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David Reid vs John Long — record, stats and common opponents compared

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David Reid

John Long

David Reid (17-2) and John Long (1-2 across 3 tracked bouts) 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.

Reid

17

Wins7 KO · 41%

2

Losses

0

Draws19 tracked bouts

Long

Tracked record

1–2

counted from 3 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

Reid leads 1–0

David Reid and John Long have met 1 time; Reid leads 1–0.

David Reid and John Long have met 1 time; Reid leads 1–0.
Met1997Jun 21Series
David ReidFighter AWWon1–0W–L
John LongFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Reid 7 · Long 0 of 7 measurable rows
ReidLong
Record†
17-2 (edge)1-2
Win %0–100%
89.5% (edge)
33.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 7
7 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
41.18%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
41% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 2
1 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 4.1
4.1 (edge)
0.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 19
19
3

† 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 Reid: 5′9″
John Long: No height on file
Reachnot held
David Reid: 70″
John Long: No reach on file
Agenot held
David Reid: 53
John Long: No date of birth
Stance
David Reid: Orthodox
John Long: Not recorded

David Reid left, John Long 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 Reid17 wins · from 19 tracked bouts

David Reid: 17 tracked wins — 7 by KO/TKO (41%) and 10 on the cards (59%). Counted from 19 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

7 by KO/TKO 41%10 on the cards 59%

John Long1 win · from 3 tracked bouts

John Long: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — David Reid 19, John Long 3 — 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 Reid last boxed on Nov 11, 2001 — 9,107 days ago. Reid had won three in a row before losing by stoppage to Sam Hill.LWWWL

Trinidad Mar 2000Garcia Nov 2000Gurrola Apr 2001Brantley Jul 2001Hill Nov 20014.1 tracked bouts per year

John Long last boxed on Jul 30, 2005 — 7,750 days ago. Long had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Thomas Hearns.LWL

Reid Jun 1997Strickland Jul 2000Hearns Jul 20050.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have David Reid and John Long ever fought each other?
Yes. David Reid and John Long met once on June 21, 1997, and David Reid won by TKO in round 2.
The meeting

WJun 21, 1997 · Reid · TKO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Reid or Long?
David Reid is 17-2 and John Long is 1-2 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. David Reid has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Reid17–289.5%

Long1–233.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Reid or Long?
David Reid has 7 knockout wins and John Long has 0. David Reid has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Reid741.2%

Long0

The Numbers ↓
Do Reid and Long have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both David Reid and John Long have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Reid and Long?
This comparison is drawn from 19 bouts tracked for David Reid and 3 bouts tracked for John Long. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Reid19bouts

Long3bouts

How They Win ↓

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