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Eric Esch vs George Linberger — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Eric Esch

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George Linberger

Eric Esch (77-10-4) and George Linberger (29-9-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 5 common opponents.

Esch

77

Wins58 KO · 75%

10

Losses

4

Draws91 tracked bouts

Linberger

29

Wins25 KO · 86%

9

Losses

1

Draw40 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Series level 1–1

Eric Esch and George Linberger have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.

Eric Esch and George Linberger have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
Met2000Mar 42005Oct 15Series
Eric EschFighter AWWonLLost1–1W–L
George LinbergerFighter BLLostWWon1–1W–L
ResultTKOR1SD2Meetings

The Numbers

Esch 5 · Linberger 2 of 7 measurable rows
EschLinberger
Record
77-10-4 (edge)29-9-1
Win %0–100%
86.8% (edge)
75.6%
Wins by knockoutmax 58
58 (edge)
25
KO rate0–100%
75.32%
86.21% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
74%
86% (edge)
Times stopped†max 7
2 (edge)
7
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 4.9
4.9 (edge)
2.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 91
91
40

† 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

Height+4″
Eric Esch: 5′11″
George Linberger: 6′3″ (edge)
Reachnot held
Eric Esch: 78″
George Linberger: No reach on file
Age1 yr apart
Eric Esch: 60
George Linberger: 59
Stance
Eric Esch: Orthodox
George Linberger: Orthodox

Eric Esch left, George Linberger right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Eric Esch77 wins · from 91 tracked bouts

Eric Esch: 77 tracked wins — 57 by KO/TKO (74%), 19 on the cards (25%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (1%). Counted from 91 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

57 by KO/TKO 74%19 on the cards 25%1 by another method or unrecorded 1%

George Linberger29 wins · from 40 tracked bouts

George Linberger: 29 tracked wins — 25 by KO/TKO (86%) and 4 on the cards (14%). Counted from 40 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

25 by KO/TKO 86%4 on the cards 14%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Eric Esch 91, George Linberger 40 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

5 shared

5 shared · Esch better on 4 · Linberger better on 1

Esch

Opponent

Linberger

  • Eric Esch

    Win, UD

    1999

    ChasteenEsch better

    George Linberger

    No contest, NC

    2004

  • Eric Esch

    3–0 against

    Win, UD

    2001

    Win, UD

    2000

    Win, TKO 3

    1999

    TallonEsch better

    George Linberger

    2–0 against

    Win, TKO

    2004

    Win, TKO

    2002

  • Eric Esch

    Win, TKO 2

    1999

    SmithEsch better

    George Linberger

    Loss, TKO

    2003

  • Eric Esch

    2–0 against

    Win, UD

    1999

    Win, TKO 2

    1996

    RayEsch better

    George Linberger

    Win, TKO 6

    2002

  • Eric Esch

    Draw, MD

    2000

    MuhayminLinberger better

    George Linberger

    Win, UD

    2001

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

Eric Esch last boxed on Jun 29, 2013 — 4,859 days ago. Esch had lost three straight, after two straight wins.WWLLL

Garcia Dec 2006Siciliano Mar 2007Funmaker Oct 2009Allan Jan 2012Lawton Jun 20134.9 tracked bouts per year

George Linberger last boxed on Feb 22, 2007 — 7,178 days ago. Linberger had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Joe Mesi.WNCWWL

Phillips Feb 2004Chasteen Jul 2004Yeoman Mar 2005Esch Oct 2005Mesi Feb 20072.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Eric Esch and George Linberger ever fought each other?
Yes. Eric Esch and George Linberger have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
The 2 meetings

LOct 15, 2005 · Linberger · SD

WMar 4, 2000 · Esch · TKO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Esch or Linberger?
Eric Esch is 77-10-4 and George Linberger is 29-9-1. Eric Esch has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Esch77–10–486.8%

Linberger29–9–175.6%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Esch or Linberger?
Eric Esch has 58 knockout wins and George Linberger has 25. Eric Esch has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Esch5875.3%

Linberger2586.2%

The Numbers ↓
Do Esch and Linberger have any common opponents?
Eric Esch and George Linberger share 5 common opponents: Russell Chasteen, Kevin Tallon and Allen Smith (and 2 others). Eric Esch fared better against 4 of them.
5 shared opponents

Russell ChasteenWNC

Kevin TallonWW

Allen SmithWL

Tim RayWW

and 1 more

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Esch or Linberger?
George Linberger is the taller fighter at 190 cm, 10 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Esch180 cm198 cm reach

Linberger190 cm

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Esch and Linberger?
This comparison is drawn from 91 bouts tracked for Eric Esch and 40 bouts tracked for George Linberger. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Esch91bouts

Linberger40bouts

How They Win ↓

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