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Eddie Machen vs Walter Hafer — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Eddie Machen

Walter Hafer

Eddie Machen (50-11-3) and Walter Hafer (0-4 across 4 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.

Machen

50

Wins29 KO · 58%

11

Losses

3

Draws65 tracked bouts

Hafer

Tracked record

0–4

counted from 4 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 Walter Hafer have met 1 time; Machen leads 1–0.

Eddie Machen and Walter Hafer have met 1 time; Machen leads 1–0.
Met1956Aug 16Series
Eddie MachenFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Walter HaferFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Machen 4 · Hafer 0 of 4 measurable rows
MachenHafer
Record†
50-11-3 (edge)0-4
Win %0–100%
80.5% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 29
29 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
58%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
58%—
Times stopped‡levelmax 4
4
4
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 4.5
4.5 (edge)
0.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 65
65
4

† 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″
Walter Hafer: No height on file
Reachnot held
Eddie Machen: 75″
Walter Hafer: No reach on file
Agenot held
Eddie Machen: Died aged 40
Walter Hafer: No date of birth
Stance
Eddie Machen: Orthodox
Walter Hafer: Not recorded

Eddie Machen left, Walter Hafer 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

Eddie Machen: 50 tracked wins — 29 by KO/TKO (58%) and 21 on the cards (42%). Counted from 65 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

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

Walter Hafer0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Walter Hafer: no tracked wins in the 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Hafer yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Eddie Machen 65, Walter Hafer 4 — 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

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

Walter Hafer last boxed on Mar 4, 1957 — 25,431 days ago. Hafer had lost four straight.LLLL

Charles Nov 1948Starza Oct 1949Machen Aug 1956Chuvalo Mar 19570.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Eddie Machen and Walter Hafer ever fought each other?
Yes. Eddie Machen and Walter Hafer met once on August 16, 1956, and Eddie Machen won by TKO.
The meeting

WAug 16, 1956 · Machen · TKO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Machen or Hafer?
Eddie Machen is 50-11-3 and Walter Hafer is 0-4 across the 4 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.
Records · win %

Machen50–11–380.5%

Hafer0–40%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Machen or Hafer?
Eddie Machen has 29 knockout wins and Walter Hafer has 0. Eddie Machen has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Machen2958%

Hafer0

The Numbers ↓
Do Machen and Hafer have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Eddie Machen and Walter Hafer have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Machen and Hafer?
This comparison is drawn from 65 bouts tracked for Eddie Machen and 4 bouts tracked for Walter Hafer. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Machen65bouts

Hafer4bouts

How They Win ↓

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