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Dingaan Thobela vs Samuel Boikanyo — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Dingaan Thobela

Samuel Boikanyo

Dingaan Thobela (40-14-2) and Samuel Boikanyo (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) 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.

Thobela

40

Wins26 KO · 65%

14

Losses

2

Draws56 tracked bouts

Boikanyo

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout 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

Thobela leads 1–0

Dingaan Thobela and Samuel Boikanyo have met 1 time; Thobela leads 1–0.

Dingaan Thobela and Samuel Boikanyo have met 1 time; Thobela leads 1–0.
Met1988Feb 1Series
Dingaan ThobelaFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Samuel BoikanyoFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR41Meeting

The Numbers

Thobela 4 · Boikanyo 1 of 5 measurable rows
ThobelaBoikanyo
Record†
40-14-2 (edge)0-1
Win %0–100%
73.2% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 26
26 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
65%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
65%—
Times stopped‡max 4
4
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3
3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
2.8—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 56
56
1

† 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
Dingaan Thobela: 5′7″
Samuel Boikanyo: No height on file
Reachnot held
Dingaan Thobela: 72″
Samuel Boikanyo: No reach on file
Agenot held
Dingaan Thobela: Died aged 57
Samuel Boikanyo: No date of birth
Stance
Dingaan Thobela: Orthodox
Samuel Boikanyo: Not recorded

Dingaan Thobela left, Samuel Boikanyo right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Dingaan Thobela40 wins · from 56 tracked bouts

Dingaan Thobela: 40 tracked wins — 26 by KO/TKO (65%) and 14 on the cards (35%). Counted from 56 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

26 by KO/TKO 65%14 on the cards 35%

Samuel Boikanyo0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Samuel Boikanyo: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Boikanyo yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Dingaan Thobela 56, Samuel Boikanyo 1 — 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

Dingaan Thobela has lost seven straight. Thobela last boxed on Oct 27, 2006.LLLLL

Kessler Nov 2002Grant Nov 2003Nielsen Dec 2003Bute Dec 2004Botes Oct 20062.8 tracked bouts per year

Samuel Boikanyo last boxed on Feb 1, 1988 — 14,149 days ago. Boikanyo had lost the most recent, to Dingaan Thobela.L

Thobela Feb 1988

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Dingaan Thobela and Samuel Boikanyo ever fought each other?
Yes. Dingaan Thobela and Samuel Boikanyo met once on February 1, 1988, and Dingaan Thobela won by TKO in round 4.
The meeting

WFeb 1, 1988 · Thobela · TKO R4

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Thobela or Boikanyo?
Dingaan Thobela is 40-14-2 and Samuel Boikanyo is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked. Dingaan Thobela has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Thobela40–14–273.2%

Boikanyo0–10%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Thobela or Boikanyo?
Dingaan Thobela has 26 knockout wins and Samuel Boikanyo has 0. Dingaan Thobela has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Thobela2665%

Boikanyo0

The Numbers ↓
Do Thobela and Boikanyo have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Dingaan Thobela and Samuel Boikanyo have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Thobela and Boikanyo?
This comparison is drawn from 56 bouts tracked for Dingaan Thobela and 1 bout tracked for Samuel Boikanyo. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Thobela56bouts

Boikanyo1bout

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