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Francois Botha vs John Morton — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Francois Botha

John Morton

Francois Botha (48-11-3) and John Morton (0-15 across 15 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

Morton

Tracked record

0–15

counted from 15 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 John Morton have met 1 time; Botha leads 1–0.

Francois Botha and John Morton have met 1 time; Botha leads 1–0.
Met1993Oct 1Series
Francois BothaFighter AWWon1–0W–L
John MortonFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Botha 5 · Morton 0 of 5 measurable rows
BothaMorton
Record†
48-11-3 (edge)0-15
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 11
9 (edge)
11
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2.6
2.6 (edge)
1.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 63
63
15

† 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″
John Morton: No height on file
Agenot held
Francois Botha: 58
John Morton: No date of birth
Stance
Francois Botha: Orthodox
John Morton: Not recorded

Francois Botha left, John Morton 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%

John Morton0 wins · from 15 tracked bouts

John Morton: no tracked wins in the 15 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Morton yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Francois Botha 63, John Morton 15 — 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 — 4,601 days ago. Botha had lost six straight.LLLLL

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

John Morton last boxed on Nov 15, 1995 — 11,296 days ago. Morton had lost 15 straight.LLLLL

Mavrović Jun 1993Botha Oct 1993Valuev Oct 1993Po'uha Nov 1994Grimsley Nov 19951.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Francois Botha and John Morton ever fought each other?
Yes. Francois Botha and John Morton met once on October 1, 1993, and Francois Botha won by TKO in round 3.
The meeting

WOct 1, 1993 · Botha · TKO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Botha or Morton?
Francois Botha is 48-11-3 and John Morton is 0-15 across the 15 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%

Morton0–150%

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

Botha2960.4%

Morton0

The Numbers ↓
Do Botha and Morton have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Francois Botha and John Morton have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Botha and Morton?
This comparison is drawn from 63 bouts tracked for Francois Botha and 15 bouts tracked for John Morton. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Botha63bouts

Morton15bouts

How They Win ↓

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