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Gene Hairston vs Paul Pender — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Gene Hairston

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Paul Pender

Gene Hairston (2-5-1 across 8 tracked bouts) and Paul Pender (40-6-2) 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.

Hairston

Tracked record

2–5–1

counted from 8 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Pender

40

Wins20 KO · 50%

6

Losses

2

Draws48 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

Hairston leads 1–0

Gene Hairston and Paul Pender have met 1 time; Hairston leads 1–0.

Gene Hairston and Paul Pender have met 1 time; Hairston leads 1–0.
Met1951Apr 30Series
Gene HairstonFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Paul PenderFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Hairston 1 · Pender 5 of 6 measurable rows
HairstonPender
Record†
2-5-140-6-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
31.3%
85.4% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 20
1
20 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—50%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡level0–100%
50%
50%
Times stopped‡max 3
2 (edge)
3
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 3.6
3
3.6 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 48
8
48

† 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
Gene Hairston: No height on file
Paul Pender: 5′10″
Reachnot held
Gene Hairston: No reach on file
Paul Pender: 72″
Agenot comparable
Gene Hairston: Died aged 85
Paul Pender: Died aged 72
Stance
Gene Hairston: Not recorded
Paul Pender: Orthodox

Gene Hairston left, Paul Pender right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Gene Hairston2 wins · from 8 tracked bouts

Gene Hairston: 2 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (50%) and 1 on the cards (50%). Counted from 8 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 50%1 on the cards 50%

Paul Pender40 wins · from 48 tracked bouts

Paul Pender: 40 tracked wins — 20 by KO/TKO (50%), 19 on the cards (48%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 48 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

20 by KO/TKO 50%19 on the cards 48%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gene Hairston 8, Paul Pender 48 — 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

Gene Hairston has lost two straight. Hairston last boxed on Aug 27, 1952.WLDLL

Pender Apr 1951Castellani Jul 1951LaMotta Mar 1952LaMotta May 1952Olson Aug 19523 tracked bouts per year

Paul Pender has won once since losing by stoppage to Terry Downes. Pender last boxed on Apr 7, 1962.WWWLW

Robinson Jun 1960Downes Jan 1961Basilio Apr 1961Downes Jul 1961Downes Apr 19623.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Gene Hairston and Paul Pender ever fought each other?
Yes. Gene Hairston and Paul Pender met once on April 30, 1951, and Gene Hairston won by KO in round 3.
The meeting

WApr 30, 1951 · Hairston · KO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Hairston or Pender?
Gene Hairston is 2-5-1 across the 8 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Paul Pender is 40-6-2. Paul Pender has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Hairston2–5–131.3%

Pender40–6–285.4%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Hairston or Pender?
Gene Hairston has 1 knockout win and Paul Pender has 20. Paul Pender has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Hairston1

Pender2050%

The Numbers ↓
Do Hairston and Pender have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Gene Hairston and Paul Pender have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Hairston and Pender?
This comparison is drawn from 8 bouts tracked for Gene Hairston and 48 bouts tracked for Paul Pender. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Hairston8bouts

Pender48bouts

How They Win ↓

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