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Freddie Steele vs Joe Townsend — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Freddie Steele

Joe Townsend

Freddie Steele (125-5-11) and Joe Townsend (0-3-2 across 5 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 5 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Steele

125

Wins60 KO · 48%

5

Losses

11

Draws140 tracked bouts

Townsend

Tracked record

0–3–2

counted from 5 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

Steele leads 3–0 with 2 draws

Freddie Steele and Joe Townsend have met 5 times; Steele leads 3–0 with 2 draws.

Freddie Steele and Joe Townsend have met 5 times; Steele leads 3–0 with 2 draws.
Met1930Apr 251930May 81930May 221931Feb 181931May 13Series
Freddie SteeleFighter ADDrawWWonWWonDDrawWWon3–0–2W–L–D
Joe TownsendFighter BDDrawLLostLLostDDrawLLost0–3–2W–L–D
ResultPTSPTSPTSPTSKOR25Meetings

The Numbers

Steele 5 · Townsend 1 of 6 measurable rows
SteeleTownsend
Record†
125-5-11 (edge)0-3-2
Win %0–100%
92.6% (edge)
20%
Wins by knockoutmax 60
60 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
48%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
47%—
Times stopped‡max 3
3
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 9.6
9.6 (edge)
4.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 140
140
5

† 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
Freddie Steele: Died aged 71
Joe Townsend: No date of birth
Stance
Freddie Steele: Orthodox
Joe Townsend: Not recorded

Freddie Steele left, Joe Townsend right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Freddie Steele123 wins · from 140 tracked bouts

Freddie Steele: 123 tracked wins — 58 by KO/TKO (47%) and 65 on the cards (53%). Counted from 140 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

58 by KO/TKO 47%65 on the cards 53%

Joe Townsend0 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

Joe Townsend: no tracked wins in the 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Townsend yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Freddie Steele 140, Joe Townsend 5 — 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

Freddie Steele has lost two straight, after three straight wins. Steele last boxed on May 23, 1941.WWWLL

Turner Feb 1938Barth Feb 1938Krieger Jun 1938Hostak Jul 1938Casino May 19419.6 tracked bouts per year

Joe Townsend last boxed on May 13, 1931 — 34,864 days ago. Townsend had lost the most recent, to Freddie Steele.DLLDL

Steele Apr 1930Steele May 1930Steele May 1930Steele Feb 1931Steele May 19314.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Freddie Steele and Joe Townsend ever fought each other?
Yes. Freddie Steele and Joe Townsend have met 5 times and Freddie Steele leads the series 3-0 with 2 draws.
The 5 meetings

WMay 13, 1931 · Steele · KO R2

DFeb 18, 1931 · Draw · PTS

WMay 22, 1930 · Steele · PTS

WMay 8, 1930 · Steele · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Steele or Townsend?
Freddie Steele is 125-5-11 and Joe Townsend is 0-3-2 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Freddie Steele has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Steele125–5–1192.6%

Townsend0–3–220%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Steele or Townsend?
Freddie Steele has 60 knockout wins and Joe Townsend has 0. Freddie Steele has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Steele6048%

Townsend0

The Numbers ↓
Do Steele and Townsend have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Freddie Steele and Joe Townsend have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Steele and Townsend?
This comparison is drawn from 140 bouts tracked for Freddie Steele and 5 bouts tracked for Joe Townsend. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Steele140bouts

Townsend5bouts

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