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Gene Pukall vs Riddick Bowe — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Gene Pukall

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Riddick Bowe

Gene Pukall (18-14-2) and Riddick Bowe (43-1) 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.

Pukall

18

Wins16 KO · 89%

14

Losses

2

Draws5 tracked bouts

Bowe

43

Wins33 KO · 77%

1

Loss

0

Draws45 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Bowe leads 1–0

Gene Pukall and Riddick Bowe have met 1 time; Bowe leads 1–0.

Gene Pukall and Riddick Bowe have met 1 time; Bowe leads 1–0.
Met2008Dec 13Series
Gene PukallFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Riddick BoweFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Pukall 1 · Bowe 6 of 7 measurable rows
PukallBowe
Record
18-14-243-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
55.9%
97.7% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 33
16
33 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
88.89% (edge)
76.74%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†not comparable
—77%
Times stopped†max 4
4
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 4
0
4 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 2.3
0.7
2.3 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 45
5
45

† 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 Pukall: No height on file
Riddick Bowe: 6′5″
Reachnot held
Gene Pukall: No reach on file
Riddick Bowe: 81″
Age7 yrs apart
Gene Pukall: 51
Riddick Bowe: 58
Stance
Gene Pukall: Orthodox
Riddick Bowe: Orthodox

Gene Pukall left, Riddick Bowe 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 Pukall0 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

Gene Pukall: no tracked wins in the 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Pukall yet.

Riddick Bowe43 wins · from 45 tracked bouts

Riddick Bowe: 43 tracked wins — 33 by KO/TKO (77%), 7 on the cards (16%) and 3 by another method or unrecorded (7%). Counted from 45 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

33 by KO/TKO 77%7 on the cards 16%3 by another method or unrecorded 7%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gene Pukall 5, Riddick Bowe 45 — 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 Pukall last boxed on Dec 13, 2008 — 6,519 days ago. Pukall had lost five straight.LLLLL

Onofrei Apr 2002Fischer May 2003Dettweiler Jan 2006Helenius May 2008Bowe Dec 20080.7 tracked bouts per year

Riddick Bowe last boxed on Dec 13, 2008 — 6,519 days ago. Bowe had won nine straight, the most recent against Gene Pukall.WWWWW

Golota Jul 1996Golota Dec 1996Rhode Sep 2004Zumbrun Apr 2005Pukall Dec 20082.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Gene Pukall and Riddick Bowe ever fought each other?
Yes. Gene Pukall and Riddick Bowe met once on December 13, 2008, and Riddick Bowe won by UD.
The meeting

LDec 13, 2008 · Bowe · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Pukall or Bowe?
Gene Pukall is 18-14-2 and Riddick Bowe is 43-1. Riddick Bowe has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Pukall18–14–255.9%

Bowe43–197.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Pukall or Bowe?
Gene Pukall has 16 knockout wins and Riddick Bowe has 33. Riddick Bowe has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Pukall1688.9%

Bowe3376.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Pukall and Bowe have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Gene Pukall and Riddick Bowe have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Pukall and Bowe?
This comparison is drawn from 5 bouts tracked for Gene Pukall and 45 bouts tracked for Riddick Bowe. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Pukall5bouts

Bowe45bouts

How They Win ↓

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