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Don Cockell vs Niño Valdés — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Don Cockell

🇨🇺CUBA

Niño Valdés

Don Cockell (66-14-1) and Niño Valdés (48-18-3) 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.

Cockell

66

Wins38 KO · 58%

14

Losses

1

Draw80 tracked bouts

Valdés

48

Wins36 KO · 75%

18

Losses

3

Draws70 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Valdés leads 1–0

Don Cockell and Niño Valdés have met 1 time; Valdés leads 1–0.

Don Cockell and Niño Valdés have met 1 time; Valdés leads 1–0.
Met1955Sep 13Series
Don CockellFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Niño ValdésFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultRTDR31Meeting

The Numbers

Cockell 4 · Valdés 3 of 7 measurable rows
CockellValdés
Record
66-14-1 (edge)48-18-3
Win %0–100%
82.1% (edge)
71.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 38
38 (edge)
36
KO rate0–100%
57.58%
75% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
57%
75% (edge)
Times stopped†max 9
9
5 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 7.8
7.8 (edge)
3.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 80
80
70

† 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+4″
Don Cockell: 5′11″
Niño Valdés: 6′3″ (edge)
Reach+7″
Don Cockell: 71″
Niño Valdés: 78″ (edge)
Agenot comparable
Don Cockell: Died aged 54
Niño Valdés: Died aged 76
Stance
Don Cockell: Orthodox
Niño Valdés: Orthodox

Don Cockell left, Niño Valdés 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%

Niño Valdés48 wins · from 70 tracked bouts

Niño Valdés: 48 tracked wins — 36 by KO/TKO (75%) and 12 on the cards (25%). Counted from 70 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

36 by KO/TKO 75%12 on the cards 25%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Don Cockell 80, Niño Valdés 70 — 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

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

Niño Valdés has won once since losses to Alonzo Johnson and Sonny Liston. Valdés last boxed on Dec 1, 1959.LWLLW

Powell Mar 1959Hodge Apr 1959Johnson May 1959Liston Aug 1959London Dec 19593.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Don Cockell and Niño Valdés ever fought each other?
Yes. Don Cockell and Niño Valdés met once on September 13, 1955, and Niño Valdés won by RTD in round 3.
The meeting

LSep 13, 1955 · Valdés · RTD R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Cockell or Valdés?
Don Cockell is 66-14-1 and Niño Valdés is 48-18-3. Don Cockell has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Cockell66–14–182.1%

Valdés48–18–371.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Cockell or Valdés?
Don Cockell has 38 knockout wins and Niño Valdés has 36. Don Cockell has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Cockell3857.6%

Valdés3675%

The Numbers ↓
Do Cockell and Valdés have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Don Cockell and Niño Valdés have faced.
Who is bigger, Cockell or Valdés?
Niño Valdés is the taller fighter at 190 cm, 10 cm above the other. Niño Valdés also has the longer reach, by 18 cm.
Height · reach

Cockell180 cm180 cm reach

Valdés190 cm198 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Cockell and Valdés?
This comparison is drawn from 80 bouts tracked for Don Cockell and 70 bouts tracked for Niño Valdés. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Cockell80bouts

Valdés70bouts

How They Win ↓

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