Have David Pearce and Denton Ruddock ever fought each other?

Yes. David Pearce and Denton Ruddock met once on October 30, 1979, and David Pearce won by TKO.

Who has the better record, Pearce or Ruddock?

David Pearce is 19-4-1 and Denton Ruddock is 2-3 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. David Pearce has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Pearce or Ruddock?

David Pearce has 15 knockout wins and Denton Ruddock has 2. David Pearce has more.

Do Pearce and Ruddock have any common opponents?

David Pearce and Denton Ruddock share 1 common opponent: Neville Meade. Denton Ruddock fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Pearce and Ruddock?

This comparison is drawn from 24 bouts tracked for David Pearce and 5 bouts tracked for Denton Ruddock. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

David Pearce vs Denton Ruddock — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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David Pearce

Denton Ruddock

David Pearce (19-4-1) and Denton Ruddock (2-3 across 5 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Pearce

Wins15 KO · 79%

Losses

Draw24 tracked bouts

Ruddock

Tracked record

2–3

counted from 5 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

Pearce leads 1–0

David Pearce and Denton Ruddock have met 1 time; Pearce leads 1–0.
Met	1979Oct 30	Series
David PearceFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Denton RuddockFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	TKOPearce vs Ruddock	1Meeting

Pearce vs Ruddock · Oct 30, 1979

The Numbers

Pearce 5 · Ruddock 1 of 6 measurable rows

PearceEdge = longer wingRuddock

Record^†: 19-4-1 (edge)2-3
Win %0–100%: 81.3% (edge)
40%
Wins by knockoutmax 15: 15 (edge)
2
KO ratenot comparable: 78.95%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 79%
100% (edge)
Times stopped^‡levelmax 2: 2
2
Title reignsmax 1: 1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 1.5: 1.5 (edge)
1.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 24: 24
5

† 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: David Pearce: 5′11″; Denton Ruddock: No height on file
Agenot held: David Pearce: Died aged 41; Denton Ruddock: No date of birth
Stance: David Pearce: Orthodox; Denton Ruddock: Not recorded

David Pearce left, Denton Ruddock 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 Pearce19 wins · from 24 tracked bouts

15 by KO/TKO 79%4 on the cards 21%

Denton Ruddock2 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

2 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — David Pearce 24, Denton Ruddock 5 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Ruddock better on 11 shared · Denton Ruddock better on 1

PearceDavid Pearce

Opponent

RuddockDenton Ruddock

David Pearce
1–1 against
Win, TKO
1983Sep 1983
Loss, TKO
1980Jan 1980
MeadeNeville MeadeUnited Kingdom 20–13–1Ruddock betterDenton Ruddock better — 1–0 to 1–1
Denton Ruddock
Win, TKO
1976Aug 1976

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 Pearce has won two straight since losses to Lucien Rodriguez and Percell Davis. Pearce last boxed on Jun 10, 1994.WLLWW

Johnson Jan 1984Rodriguez Mar 1984Davis Dec 1990Konate Apr 1994Tate Jun 19941.5 tracked bouts per year

Denton Ruddock last boxed on Mar 30, 1981 — 16,642 days ago. Ruddock had won once since three straight losses.WLLLW

Meade Aug 1976Knoetze Jul 1978Pearce Oct 1979Coopman Feb 1980McAlinden Mar 19811.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have David Pearce and Denton Ruddock ever fought each other?: Yes. David Pearce and Denton Ruddock met once on October 30, 1979, and David Pearce won by TKO.
Who has the better record, Pearce or Ruddock?: David Pearce is 19-4-1 and Denton Ruddock is 2-3 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. David Pearce has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Pearce or Ruddock?: David Pearce has 15 knockout wins and Denton Ruddock has 2. David Pearce has more.
Do Pearce and Ruddock have any common opponents?: David Pearce and Denton Ruddock share 1 common opponent: Neville Meade. Denton Ruddock fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Pearce and Ruddock?: This comparison is drawn from 24 bouts tracked for David Pearce and 5 bouts tracked for Denton Ruddock. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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