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Haider Ali vs Ricky Burns — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Haider Ali

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Ricky Burns

Haider Ali (5-3-1) and Ricky Burns (45-8-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Ali

5

Wins1 KO · 20%

3

Losses

1

Draw9 tracked bouts

Burns

45

Wins17 KO · 38%

8

Losses

1

Draw55 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Burns leads 1–0

Haider Ali and Ricky Burns have met 1 time; Burns leads 1–0.

Haider Ali and Ricky Burns have met 1 time; Burns leads 1–0.
Met2005Jun 17Series
Haider AliFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Ricky BurnsFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Ali 1 · Burns 7 of 8 measurable rows
AliBurns
Record
5-3-145-8-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
61.1%
84.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 17
1
17 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
20%
37.78% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
20%
38% (edge)
Times stopped†max 1
1
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 5
0
5 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 3.2
3.2 (edge)
2.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 55
9
55

† 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

HeightLevel
Haider Ali: 5′9″
Ricky Burns: 5′9″
Reachnot held
Haider Ali: No reach on file
Ricky Burns: 70″
Age3 yrs apart
Haider Ali: 46
Ricky Burns: 43
Stance
Haider Ali: Orthodox
Ricky Burns: Orthodox

Haider Ali left, Ricky Burns right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Haider Ali5 wins · from 9 tracked bouts

Haider Ali: 5 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (20%) and 4 on the cards (80%). Counted from 9 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 20%4 on the cards 80%

Ricky Burns45 wins · from 55 tracked bouts

Ricky Burns: 45 tracked wins — 17 by KO/TKO (38%) and 28 on the cards (62%). Counted from 55 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

17 by KO/TKO 38%28 on the cards 62%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Haider Ali 9, Ricky Burns 55 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Burns better on 1 · even on 1

Ali

Opponent

Burns

  • Haider Ali

    Loss, RTD 4

    2005

    ThorpeBurns better

    Ricky Burns

    Win, PTS

    2004

  • Haider Ali

    Win, PTS

    2003

    DennisEven

    Ricky Burns

    Win, PTS

    2005

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

Haider Ali last boxed on Mar 25, 2006 — 7,516 days ago. Ali had drawn the most recent tracked bout with Carl Allen.WLLWD

Arthur Jan 2005Burns Jun 2005Thorpe Nov 2005Laight Feb 2006Allen Mar 20063.2 tracked bouts per year

Ricky Burns last boxed on Sep 1, 2023 — 1,147 days ago. Burns had won two straight since losing a decision to Lee Selby.WWLWW

Njegac Jun 2018Cardle Nov 2018Selby Oct 2019Dominguez Dec 2021Limond Sep 20232.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Haider Ali and Ricky Burns ever fought each other?
Yes. Haider Ali and Ricky Burns met once on June 17, 2005, and Ricky Burns won by PTS.
The meeting

LJun 17, 2005 · Burns · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ali or Burns?
Haider Ali is 5-3-1 and Ricky Burns is 45-8-1. Ricky Burns has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Ali5–3–161.1%

Burns45–8–184.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Ali or Burns?
Haider Ali has 1 knockout win and Ricky Burns has 17. Ricky Burns has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Ali120%

Burns1737.8%

The Numbers ↓
Do Ali and Burns have any common opponents?
Haider Ali and Ricky Burns share 2 common opponents: Daniel Thorpe and Buster Dennis. Ricky Burns fared better against 1 of them.
2 shared opponents

Daniel ThorpeLW

Buster DennisWW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Ali or Burns?
Ricky Burns is the taller fighter at 175 cm, 1 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Ali174 cm

Burns175 cm178 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ali and Burns?
This comparison is drawn from 9 bouts tracked for Haider Ali and 55 bouts tracked for Ricky Burns. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ali9bouts

Burns55bouts

How They Win ↓

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