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Eddie Perkins vs Mel Ferguson — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Eddie Perkins

Mel Ferguson

Eddie Perkins (74-20-3) and Mel Ferguson (0-3 across 3 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.

Perkins

74

Wins21 KO · 28%

20

Losses

3

Draws98 tracked bouts

Ferguson

Tracked record

0–3

counted from 3 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

Perkins leads 1–0

Eddie Perkins and Mel Ferguson have met 1 time; Perkins leads 1–0.

Eddie Perkins and Mel Ferguson have met 1 time; Perkins leads 1–0.
Met1966May 2Series
Eddie PerkinsFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Mel FergusonFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR81Meeting

The Numbers

Perkins 6 · Ferguson 0 of 6 measurable rows
PerkinsFerguson
Record†
74-20-3 (edge)0-3
Win %0–100%
77.8% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 21
21 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
28.38%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
28%—
Times stopped‡max 2
1 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 4
4 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 5.3
5.3 (edge)
0.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 98
98
3

† 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 Perkins: 5′5″
Mel Ferguson: No height on file
Reachnot held
Eddie Perkins: 68″
Mel Ferguson: No reach on file
Agenot held
Eddie Perkins: Died aged 75
Mel Ferguson: No date of birth
Stance
Eddie Perkins: Orthodox
Mel Ferguson: Not recorded

Eddie Perkins left, Mel Ferguson 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 Perkins74 wins · from 98 tracked bouts

Eddie Perkins: 74 tracked wins — 21 by KO/TKO (28%) and 53 on the cards (72%). Counted from 98 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

21 by KO/TKO 28%53 on the cards 72%

Mel Ferguson0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Mel Ferguson: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Ferguson yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Eddie Perkins 98, Mel Ferguson 3 — 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 Perkins has lost four straight, after one straight win. Perkins last boxed on May 31, 1975.WLLLL

Sorimachi May 1974Mattioli Aug 1974Malinga Oct 1974Tsujimoto Nov 1974Csandl May 19755.3 tracked bouts per year

Mel Ferguson last boxed on May 2, 1966 — 22,086 days ago. Ferguson had lost three straight.LLL

Cokes Sep 1959Mazzinghi Apr 1965Perkins May 19660.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Eddie Perkins and Mel Ferguson ever fought each other?
Yes. Eddie Perkins and Mel Ferguson met once on May 2, 1966, and Eddie Perkins won by TKO in round 8.
The meeting

WMay 2, 1966 · Perkins · TKO R8

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Perkins or Ferguson?
Eddie Perkins is 74-20-3 and Mel Ferguson is 0-3 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Eddie Perkins has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Perkins74–20–377.8%

Ferguson0–30%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Perkins or Ferguson?
Eddie Perkins has 21 knockout wins and Mel Ferguson has 0. Eddie Perkins has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Perkins2128.4%

Ferguson0

The Numbers ↓
Do Perkins and Ferguson have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Eddie Perkins and Mel Ferguson have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Perkins and Ferguson?
This comparison is drawn from 98 bouts tracked for Eddie Perkins and 3 bouts tracked for Mel Ferguson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Perkins98bouts

Ferguson3bouts

How They Win ↓

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