Have Eddie Machen and John Holman ever fought each other?

Yes. Eddie Machen and John Holman met once on October 24, 1956, and Eddie Machen won by KO.

Who has the better record, Machen or Holman?

Eddie Machen is 50-11-3 and John Holman is 3-7 across the 10 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Eddie Machen has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Machen or Holman?

Eddie Machen has 29 knockout wins and John Holman has 3. Eddie Machen has more.

Do Machen and Holman have any common opponents?

Eddie Machen and John Holman share 2 common opponents: Cleveland Williams and Niño Valdés. Eddie Machen fared better against 2 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Machen and Holman?

This comparison is drawn from 65 bouts tracked for Eddie Machen and 10 bouts tracked for John Holman. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Eddie Machen vs John Holman — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Eddie Machen

John Holman

Eddie Machen (50-11-3) and John Holman (3-7 across 10 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Machen

Wins29 KO · 58%

Losses

Draws65 tracked bouts

Holman

Tracked record

3–7

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

Machen leads 1–0

Eddie Machen and John Holman have met 1 time; Machen leads 1–0.
Met	1956Oct 24	Series
Eddie MachenFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
John HolmanFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	KOMachen vs Holman	1Meeting

Machen vs Holman · Oct 24, 1956

The Numbers

Machen 4 · Holman 1 of 5 measurable rows

MachenEdge = longer wingHolman

Record^†: 50-11-3 (edge)3-7
Win %0–100%: 80.5% (edge)
30%
Wins by knockoutmax 29: 29 (edge)
3
KO ratenot comparable: 58%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 58%
100% (edge)
Times stopped^‡levelmax 4: 4
4
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 4.5: 4.5 (edge)
1.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 65: 65
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: Eddie Machen: 6′0″; John Holman: No height on file
Reachnot held: Eddie Machen: 75″; John Holman: No reach on file
Agenot held: Eddie Machen: Died aged 40; John Holman: No date of birth
Stance: Eddie Machen: Orthodox; John Holman: Not recorded

Eddie Machen left, John Holman right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Eddie Machen50 wins · from 65 tracked bouts

29 by KO/TKO 58%21 on the cards 42%

John Holman3 wins · from 10 tracked bouts

3 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Eddie Machen 65, John Holman 10 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Machen better on 22 shared · Eddie Machen better on 2

MachenEddie Machen

Opponent

HolmanJohn Holman

Eddie Machen
Draw, PTS
1962Jul 1962
WilliamsCleveland WilliamsUnited States 82–13–2 · HeavyweightMachen betterEddie Machen better — 0–0–1 to 0–1
John Holman
Loss, KO 7
1957Oct 1957
Eddie Machen
2–0 against
Win, KO 8
1956Jul 1956
Win, UD
1956Apr 1956
ValdésNiño ValdésCuba 48–18–3Machen betterEddie Machen better — 2–0 to 0–1
John Holman
Loss, UD
1957May 1957

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

Eddie Machen has lost four straight, after one straight win. Machen last boxed on Sep 6, 1969.WLLLL

Johnson Sep 1966Frazier Nov 1966Clark Mar 1967Kirkman May 1967Lopopolo Sep 19694.5 tracked bouts per year

John Holman last boxed on Oct 15, 1957 — 25,205 days ago. Holman had lost four straight, after one straight win.WLLLL

Satterfield Jan 1956Machen Oct 1956Pastrano Feb 1957Valdés May 1957Williams Oct 19571.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Eddie Machen and John Holman ever fought each other?: Yes. Eddie Machen and John Holman met once on October 24, 1956, and Eddie Machen won by KO.
Who has the better record, Machen or Holman?: Eddie Machen is 50-11-3 and John Holman is 3-7 across the 10 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Eddie Machen has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Machen or Holman?: Eddie Machen has 29 knockout wins and John Holman has 3. Eddie Machen has more.
Do Machen and Holman have any common opponents?: Eddie Machen and John Holman share 2 common opponents: Cleveland Williams and Niño Valdés. Eddie Machen fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Machen and Holman?: This comparison is drawn from 65 bouts tracked for Eddie Machen and 10 bouts tracked for John Holman. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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