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David Brophy vs George Groves — record, stats and common opponents compared

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David Brophy

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George Groves

David Brophy (22-2-1) and George Groves (28-4) 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.

Brophy

22

Wins4 KO · 18%

2

Losses

1

Draw3 tracked bouts

Groves

28

Wins20 KO · 71%

4

Losses

0

Draws32 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Groves leads 1–0

David Brophy and George Groves have met 1 time; Groves leads 1–0.

David Brophy and George Groves have met 1 time; Groves leads 1–0.
Met2016Apr 9Series
David BrophyFighter ALLost0–1W–L
George GrovesFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR41Meeting

The Numbers

Brophy 4 · Groves 4 of 8 measurable rows
BrophyGroves
Record
22-2-1 (edge)28-4
Win %0–100%
90% (edge)
87.5%
Wins by knockoutmax 20
4
20 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
18.18%
71.43% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
100% (edge)
71%
Times stopped†max 3
2 (edge)
3
Title reignsmax 1
0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 3.2
2
3.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 32
3
32

† 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

Height+1″
David Brophy: 5′11″
George Groves: 6′0″ (edge)
Reach+3″
David Brophy: 71″
George Groves: 74″ (edge)
Age2 yrs apart
David Brophy: 36
George Groves: 38
Stance
David Brophy: Orthodox
George Groves: Orthodox

David Brophy left, George Groves right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
David Brophy1 win · from 3 tracked bouts

David Brophy: 1 tracked win — 1 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 100%

George Groves28 wins · from 32 tracked bouts

George Groves: 28 tracked wins — 20 by KO/TKO (71%) and 8 on the cards (29%). Counted from 32 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

20 by KO/TKO 71%8 on the cards 29%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — David Brophy 3, George Groves 32 — 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

David Brophy last boxed on Sep 30, 2017 — 3,308 days ago. Brophy had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Rocky Fielding.LWL

Groves Apr 2016Dunn Mar 2017Fielding Sep 20172 tracked bouts per year

George Groves last boxed on Sep 28, 2018 — 2,945 days ago. Groves had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Callum Smith.WWWWL

Gutknecht Nov 2016Chudinov May 2017Cox Oct 2017Jr Feb 2018Smith Sep 20183.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have David Brophy and George Groves ever fought each other?
Yes. David Brophy and George Groves met once on April 9, 2016, and George Groves won by KO in round 4.
The meeting

LApr 9, 2016 · Groves · KO R4

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Brophy or Groves?
David Brophy is 22-2-1 and George Groves is 28-4. David Brophy has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Brophy22–2–190%

Groves28–487.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Brophy or Groves?
David Brophy has 4 knockout wins and George Groves has 20. George Groves has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Brophy418.2%

Groves2071.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Brophy and Groves have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both David Brophy and George Groves have faced.
Who is bigger, Brophy or Groves?
George Groves is the taller fighter at 182 cm, 2 cm above the other. George Groves also has the longer reach, by 8 cm.
Height · reach

Brophy180 cm180 cm reach

Groves182 cm188 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Brophy and Groves?
This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for David Brophy and 32 bouts tracked for George Groves. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Brophy3bouts

Groves32bouts

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