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Elijah 'Tap Tap' Makhatini vs William Douglas — record, stats and common opponents compared

Elijah 'Tap Tap' Makhatini

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William Douglas

Elijah 'Tap Tap' Makhatini (4-0 across 4 tracked bouts) and William Douglas (42-16-1) 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.

Makhatini

Tracked record

4–0

counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Douglas

42

Wins32 KO · 76%

16

Losses

1

Draw59 tracked bouts

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

Makhatini leads 1–0

Elijah 'Tap Tap' Makhatini and William Douglas have met 1 time; Makhatini leads 1–0.

Elijah 'Tap Tap' Makhatini and William Douglas have met 1 time; Makhatini leads 1–0.
Met1973Dec 22Series
Elijah 'Tap Tap' MakhatiniFighter AWWon1–0W–L
William DouglasFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Makhatini 3 · Douglas 3 of 6 measurable rows
MakhatiniDouglas
Record†
4-0 (edge)42-16-1
Win %0–100%
100% (edge)
72%
Wins by knockoutmax 32
0
32 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—76.19%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
76% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 7
0 (edge)
7
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 4.4
0.7
4.4 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 59
4
59

† 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
Elijah 'Tap Tap' Makhatini: No height on file
William Douglas: 5′10″
Agenot comparable
Elijah 'Tap Tap' Makhatini: 84
William Douglas: Died aged 59
Stance
Elijah 'Tap Tap' Makhatini: Not recorded
William Douglas: Orthodox

Elijah 'Tap Tap' Makhatini left, William Douglas right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Elijah 'Tap Tap' Makhatini4 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Elijah 'Tap Tap' Makhatini: 4 tracked wins — 4 on the cards (100%). Counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

4 on the cards 100%

William Douglas42 wins · from 59 tracked bouts

William Douglas: 42 tracked wins — 32 by KO/TKO (76%) and 10 on the cards (24%). Counted from 59 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

32 by KO/TKO 76%10 on the cards 24%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Elijah 'Tap Tap' Makhatini 4, William Douglas 59 — 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

Elijah 'Tap Tap' Makhatini last boxed on Oct 10, 1978 — 17,545 days ago. Makhatini had won four straight, the most recent against Bonifacio Ávila.WWWW

Cokes Sep 1972Douglas Dec 1973Griffith Aug 1975Ávila Oct 19780.7 tracked bouts per year

William Douglas has won once since losing by stoppage to Jerry Martin. Douglas last boxed on Aug 21, 1980.WWWLW

Riggins Jul 1979Robinson Sep 1979Groves Nov 1979Martin Feb 1980Kince Aug 19804.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Elijah 'Tap Tap' Makhatini and William Douglas ever fought each other?
Yes. Elijah 'Tap Tap' Makhatini and William Douglas met once on December 22, 1973, and Elijah 'Tap Tap' Makhatini won by UD.
The meeting

WDec 22, 1973 · Makhatini · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Makhatini or Douglas?
Elijah 'Tap Tap' Makhatini is 4-0 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and William Douglas is 42-16-1. Elijah 'Tap Tap' Makhatini has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Makhatini4–0100%

Douglas42–16–172%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Makhatini or Douglas?
Elijah 'Tap Tap' Makhatini has 0 knockout wins and William Douglas has 32. William Douglas has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Makhatini0

Douglas3276.2%

The Numbers ↓
Do Makhatini and Douglas have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Elijah 'Tap Tap' Makhatini and William Douglas have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Makhatini and Douglas?
This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for Elijah 'Tap Tap' Makhatini and 59 bouts tracked for William Douglas. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Makhatini4bouts

Douglas59bouts

How They Win ↓

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