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Franklin Owens vs Michael Watson — record, stats and common opponents compared

Franklin Owens

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Michael Watson

Franklin Owens (0-3-1 across 4 tracked bouts) and Michael Watson (25-4-1) 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.

Owens

Tracked record

0–3–1

counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Watson

25

Wins21 KO · 84%

4

Losses

1

Draw30 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

Watson leads 1–0

Franklin Owens and Michael Watson have met 1 time; Watson leads 1–0.

Franklin Owens and Michael Watson have met 1 time; Watson leads 1–0.
Met1989Mar 8Series
Franklin OwensFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Michael WatsonFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Owens 0 · Watson 5 of 5 measurable rows
OwensWatson
Record†
0-3-125-4-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
12.5%
85% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 21
0
21 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—84%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—84%
Times stopped‡max 3
3
2 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 4.3
0.9
4.3 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 30
4
30

† 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

Agenot held
Franklin Owens: No date of birth
Michael Watson: 61
Stance
Franklin Owens: Not recorded
Michael Watson: Orthodox

Franklin Owens left, Michael Watson right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Franklin Owens0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Franklin Owens: no tracked wins in the 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Owens yet.

Michael Watson25 wins · from 30 tracked bouts

Michael Watson: 25 tracked wins — 21 by KO/TKO (84%) and 4 on the cards (16%). Counted from 30 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

21 by KO/TKO 84%4 on the cards 16%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Franklin Owens 4, Michael Watson 30 — 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

Franklin Owens last boxed on Mar 8, 1989 — 13,739 days ago. Owens had lost three straight.DLLL

Cook Nov 1984Hilton Nov 1986Nunn Aug 1987Watson Mar 19890.9 tracked bouts per year

Michael Watson last boxed on Sep 21, 1991 — 12,812 days ago. Watson had lost two straight, after three straight wins.WWWLL

Christie Nov 1990Trotter Jan 1991Brown May 1991Eubank Jun 1991Eubank Sep 19914.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Franklin Owens and Michael Watson ever fought each other?
Yes. Franklin Owens and Michael Watson met once on March 8, 1989, and Michael Watson won by TKO in round 3.
The meeting

LMar 8, 1989 · Watson · TKO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Owens or Watson?
Franklin Owens is 0-3-1 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Michael Watson is 25-4-1. Michael Watson has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Owens0–3–112.5%

Watson25–4–185%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Owens or Watson?
Franklin Owens has 0 knockout wins and Michael Watson has 21. Michael Watson has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Owens0

Watson2184%

The Numbers ↓
Do Owens and Watson have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Franklin Owens and Michael Watson have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Owens and Watson?
This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for Franklin Owens and 30 bouts tracked for Michael Watson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Owens4bouts

Watson30bouts

How They Win ↓

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