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Evander Holyfield vs Francois Botha — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Evander Holyfield

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Francois Botha

Evander Holyfield (44-10-2) and Francois Botha (48-11-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.

Holyfield

44

Wins29 KO · 66%

10

Losses

2

Draws57 tracked bouts

Botha

48

Wins29 KO · 60%

11

Losses

3

Draws63 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Holyfield leads 1–0

Evander Holyfield and Francois Botha have met 1 time; Holyfield leads 1–0.

Evander Holyfield and Francois Botha have met 1 time; Holyfield leads 1–0.
Met2010Apr 10Series
Evander HolyfieldFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Francois BothaFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR81Meeting

The Numbers

Holyfield 6 · Botha 1 of 7 measurable rows
HolyfieldBotha
Record
44-10-2 (edge)48-11-3
Win %0–100%
80.4% (edge)
79.8%
Wins by knockoutlevelmax 29
29
29
KO rate0–100%
65.91% (edge)
60.42%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
66% (edge)
60%
Times stopped†max 9
2 (edge)
9
Title reignsmax 11
11 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 2.6
2.2
2.6 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 63
57
63

† 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

HeightLevel
Evander Holyfield: 6′2″
Francois Botha: 6′2″
Reachnot held
Evander Holyfield: 78″
Francois Botha: No reach on file
Age6 yrs apart
Evander Holyfield: 64
Francois Botha: 58
Stance
Evander Holyfield: Orthodox
Francois Botha: Orthodox

Evander Holyfield left, Francois Botha right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Evander Holyfield44 wins · from 57 tracked bouts

Evander Holyfield: 44 tracked wins — 29 by KO/TKO (66%), 13 on the cards (30%) and 2 by another method or unrecorded (5%). Counted from 57 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

29 by KO/TKO 66%13 on the cards 30%2 by another method or unrecorded 5%

Francois Botha48 wins · from 63 tracked bouts

Francois Botha: 48 tracked wins — 29 by KO/TKO (60%) and 19 on the cards (40%). Counted from 63 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

29 by KO/TKO 60%19 on the cards 40%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Evander Holyfield 57, Francois Botha 63 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Holyfield better on 2 · even on 1

Holyfield

Opponent

Botha

  • Evander Holyfield

    0–1–1 against

    Loss, UD

    1999

    Draw, SD

    1999

    LewisEven

    Francois Botha

    Loss, TKO 2

    2000

  • Evander Holyfield

    2–0 against

    Win, DQ 3

    1997

    Win, TKO 11

    1996

    TysonHolyfield better

    Francois Botha

    Loss, KO 5

    1999

  • Evander Holyfield

    1–1 against

    Win, RTD 8

    1997

    Loss, MD

    1994

    MoorerHolyfield better

    Francois Botha

    Loss, TKO

    1996

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

Evander Holyfield last boxed on May 7, 2011 — 5,645 days ago. Holyfield had won once since a no contest with Sherman Williams.LLWNCW

Ibragimov Oct 2007Valuev Dec 2008Botha Apr 2010Williams Jan 2011Nielsen May 20112.2 tracked bouts per year

Francois Botha last boxed on Mar 15, 2014 — 4,602 days ago. Botha had lost six straight.LLLLL

Takam Mar 2012Pianeta Sep 2012Williams Feb 2013Parker Jun 2013Wawrzyk Mar 20142.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Evander Holyfield and Francois Botha ever fought each other?
Yes. Evander Holyfield and Francois Botha met once on April 10, 2010, and Evander Holyfield won by TKO in round 8.
The meeting

WApr 10, 2010 · Holyfield · TKO R8

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Holyfield or Botha?
Evander Holyfield is 44-10-2 and Francois Botha is 48-11-3. Evander Holyfield has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Holyfield44–10–280.4%

Botha48–11–379.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Holyfield or Botha?
Evander Holyfield has 29 knockout wins and Francois Botha has 29. Both have 29.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Holyfield2965.9%

Botha2960.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Holyfield and Botha have any common opponents?
Evander Holyfield and Francois Botha share 3 common opponents: Lennox Lewis, Mike Tyson and Michael Moorer. Evander Holyfield fared better against 2 of them.
3 shared opponents

Lennox Lewis0–1–1L

Mike TysonWL

Michael Moorer1–1L

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Holyfield or Botha?
Evander Holyfield is the taller fighter at 189 cm, 1 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Holyfield189 cm197 cm reach

Botha188 cm

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Holyfield and Botha?
This comparison is drawn from 57 bouts tracked for Evander Holyfield and 63 bouts tracked for Francois Botha. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Holyfield57bouts

Botha63bouts

How They Win ↓

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