Have Des Rea and Pat Thomas ever fought each other?

Yes. Des Rea and Pat Thomas have met 3 times and Pat Thomas leads the series 3-0.

Who has the better record, Rea or Thomas?

Des Rea is 29-36-5 and Pat Thomas is 35-18-3. Pat Thomas has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Rea or Thomas?

Des Rea has 8 knockout wins and Pat Thomas has 14. Pat Thomas has more.

Do Rea and Thomas have any common opponents?

Des Rea and Pat Thomas share 1 common opponent: Jørgen Hansen. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Rea and Thomas?

This comparison is drawn from 7 bouts tracked for Des Rea and 57 bouts tracked for Pat Thomas. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Des Rea vs Pat Thomas — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Des Rea (29-36-5) and Pat Thomas (35-18-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share 1 common opponent.

Rea

Wins8 KO · 28%

Losses

Draws7 tracked bouts

Thomas

Wins14 KO · 40%

Losses

Draws57 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Thomas leads 3–0

Des Rea and Pat Thomas have met 3 times; Thomas leads 3–0.
Met	1973Jan 15	1973Oct 5	1974Feb 27	Series
Des ReaFighter A	LLost	LLost	LLost	0–3W–L
Pat ThomasFighter B	WWon	WWon	WWon	3–0W–L
Result	PTSThomas vs Rea	TKOThomas vs Rea	TKOThomas vs Rea	3Meetings

The Numbers

Rea 0 · Thomas 6 of 6 measurable rows

ReaEdge = longer wingThomas

Record: 29-36-535-18-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 45%
65.2% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 14: 8
14 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 27.59%
40% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†not comparable: —40%
Times stopped^†max 5: 5
4 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 4.3: 1.3
4.3 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 57: 7
57

† 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

Agenot comparable: Des Rea: Died aged 72; Pat Thomas: 76
Stance: Des Rea: Not recorded; Pat Thomas: Orthodox

Des Rea left, Pat Thomas right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Des Rea0 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Rea yet.

Pat Thomas35 wins · from 57 tracked bouts

14 by KO/TKO 40%20 on the cards 57%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Des Rea 7, Pat Thomas 57 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 11 shared · even on 1

ReaDes Rea

Opponent

ThomasPat Thomas

Des Rea
Loss, PTS
1971Jul 1971
HansenJørgen HansenDenmark 78–14 · WelterweightEvenEven — 0–1 both
Pat Thomas
Loss, TKO 3
1976Jun 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

Des Rea has lost seven straight. Rea last boxed on Feb 27, 1974.LLLLL

Hansen Jul 1971Stracey Mar 1972Thomas Jan 1973Thomas Oct 1973Thomas Feb 19741.3 tracked bouts per year

Pat Thomas last boxed on Mar 15, 1984 — 15,560 days ago. Thomas had lost six straight.LLLLL

Rocca Nov 1981Brewster Apr 1982Anderson May 1982Ahmed Aug 1982Pyatt Mar 19844.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Des Rea and Pat Thomas ever fought each other?: Yes. Des Rea and Pat Thomas have met 3 times and Pat Thomas leads the series 3-0.
Who has the better record, Rea or Thomas?: Des Rea is 29-36-5 and Pat Thomas is 35-18-3. Pat Thomas has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Rea or Thomas?: Des Rea has 8 knockout wins and Pat Thomas has 14. Pat Thomas has more.
Do Rea and Thomas have any common opponents?: Des Rea and Pat Thomas share 1 common opponent: Jørgen Hansen. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Rea and Thomas?: This comparison is drawn from 7 bouts tracked for Des Rea and 57 bouts tracked for Pat Thomas. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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