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David Tua vs Lennox Lewis — record, stats and common opponents compared

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David Tua

David Tua

Lennox Lewis

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Lennox Lewis

David Tua (52-5-2) and Lennox Lewis (41-2-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 5 common opponents.

Tua

52

Wins43 KO · 83%

5

Losses

2

Draws59 tracked bouts

Lewis

41

Wins32 KO · 78%

2

Losses

1

Draw44 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Lewis leads 1–0

David Tua and Lennox Lewis have met 1 time; Lewis leads 1–0.

David Tua and Lennox Lewis have met 1 time; Lewis leads 1–0.
Met2000Nov 11Series
David TuaFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Lennox LewisFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Tua 4 · Lewis 4 of 8 measurable rows
TuaLewis
Record
52-5-241-2-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
89.8%
94.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 43
43 (edge)
32
KO rate0–100%
82.69% (edge)
78.05%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
83% (edge)
78%
Times stopped†max 2
0 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 12
0
12 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 3.1
2.8
3.1 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 59
59
44

† 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+7″
David Tua: 5′10″
Lennox Lewis: 6′5″ (edge)
Reach+14″
David Tua: 70″
Lennox Lewis: 84″ (edge)
Age8 yrs apart
David Tua: 53
Lennox Lewis: 61
Stance
David Tua: Orthodox
Lennox Lewis: Orthodox

David Tua left, Lennox Lewis 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 Tua52 wins · from 59 tracked bouts

David Tua: 52 tracked wins — 43 by KO/TKO (83%) and 9 on the cards (17%). Counted from 59 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

43 by KO/TKO 83%9 on the cards 17%

Lennox Lewis41 wins · from 44 tracked bouts

Lennox Lewis: 41 tracked wins — 32 by KO/TKO (78%), 7 on the cards (17%) and 2 by another method or unrecorded (5%). Counted from 44 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

32 by KO/TKO 78%7 on the cards 17%2 by another method or unrecorded 5%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — David Tua 59, Lennox Lewis 44 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

5 shared

5 shared · Tua better on 1 · even on 4

Tua

Opponent

Lewis

  • David Tua

    1–0–1 against

    Draw, SD

    2003

    Win, TKO 10

    1998

    RahmanTua better

    Lennox Lewis

    1–1 against

    Win, KO 4

    2001

    Loss, KO 5

    2001

  • David Tua

    Win, TKO 5

    1995

    MurphyEven

    Lennox Lewis

    Win, TKO 6

    1990

  • David Tua

    Win, TKO 4

    1994

    JonesEven

    Lennox Lewis

    Win, KO 1

    1990

  • David Tua

    Win, KO 1

    1993

    AceyEven

    Lennox Lewis

    Win, KO 2

    1990

  • David Tua

    Win, TKO 2

    1993

    JohnsonEven

    Lennox Lewis

    Win, TKO 2

    1989

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 Tua last boxed on Nov 16, 2013 — 4,722 days ago. Tua had lost two straight, after one straight win.WDWLL

Ahunanya Mar 2010Barrett Jul 2010King Mar 2011Barrett Aug 2011Ustinov Nov 20132.8 tracked bouts per year

Lennox Lewis last boxed on Jun 21, 2003 — 8,523 days ago. Lewis had won three straight since losing by stoppage to Hasim Rahman.WLWWW

Tua Nov 2000Rahman Apr 2001Rahman Nov 2001Tyson Jun 2002Klitschko Jun 20033.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have David Tua and Lennox Lewis ever fought each other?
Yes. David Tua and Lennox Lewis met once on November 11, 2000, and Lennox Lewis won by UD.
The meeting

LNov 11, 2000 · Lewis · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Tua or Lewis?
David Tua is 52-5-2 and Lennox Lewis is 41-2-1. Lennox Lewis has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Tua52–5–289.8%

Lewis41–2–194.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Tua or Lewis?
David Tua has 43 knockout wins and Lennox Lewis has 32. David Tua has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Tua4382.7%

Lewis3278.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Tua and Lewis have any common opponents?
David Tua and Lennox Lewis share 5 common opponents: Hasim Rahman, Dan Murphy and Calvin Jones (and 2 others). David Tua fared better against 1 of them.
5 shared opponents

Hasim Rahman1–0–11–1

Dan MurphyWW

Calvin JonesWW

Mike AceyWW

and 1 more

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Tua or Lewis?
Lennox Lewis is the taller fighter at 196 cm, 18 cm above the other. Lennox Lewis also has the longer reach, by 35 cm.
Height · reach

Tua178 cm178 cm reach

Lewis196 cm213 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tua and Lewis?
This comparison is drawn from 59 bouts tracked for David Tua and 44 bouts tracked for Lennox Lewis. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Tua59bouts

Lewis44bouts

How They Win ↓

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