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Dingaan Thobela vs Soon Botes — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Dingaan Thobela

Soon Botes

Dingaan Thobela (40-14-2) and Soon Botes (2-7 across 9 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Thobela

40

Wins26 KO · 65%

14

Losses

2

Draws56 tracked bouts

Botes

Tracked record

2–7

counted from 9 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

Series level 1–1

Dingaan Thobela and Soon Botes have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.

Dingaan Thobela and Soon Botes have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
Met2000Feb 192006Oct 27Series
Dingaan ThobelaFighter AWWonLLost1–1W–L
Soon BotesFighter BLLostWWon1–1W–L
ResultMDRTDR102Meetings

The Numbers

Thobela 7 · Botes 0 of 7 measurable rows
ThobelaBotes
Record†
40-14-2 (edge)2-7
Win %0–100%
73.2% (edge)
22.2%
Wins by knockoutmax 26
26 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
65%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
65% (edge)
50%
Times stopped‡max 6
4 (edge)
6
Title reignsmax 3
3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.8
2.8 (edge)
0.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 56
56
9

† 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″
Soon Botes: No height on file
Reachnot held
Dingaan Thobela: 72″
Soon Botes: No reach on file
Agenot held
Dingaan Thobela: Died aged 57
Soon Botes: No date of birth
Stance
Dingaan Thobela: Orthodox
Soon Botes: Not recorded

Dingaan Thobela left, Soon Botes 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%

Soon Botes2 wins · from 9 tracked bouts

Soon Botes: 2 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (50%) and 1 on the cards (50%). Counted from 9 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 50%1 on the cards 50%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Dingaan Thobela 56, Soon Botes 9 — 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

Soon Botes last boxed on May 15, 2009 — 6,367 days ago. Botes had lost two straight, after one straight win.LLWLL

Reid Jul 2001Mundine Sep 2002Thobela Oct 2006Balzsay Jan 2007Mchunu May 20090.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Dingaan Thobela and Soon Botes ever fought each other?
Yes. Dingaan Thobela and Soon Botes have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
The 2 meetings

LOct 27, 2006 · Botes · RTD R10

WFeb 19, 2000 · Thobela · MD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Thobela or Botes?
Dingaan Thobela is 40-14-2 and Soon Botes is 2-7 across the 9 bouts 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%

Botes2–722.2%

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

Thobela2665%

Botes0

The Numbers ↓
Do Thobela and Botes have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Dingaan Thobela and Soon Botes have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Thobela and Botes?
This comparison is drawn from 56 bouts tracked for Dingaan Thobela and 9 bouts tracked for Soon Botes. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Thobela56bouts

Botes9bouts

How They Win ↓

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