Sands Aug 1943Sands Aug 1943

Common Questions

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

WAug 21, 1943 · Sands · KO R1

WAug 14, 1943 · Sands · RTD R10

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Sands or McDermott?
Dave Sands is 87-10-1 and Ken McDermott is 0-2 across the 2 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%

McDermott0–20%

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

Sands5259.8%

McDermott0

The Numbers ↓
Do Sands and McDermott have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Dave Sands and Ken McDermott have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Sands and McDermott?
This comparison is drawn from 100 bouts tracked for Dave Sands and 2 bouts tracked for Ken McDermott. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Sands100bouts

McDermott2bouts

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