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George Linberger vs Joe Mesi — record, stats and common opponents compared

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George Linberger

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Joe Mesi

George Linberger (29-9-1) and Joe Mesi (36-0) 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.

Linberger

29

Wins25 KO · 86%

9

Losses

1

Draw40 tracked bouts

Mesi

36

Wins29 KO · 81%

0

Losses

0

Draws23 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Mesi leads 1–0

George Linberger and Joe Mesi have met 1 time; Mesi leads 1–0.

George Linberger and Joe Mesi have met 1 time; Mesi leads 1–0.
Met2007Feb 22Series
George LinbergerFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Joe MesiFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Linberger 3 · Mesi 4 of 7 measurable rows
LinbergerMesi
Record
29-9-136-0 (edge)
Win %0–100%
75.6%
100% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 29
25
29 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
86.21% (edge)
80.56%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
86% (edge)
83%
Times stopped†max 7
7
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 2.7
2.7 (edge)
2.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 40
40
23

† 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 Linberger: 6′3″
Joe Mesi: No height on file
Age7 yrs apart
George Linberger: 59
Joe Mesi: 52
Stance
George Linberger: Orthodox
Joe Mesi: Orthodox

George Linberger left, Joe Mesi 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 Linberger29 wins · from 40 tracked bouts

George Linberger: 29 tracked wins — 25 by KO/TKO (86%) and 4 on the cards (14%). Counted from 40 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

25 by KO/TKO 86%4 on the cards 14%

Joe Mesi23 wins · from 23 tracked bouts

Joe Mesi: 23 tracked wins — 19 by KO/TKO (83%) and 4 on the cards (17%). Counted from 23 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

19 by KO/TKO 83%4 on the cards 17%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — George Linberger 40, Joe Mesi 23 — 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

George Linberger last boxed on Feb 22, 2007 — 7,180 days ago. Linberger had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Joe Mesi.WNCWWL

Phillips Feb 2004Chasteen Jul 2004Yeoman Mar 2005Esch Oct 2005Mesi Feb 20072.7 tracked bouts per year

Joe Mesi last boxed on Apr 14, 2007 — 7,129 days ago. Mesi had won 23 straight, the most recent against Ron Johnson.WWWWW

Jirov Mar 2004Tessier Jun 2006Weiss Sep 2006Linberger Feb 2007Johnson Apr 20072.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have George Linberger and Joe Mesi ever fought each other?
Yes. George Linberger and Joe Mesi met once on February 22, 2007, and Joe Mesi won by TKO in round 1.
The meeting

LFeb 22, 2007 · Mesi · TKO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Linberger or Mesi?
George Linberger is 29-9-1 and Joe Mesi is 36-0. Joe Mesi has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Linberger29–9–175.6%

Mesi36–0100%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Linberger or Mesi?
George Linberger has 25 knockout wins and Joe Mesi has 29. Joe Mesi has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Linberger2586.2%

Mesi2980.6%

The Numbers ↓
Do Linberger and Mesi have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both George Linberger and Joe Mesi have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Linberger and Mesi?
This comparison is drawn from 40 bouts tracked for George Linberger and 23 bouts tracked for Joe Mesi. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Linberger40bouts

Mesi23bouts

How They Win ↓

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