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Donovan Ruddock vs John Westgarth — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Donovan Ruddock

John Westgarth

Donovan Ruddock (40-6-1) and John Westgarth (2-5 across 7 tracked bouts) 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.

Ruddock

40

Wins30 KO · 75%

6

Losses

1

Draw47 tracked bouts

Westgarth

Tracked record

2–5

counted from 7 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

Ruddock leads 1–0

Donovan Ruddock and John Westgarth have met 1 time; Ruddock leads 1–0.

Donovan Ruddock and John Westgarth have met 1 time; Ruddock leads 1–0.
Met1986May 28Series
Donovan RuddockFighter AWWon1–0W–L
John WestgarthFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR71Meeting

The Numbers

Ruddock 4 · Westgarth 2 of 6 measurable rows
RuddockWestgarth
Record†
40-6-1 (edge)2-5
Win %0–100%
86.2% (edge)
28.6%
Wins by knockoutmax 30
30 (edge)
2
KO ratenot comparable
75%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
75%
100% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 5
5
3 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 1.4
1.4 (edge)
1.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 47
47
7

† 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
Donovan Ruddock: 6′3″
John Westgarth: No height on file
Reachnot held
Donovan Ruddock: 82″
John Westgarth: No reach on file
Agenot held
Donovan Ruddock: 62
John Westgarth: No date of birth
Stance
Donovan Ruddock: Orthodox
John Westgarth: Not recorded

Donovan Ruddock left, John Westgarth right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Donovan Ruddock40 wins · from 47 tracked bouts

Donovan Ruddock: 40 tracked wins — 30 by KO/TKO (75%), 9 on the cards (23%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 47 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

30 by KO/TKO 75%9 on the cards 23%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

John Westgarth2 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

John Westgarth: 2 tracked wins — 2 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Donovan Ruddock 47, John Westgarth 7 — 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

Donovan Ruddock last boxed on Sep 11, 2015 — 4,059 days ago. Ruddock had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Dillon Carman.WWWWL

Sconiers Apr 2001Marcus Oct 2001Olubowale Mar 2015Barrak May 2015Carman Sep 20151.4 tracked bouts per year

John Westgarth last boxed on May 14, 1991 — 12,945 days ago. Westgarth had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Herbie Hide.LLLWL

Ruddock May 1986Havnå Dec 1988Oyebola Jan 1989Oyebola Mar 1989Hide May 19911.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Donovan Ruddock and John Westgarth ever fought each other?
Yes. Donovan Ruddock and John Westgarth met once on May 28, 1986, and Donovan Ruddock won by KO in round 7.
The meeting

WMay 28, 1986 · Ruddock · KO R7

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ruddock or Westgarth?
Donovan Ruddock is 40-6-1 and John Westgarth is 2-5 across the 7 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Donovan Ruddock has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Ruddock40–6–186.2%

Westgarth2–528.6%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Ruddock or Westgarth?
Donovan Ruddock has 30 knockout wins and John Westgarth has 2. Donovan Ruddock has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Ruddock3075%

Westgarth2

The Numbers ↓
Do Ruddock and Westgarth have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Donovan Ruddock and John Westgarth have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ruddock and Westgarth?
This comparison is drawn from 47 bouts tracked for Donovan Ruddock and 7 bouts tracked for John Westgarth. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ruddock47bouts

Westgarth7bouts

How They Win ↓

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