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David Kamau vs Oscar De La Hoya — record, stats and common opponents compared

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David Kamau

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Oscar De La Hoya

David Kamau (30-4) and Oscar De La Hoya (39-6) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Kamau

30

Wins22 KO · 73%

4

Losses

0

Draws4 tracked bouts

Hoya

39

Wins30 KO · 77%

6

Losses

0

Draws45 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Hoya leads 1–0

David Kamau and Oscar De La Hoya have met 1 time; Hoya leads 1–0.

David Kamau and Oscar De La Hoya have met 1 time; Hoya leads 1–0.
Met1997Jun 14Series
David KamauFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Oscar De La HoyaFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Kamau 2 · Hoya 5 of 7 measurable rows
KamauHoya
Record
30-4 (edge)39-6
Win %0–100%
88.2% (edge)
86.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 30
22
30 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
73.33%
76.92% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
0%
77% (edge)
Times stopped†levelmax 2
2
2
Title reignsmax 11
0
11 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 2.8
0.5
2.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 45
4
45

† 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

HeightLevel
David Kamau: 5′11″
Oscar De La Hoya: 5′11″
Reach+4″
David Kamau: 69″
Oscar De La Hoya: 73″ (edge)
Age8 yrs apart
David Kamau: 61
Oscar De La Hoya: 53
Stance
David Kamau: Orthodox
Oscar De La Hoya: Orthodox

David Kamau left, Oscar De La Hoya 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 Kamau1 win · from 4 tracked bouts

David Kamau: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

Oscar De La Hoya39 wins · from 45 tracked bouts

Oscar De La Hoya: 39 tracked wins — 30 by KO/TKO (77%) and 9 on the cards (23%). Counted from 45 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

30 by KO/TKO 77%9 on the cards 23%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — David Kamau 4, Oscar De La Hoya 45 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Hoya better on 1

Kamau

Opponent

Hoya

  • David Kamau

    Loss, UD

    1995

    ChávezHoya better

    Oscar De La Hoya

    2–0 against

    Win, RTD 8

    1998

    Win, TKO 4

    1996

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

David Kamau last boxed on Jun 16, 2000 — 9,627 days ago. Kamau had lost three straight, after one straight win.WLLL

Fuentes Nov 1991Chávez Sep 1995Hoya Jun 1997Margarrito Jun 20000.5 tracked bouts per year

Oscar De La Hoya last boxed on Dec 6, 2008 — 6,532 days ago. Hoya had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Manny Pacquiao.LWLWL

Hopkins Sep 2004Mayorga May 2006Mayweather May 2007Forbes May 2008Pacquiao Dec 20082.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have David Kamau and Oscar De La Hoya ever fought each other?
Yes. David Kamau and Oscar De La Hoya met once on June 14, 1997, and Oscar De La Hoya won by KO in round 2.
The meeting

LJun 14, 1997 · Hoya · KO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Kamau or Hoya?
David Kamau is 30-4 and Oscar De La Hoya is 39-6. David Kamau has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Kamau30–488.2%

Hoya39–686.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Kamau or Hoya?
David Kamau has 22 knockout wins and Oscar De La Hoya has 30. Oscar De La Hoya has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Kamau2273.3%

Hoya3076.9%

The Numbers ↓
Do Kamau and Hoya have any common opponents?
David Kamau and Oscar De La Hoya share 1 common opponent: Julio César Chávez. Oscar De La Hoya fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

Julio César ChávezLW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Kamau and Hoya?
This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for David Kamau and 45 bouts tracked for Oscar De La Hoya. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Kamau4bouts

Hoya45bouts

How They Win ↓

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