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Don Cockell vs Harry Matthews — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Don Cockell

Harry Matthews

Don Cockell (66-14-1) and Harry Matthews (3-6-1 across 10 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share 2 common opponents.

Cockell

66

Wins38 KO · 58%

14

Losses

1

Draw80 tracked bouts

Matthews

Tracked record

3–6–1

counted from 10 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

Cockell leads 3–0

Don Cockell and Harry Matthews have met 3 times; Cockell leads 3–0.

Don Cockell and Harry Matthews have met 3 times; Cockell leads 3–0.
Met1953Aug 71954Jun 11954Jul 31Series
Don CockellFighter AWWonWWonWWon3–0W–L
Harry MatthewsFighter BLLostLLostLLost0–3W–L
ResultSDPTSRTDR73Meetings

The Numbers

Cockell 5 · Matthews 1 of 6 measurable rows
CockellMatthews
Record†
66-14-1 (edge)3-6-1
Win %0–100%
82.1% (edge)
35%
Wins by knockoutmax 38
38 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable
57.58%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
57% (edge)
33%
Times stopped‡max 9
9
3 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 7.8
7.8 (edge)
0.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 80
80
10

† 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
Don Cockell: 5′11″
Harry Matthews: No height on file
Reachnot held
Don Cockell: 71″
Harry Matthews: No reach on file
Agenot held
Don Cockell: Died aged 54
Harry Matthews: No date of birth
Stance
Don Cockell: Orthodox
Harry Matthews: Not recorded

Don Cockell left, Harry Matthews right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Don Cockell65 wins · from 80 tracked bouts

Don Cockell: 65 tracked wins — 37 by KO/TKO (57%), 27 on the cards (42%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 80 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

37 by KO/TKO 57%27 on the cards 42%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

Harry Matthews3 wins · from 10 tracked bouts

Harry Matthews: 3 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (33%) and 2 on the cards (67%). Counted from 10 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 33%2 on the cards 67%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Don Cockell 80, Harry Matthews 10 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Cockell better on 1 · even on 1

Cockell

Opponent

Matthews

  • Don Cockell

    Loss, TKO 9

    1955

    MarcianoEven

    Harry Matthews

    Loss, KO 2

    1952

  • Don Cockell

    2–0 against

    Win, KO 1

    1951

    Win, DQ 7

    1950

    MarshallCockell better

    Harry Matthews

    Win, KO 5

    1951

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

Don Cockell has lost three straight, after two straight wins. Cockell last boxed on Apr 24, 1956.WWLLL

Matthews Jun 1954Matthews Jul 1954Marciano May 1955Valdés Sep 1955Lave Apr 19567.8 tracked bouts per year

Harry Matthews last boxed on Aug 31, 1956 — 25,616 days ago. Matthews had won once since four straight losses.LLLLW

Marciano Jul 1952Cockell Aug 1953Cockell Jun 1954Cockell Jul 1954Charles Aug 19560.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Don Cockell and Harry Matthews ever fought each other?
Yes. Don Cockell and Harry Matthews have met 3 times and Don Cockell leads the series 3-0.
The 3 meetings

WJul 31, 1954 · Cockell · RTD R7

WJun 1, 1954 · Cockell · PTS

WAug 7, 1953 · Cockell · SD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Cockell or Matthews?
Don Cockell is 66-14-1 and Harry Matthews is 3-6-1 across the 10 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Don Cockell has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Cockell66–14–182.1%

Matthews3–6–135%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Cockell or Matthews?
Don Cockell has 38 knockout wins and Harry Matthews has 1. Don Cockell has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Cockell3857.6%

Matthews1

The Numbers ↓
Do Cockell and Matthews have any common opponents?
Don Cockell and Harry Matthews share 2 common opponents: Rocky Marciano and Lloyd Marshall. Don Cockell fared better against 1 of them.
2 shared opponents

Rocky MarcianoLL

Lloyd MarshallWW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Cockell and Matthews?
This comparison is drawn from 80 bouts tracked for Don Cockell and 10 bouts tracked for Harry Matthews. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Cockell80bouts

Matthews10bouts

How They Win ↓

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