Have Dean Francis and John Keeton ever fought each other?

Yes. Dean Francis and John Keeton met once on May 19, 2009, and John Keeton won by KO in round 1.

Who has the better record, Francis or Keeton?

Dean Francis is 34-5-1 and John Keeton is 28-17. Dean Francis has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Francis or Keeton?

Dean Francis has 26 knockout wins and John Keeton has 20. Dean Francis has more.

Do Francis and Keeton have any common opponents?

Dean Francis and John Keeton share 1 common opponent: Tony Booth. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

Who is bigger, Francis or Keeton?

John Keeton is the taller fighter at 183 cm, 5 cm above the other.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Francis and Keeton?

This comparison is drawn from 8 bouts tracked for Dean Francis and 45 bouts tracked for John Keeton. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Dean Francis vs John Keeton — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Dean Francis (34-5-1) and John Keeton (28-17) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Francis

Wins26 KO · 76%

Losses

Draw8 tracked bouts

Keeton

Wins20 KO · 71%

Losses

Draws45 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Keeton leads 1–0

Dean Francis and John Keeton have met 1 time; Keeton leads 1–0.
Met	2009May 19	Series
Dean FrancisFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
John KeetonFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	KOR1Keeton vs Francis	1Meeting

Keeton vs Francis · May 19, 2009

The Numbers

Francis 6 · Keeton 1 of 7 measurable rows

FrancisEdge = longer wingKeeton

Record: 34-5-1 (edge)28-17
Win %0–100%: 86.3% (edge)
62.2%
Wins by knockoutmax 26: 26 (edge)
20
KO rate0–100%: 76.47% (edge)
71.43%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 100% (edge)
71%
Times stopped^†max 13: 1 (edge)
13
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 2.9: 0.4
2.9 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 45: 8
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

Height+2″: Dean Francis: 5′10″; John Keeton: 6′0″ (edge)
Agenot comparable: Dean Francis: Died aged 44; John Keeton: 54
Stance: Dean Francis: Orthodox; John Keeton: Orthodox

Dean Francis left, John Keeton right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Dean Francis5 wins · from 8 tracked bouts

5 by KO/TKO 100%

John Keeton28 wins · from 45 tracked bouts

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 — Dean Francis 8, John Keeton 45 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 11 shared · even on 1

FrancisDean Francis

Opponent

KeetonJohn Keeton

Dean Francis
Win, KO 1
1994Oct 1994
BoothTony Booth52–105–9EvenEven — 1–0 both
John Keeton
Win, TKO 2
2000Feb 2000

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

Dean Francis had won one in a row before losing a decision to Bob Ajisafe. Francis last boxed on Mar 15, 2014.WDLWL

Oakey Jun 2008Lubega Feb 2009Keeton May 2009Simpson May 2009Ajisafe Mar 20140.4 tracked bouts per year

John Keeton last boxed on May 19, 2009 — 6,363 days ago. Keeton had won once since losing a decision to Ovill McKenzie.LLWLW

Amos-Ross Mar 2007Hobson Sep 2007Scott May 2009McKenzie May 2009Francis May 20092.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Dean Francis and John Keeton ever fought each other?: Yes. Dean Francis and John Keeton met once on May 19, 2009, and John Keeton won by KO in round 1.
Who has the better record, Francis or Keeton?: Dean Francis is 34-5-1 and John Keeton is 28-17. Dean Francis has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Francis or Keeton?: Dean Francis has 26 knockout wins and John Keeton has 20. Dean Francis has more.
Do Francis and Keeton have any common opponents?: Dean Francis and John Keeton share 1 common opponent: Tony Booth. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Who is bigger, Francis or Keeton?: John Keeton is the taller fighter at 183 cm, 5 cm above the other.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Francis and Keeton?: This comparison is drawn from 8 bouts tracked for Dean Francis and 45 bouts tracked for John Keeton. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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