Have Duane Bobick and John Tate ever fought each other?

Yes. Duane Bobick and John Tate met once on February 17, 1979, and John Tate won by KO in round 1.

Who has the better record, Bobick or Tate?

Duane Bobick is 48-4 and John Tate is 34-3. Duane Bobick has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Bobick or Tate?

Duane Bobick has 42 knockout wins and John Tate has 23. Duane Bobick has more.

Do Bobick and Tate have any common opponents?

Duane Bobick and John Tate share 6 common opponents: Mike Weaver, Kallie Knoetze and Ron Draper (and 3 others). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bobick and Tate?

This comparison is drawn from 52 bouts tracked for Duane Bobick and 38 bouts tracked for John Tate. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Duane Bobick vs John Tate — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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John Tate

Duane Bobick (48-4) and John Tate (34-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 6 common opponents.

Bobick

Wins42 KO · 88%

Losses

Draws52 tracked bouts

Tate

Wins23 KO · 68%

Losses

Draws38 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Tate leads 1–0

Duane Bobick and John Tate have met 1 time; Tate leads 1–0.
Met	1979Feb 17	Series
Duane BobickFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
John TateFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	KOR1Bobick vs Tate	1Meeting

Bobick vs Tate · Feb 17, 1979

The Numbers

Bobick 6 · Tate 2 of 8 measurable rows

BobickEdge = longer wingTate

Record: 48-4 (edge)34-3
Win %0–100%: 92.3% (edge)
91.9%
Wins by knockoutmax 42: 42 (edge)
23
KO rate0–100%: 87.5% (edge)
67.65%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 88% (edge)
68%
Times stopped^†max 4: 4
3 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1: 0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year^‡max 8.3: 8.3 (edge)
2.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 52: 52
38

† 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: Duane Bobick: No height on file; John Tate: 6′4″
Reachnot held: Duane Bobick: No reach on file; John Tate: 80″
Agenot comparable: Duane Bobick: 76; John Tate: Died aged 43
Stance: Duane Bobick: Orthodox; John Tate: Orthodox

Duane Bobick left, John Tate right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Duane Bobick48 wins · from 52 tracked bouts

42 by KO/TKO 88%6 on the cards 13%

John Tate34 wins · from 38 tracked bouts

23 by KO/TKO 68%10 on the cards 29%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Duane Bobick 52, John Tate 38 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

6 shared

6 shared · Bobick better on 1 · Tate better on 1 · even on 46 shared · Duane Bobick better on 1 · John Tate better on 1 · even on 4

BobickDuane Bobick

Opponent

TateJohn Tate

Duane Bobick
Win, TKO 7
1974Jul 1974
WeaverMike WeaverUnited States 41–18–1 · HeavyweightBobick betterDuane Bobick better — 1–0 to 0–1
John Tate
Loss, KO
1980Mar 1980
Duane Bobick
Loss, KO
1978Feb 1978
KnoetzeKallie KnoetzeSouth Africa 21–6 · HeavyweightTate betterJohn Tate better — 1–0 to 0–1
John Tate
Win, TKO
1979Jun 1979
Duane Bobick
Win, KO
1973Sep 1973
DraperRon DraperEvenEven — 1–0 both
John Tate
Win, KO 5
1978Dec 1978
Duane Bobick
Win, KO
1978Aug 1978
ThompkinsJerry ThompkinsEvenEven — 1–0 both
John Tate
Win, TKO 5
1977May 1977
Duane Bobick
Win, UD
1975Apr 1975
GorositoReinaldo GorositoEvenEven — 1–0 both
John Tate
Win, KO 2
1978May 1978
Duane Bobick
Win, TKO
1974Aug 1974
CarterHarold CarterEvenEven — 1–0 both
John Tate
Win, DQ 4
1978Apr 1978

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

Duane Bobick last boxed on Jul 3, 1979 — 17,276 days ago. Bobick had lost two straight, after three straight wins.WWWLL

Mims Nov 1978Nickson Dec 1978Patterson Dec 1978Tate Feb 1979Chaplin Jul 19798.3 tracked bouts per year

John Tate has lost two straight, after three straight wins. Tate last boxed on Jun 10, 1994.WWWLL

Jones Nov 1987Green Dec 1987Smith Jan 1988Quarless Mar 1988Pearce Jun 19942.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Duane Bobick and John Tate ever fought each other?: Yes. Duane Bobick and John Tate met once on February 17, 1979, and John Tate won by KO in round 1.
Who has the better record, Bobick or Tate?: Duane Bobick is 48-4 and John Tate is 34-3. Duane Bobick has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Bobick or Tate?: Duane Bobick has 42 knockout wins and John Tate has 23. Duane Bobick has more.
Do Bobick and Tate have any common opponents?: Duane Bobick and John Tate share 6 common opponents: Mike Weaver, Kallie Knoetze and Ron Draper (and 3 others). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bobick and Tate?: This comparison is drawn from 52 bouts tracked for Duane Bobick and 38 bouts tracked for John Tate. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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