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

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George Foreman

Mel Turnbow

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.

Foreman

76

Wins68 KO · 89%

5

Losses

0

Draws82 tracked bouts

Turnbow

Tracked record

0–6

counted from 6 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

Foreman leads 1–0

George Foreman and Mel Turnbow have met 1 time; Foreman leads 1–0.

George Foreman and Mel Turnbow have met 1 time; Foreman leads 1–0.
Met1970Dec 18Series
George ForemanFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Mel TurnbowFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Foreman 6 · Turnbow 0 of 6 measurable rows
ForemanTurnbow
Record†
76-5 (edge)0-6
Win %0–100%
93.8% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 68
68 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
89.47%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
90%—
Times stopped‡max 5
1 (edge)
5
Title reignsmax 5
5 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.9
2.9 (edge)
1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 82
82
6

† 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
George Foreman: 6′3″
Mel Turnbow: No height on file
Reachnot held
George Foreman: 78″
Mel Turnbow: No reach on file
Agenot held
George Foreman: Died aged 76
Mel Turnbow: No date of birth
Stance
George Foreman: Orthodox
Mel Turnbow: Not recorded

George Foreman left, Mel Turnbow right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
George Foreman77 wins · from 82 tracked bouts

George Foreman: 77 tracked wins — 69 by KO/TKO (90%) and 8 on the cards (10%). Counted from 82 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

69 by KO/TKO 90%8 on the cards 10%

Mel Turnbow0 wins · from 6 tracked bouts

Mel Turnbow: no tracked wins in the 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Turnbow yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — George Foreman 82, Mel Turnbow 6 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Foreman better on 3

Foreman

Opponent

Turnbow

  • George Foreman

    2–0 against

    Win, TKO 5

    1976

    Win, TKO 2

    1973

    FrazierForeman better

    Mel Turnbow

    Loss, KO 1

    1966

  • George Foreman

    Win, KO 5

    1976

    LyleForeman better

    Mel Turnbow

    Loss, TKO 4

    1972

  • George Foreman

    Win, TKO 3

    1970

    ChuvaloForeman better

    Mel Turnbow

    Loss, KO 7

    1966

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

George Foreman had won four in a row before losing a decision to Shannon Briggs. Foreman last boxed on Nov 22, 1997.WWWWL

Moorer Nov 1994Schulz Apr 1995Grimsley Nov 1996Savarese Apr 1997Briggs Nov 19972.9 tracked bouts per year

Mel Turnbow last boxed on May 10, 1972 — 19,884 days ago. Turnbow had lost six straight.LLLLL

Williams Mar 1966Chuvalo Aug 1966Bodell Aug 1968Foreman Dec 1970Lyle May 19721 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
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.
The meeting

WDec 18, 1970 · Foreman · TKO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Foreman or 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.
Records · win %

Foreman76–593.8%

Turnbow0–60%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Foreman or Turnbow?
George Foreman has 68 knockout wins and Mel Turnbow has 0. George Foreman has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Foreman6889.5%

Turnbow0

The Numbers ↓
Do Foreman and 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.
3 shared opponents

Joe FrazierWL

Ron LyleWL

George ChuvaloWL

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Foreman and Turnbow?
This comparison is drawn from 82 bouts tracked for George Foreman and 6 bouts tracked for Mel Turnbow. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Foreman82bouts

Turnbow6bouts

How They Win ↓

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