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Eric Lawson vs Joe Knight — record, stats and common opponents compared

Eric Lawson

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Joe Knight

Eric Lawson (1-7-2 across 10 tracked bouts) and Joe Knight (125-19-18) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 7 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Lawson

Tracked record

1–7–2

counted from 10 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Knight

125

Wins66 KO · 53%

19

Losses

18

Draws164 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

Knight leads 4–1 with 2 draws

Eric Lawson and Joe Knight have met 7 times; Knight leads 4–1 with 2 draws.

Eric Lawson and Joe Knight have met 7 times; Knight leads 4–1 with 2 draws.
Met1930Sep 301931Jan 21931Mar 61931Apr 161932Jun 201932Aug 161933Mar 14Series
Eric LawsonFighter ADDrawWWonDDrawLLostLLostLLostLLost1–4–2W–L–D
Joe KnightFighter BDDrawLLostDDrawWWonWWonWWonWWon4–1–2W–L–D
ResultPTSPTSPTSPTSKOKOR4PTS7Meetings

The Numbers

Lawson 0 · Knight 7 of 7 measurable rows
LawsonKnight
Record†
1-7-2125-19-18 (edge)
Win %0–100%
20%
82.7% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 66
0
66 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—52.8%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
53% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 3
3
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 15.6
1.3
15.6 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 164
10
164

† 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
Eric Lawson: No height on file
Joe Knight: 6′0″
Reachnot held
Eric Lawson: No reach on file
Joe Knight: 74″
Agenot held
Eric Lawson: No date of birth
Joe Knight: Died aged 67
Stance
Eric Lawson: Not recorded
Joe Knight: Southpaw

Eric Lawson left, Joe Knight 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 Lawson1 win · from 10 tracked bouts

Eric Lawson: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 10 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

Joe Knight125 wins · from 164 tracked bouts

Joe Knight: 125 tracked wins — 66 by KO/TKO (53%), 58 on the cards (46%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (1%). Counted from 164 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

66 by KO/TKO 53%58 on the cards 46%1 by another method or unrecorded 1%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Eric Lawson 10, Joe Knight 164 — 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

Eric Lawson last boxed on Aug 2, 1938 — 32,220 days ago. Lawson had lost seven straight.LLLLL

Overlin Mar 1932Knight Jun 1932Knight Aug 1932Knight Mar 1933Soose Aug 19381.3 tracked bouts per year

Joe Knight has won four straight since losing a decision to Melio Bettina. Knight last boxed on Apr 19, 1938.LWWWW

Bettina Jun 1937Anderson Mar 1938Boyle Mar 1938McDuff Apr 1938Gideon Apr 193815.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Eric Lawson and Joe Knight ever fought each other?
Yes. Eric Lawson and Joe Knight have met 7 times and Joe Knight leads the series 4-1 with 2 draws.
The 7 meetings

LMar 14, 1933 · Knight · PTS

LAug 16, 1932 · Knight · KO R4

LJun 20, 1932 · Knight · KO

LApr 16, 1931 · Knight · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Lawson or Knight?
Eric Lawson is 1-7-2 across the 10 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Joe Knight is 125-19-18. Joe Knight has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Lawson1–7–220%

Knight125–19–1882.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Lawson or Knight?
Eric Lawson has 0 knockout wins and Joe Knight has 66. Joe Knight has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Lawson0

Knight6652.8%

The Numbers ↓
Do Lawson and Knight have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Eric Lawson and Joe Knight have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Lawson and Knight?
This comparison is drawn from 10 bouts tracked for Eric Lawson and 164 bouts tracked for Joe Knight. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Lawson10bouts

Knight164bouts

How They Win ↓

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