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George Foreman (76-5) and Mel Turnbow (0-6 across 6 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.

George Foreman vs Mel Turnbow — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇺🇸HEAVYWEIGHT

George Foreman

76–5

83 tracked bouts

Mel Turnbow

Tracked record

0–6

6 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

George Foreman leads 1–0

The Numbers

76-5 (edge)
Record
0-6

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

93.8% (edge)
Win %
0%
68 (edge)
Wins by knockout
0
89.47%
KO rate
90%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

2 (edge)
Times stopped
5

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

5 (edge)
Title reigns
0
2.9 (edge)
Bouts per year
1

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

83
Bouts tracked
6

Tale of the Tape

6′3″ (190 cm)
Height
78″ (199 cm)
Reach
77
Age
Orthodox
Stance
Heavyweight
Division
United States
Nationality

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

George Foreman · 77 wins

KO/TKO
69
Decision
8
Other
0

Mel Turnbow · 0 wins

No tracked wins yet.

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (83 and 6 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared
  • George Foreman

    WTKO R5 · Jun 1976WTKO R2 · Jan 1973

    Joe Frazier

    Mel Turnbow

    LKO R1 · Jan 1966
  • George Foreman

    WKO R5 · Jan 1976

    Ron Lyle

    Mel Turnbow

    LTKO R4 · May 1972
  • George Foreman

    WTKO R3 · Aug 1970

    George Chuvalo

    Mel Turnbow

    LKO R7 · Aug 1966

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

George Foreman

LWWWW

L1 streak · last fought Nov 22, 1997

Mel Turnbow

LLLLL

L6 streak · last fought May 10, 1972

Common Questions

Have George Foreman and Mel Turnbow ever fought each other?
Yes. George Foreman and Mel Turnbow met once on December 18, 1970, and George Foreman won by TKO in round 1.
Who has the better record, George Foreman or Mel Turnbow?
George Foreman is 76-5 and Mel Turnbow is 0-6 across the 6 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. George Foreman has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, George Foreman or Mel Turnbow?
George Foreman has 68 knockout wins and Mel Turnbow has 0. George Foreman has more.
Do George Foreman and Mel Turnbow have any common opponents?
George Foreman and Mel Turnbow share 3 common opponents: Joe Frazier, Ron Lyle and George Chuvalo. George Foreman fared better against 3 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on George Foreman and Mel Turnbow?
This comparison is drawn from 83 bouts tracked for George Foreman and 6 bouts tracked for Mel Turnbow. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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