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Francois Botha vs James Stanton — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Francois Botha

James Stanton

Francois Botha (48-11-3) and James Stanton (0-4 across 4 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.

Botha

48

Wins29 KO · 60%

11

Losses

3

Draws63 tracked bouts

Stanton

Tracked record

0–4

counted from 4 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

Botha leads 1–0

Francois Botha and James Stanton have met 1 time; Botha leads 1–0.

Francois Botha and James Stanton have met 1 time; Botha leads 1–0.
Met1997May 10Series
Francois BothaFighter AWWon1–0W–L
James StantonFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR101Meeting

The Numbers

Botha 4 · Stanton 1 of 5 measurable rows
BothaStanton
Record†
48-11-3 (edge)0-4
Win %0–100%
79.8% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 29
29 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
60.42%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
60%—
Times stopped‡max 9
9
2 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2.6
2.6 (edge)
0.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 63
63
4

† 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
Francois Botha: 6′2″
James Stanton: No height on file
Agenot held
Francois Botha: 58
James Stanton: No date of birth
Stance
Francois Botha: Orthodox
James Stanton: Not recorded

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

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
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%

James Stanton0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

James Stanton: no tracked wins in the 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Stanton yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Francois Botha 63, James Stanton 4 — 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

Francois Botha last boxed on Mar 15, 2014 — 4,600 days ago. Botha had lost six straight.LLLLL

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

James Stanton last boxed on Jun 1, 2002 — 8,905 days ago. Stanton had lost four straight.LLLL

Wilson Dec 1995McCall Mar 1996Botha May 1997Donald Jun 20020.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Francois Botha and James Stanton ever fought each other?
Yes. Francois Botha and James Stanton met once on May 10, 1997, and Francois Botha won by KO in round 10.
The meeting

WMay 10, 1997 · Botha · KO R10

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Botha or Stanton?
Francois Botha is 48-11-3 and James Stanton is 0-4 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Francois Botha has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Botha48–11–379.8%

Stanton0–40%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Botha or Stanton?
Francois Botha has 29 knockout wins and James Stanton has 0. Francois Botha has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Botha2960.4%

Stanton0

The Numbers ↓
Do Botha and Stanton have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Francois Botha and James Stanton have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Botha and Stanton?
This comparison is drawn from 63 bouts tracked for Francois Botha and 4 bouts tracked for James Stanton. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Botha63bouts

Stanton4bouts

How They Win ↓

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